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A home for inspiring ideas and fresh conversations about the power of design. Keep scrolling to see our latest stories exploring themes like climate action, social justice and health & wellbeing.
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Introducing 13 creative visions for a circular society
WDCD and IKEA Foundation unveil Make it Circular Challenge winners
‘We’re seeing a true shift in business-as-usual’
Corinne Gray on the art of disruption & the future of entrepreneurship
A meditation on hungry ghosts
Anke Loots and the Slum Studio collaborate on new photography series
Does the world really need more novelty oats?
Claire Potter on balancing the 'thin tightrope' of product design education
Knitting plastic waste with robots
The New Raw launches new collection of playful upcycled benches
Make it Circular Challenge announces 50 nominees
The shortlist features materials, products, systems & services for a circular future
How to choose the right map for your design
A brief toolkit for understanding world maps and their implications
Future-proof farms & a rental revolution
Four big trends from the Make it Circular Challenge entries
Too much clothing, not enough justice
Stop Waste Colonialism is the latest project from The Or Foundation
Amanda Costa on the road to climate justice in Brazil
In conversation with one of São Paulo’s leading youth activists
What Design Can Do receives grant from Dutch Postcode Lottery
Good news for the planet – funding to support the power of design in climate action
Why Maps Matter
On design, cartography and the perpetuation of othering
Circular economy through an island lens
Cleo de Brabander on circularity in the Caribbean
‘We can use digital technologies to stimulate empathy’
Guto Requena on love, urban design and Queer Eye Brazil
Architecture beyond the mega-city
Teppei Fujiwara on urbanisation and socially grounded architecture in Japan
‘We see circularity as part of an evolutionary process’
Secrid co-founder René van Geer joins the Make it Circular Challenge jury
Make it Circular Challenge receives over 650 entries
A roadmap for changing the way we build, eat, wear, package and buy
3 digital storytellers tackling waste in Africa
Imagining different worlds through immersive games and films
Hate it, Change it, Make it Circular
WDCD launches new video campaign featuring Bas van Abel, Carla Fernandez and more
Misaki Tanaka on making sustainable fashion more inclusive
In conversation with the founder of SOLIT Japan
‘An artwork can become a political tool’
Sarah Boris on trusting your gut & designing for the modern protest
Clearing up 1.5 degrees of confusion
New series by Ecologi x Waterbear aims to unpack the jargon of climate change
Time and nature take the spotlight in 2022
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors