A matter of style over substance
Deepika Srivastava on how mainstream media writes about design
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Taina Campos on sisterhood, tamales & tomorrow’s materials
Exploring the potential of local biomaterials in Mexican design
The Plastic Elephant in the Room
Is it time to retire the most widely-used piece of furniture in the world?
‘Climate action requires extraordinary collaboration’
The Creative Climate Collective on what they learned at COP27
Designing the new utopia & dystopia
How to envision more positive climate futures
Eat, sleep, rave, rewild
New campaign sets out to make London a little greener and wilder
Meet the next generation of Dutch product-makers
Plant power & circular materials take centre stage at Secrid Talent Podium
Finding solidarity and sunflowers in Warsaw
Artists rally support for Ukrainian refugees
Making nothing new
A guide to designing with the materials & resources we already have
The Creative’s Guide To COP27
How to take part in the biggest climate change conference of the year
Circular lessons from nature
Bringing about a more-than-human approach to design
Surviving crude oil in Cabimas
New photography series captures life in Venezuela's oil rush
Goodbye quick fixes, hello long-term solutions
How to design things that people can love forever
Meet the ‘plastic revolutionaries’ of Kenya and Uganda
African artivists take on plastic pollution with their communities
Anticipating the future at Dutch Design Week 2022
6 things you don’t want to miss from this year’s programme
It’s time to build a circular society — one great idea at a time
Introducing the Make it Circular Challenge by WDCD and the IKEA Foundation
Spinning yarns with blood
Shahar Livne on the links between design, ecology and forgotten materials
Clean Creatives take on big oil
Ad agencies, it’s time to drop your fossil fuel clients
5 great podcasts on the transformative power of design
Our top picks of recent releases by Grant Gibson, Nairobi Design Week & more
Has hempcrete ever looked this good?
Dutch designers complete pink biobased building for Floriade 2022
Ashley Phillips & Miro LaFlaga on putting purpose over profit
How the founders of Six Cinquième are making the creative industry more inclusive
Climate change has a communication problem
Three critiques on the use of language and media in climate discourse
From earthly electronics to a room full of carbon tiles
See the latest products & prototypes from the winners of the No Waste Challenge
The world’s first Solar Biennale kicks off on 9 September
Event will present a ‘new and holistic perspective on the energy of the sun’