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Circular Solutions: a two part docu-series
A showcase of 4 circular Brazilian & Dutch designers
12 Principles for a Feminist Internet
Activists call for a new tech policy based on sustainability, access & care
Four solutions for the climate crisis, animated
Illo Studio and The Nature Conservancy launch punchy new campaign
When innovation meets ancestral materials
What is a designer’s responsibility when working with cultural heritage?
‘We started as entrepreneurs and left as designers’
No Waste Challenge winners present their progress at Demo Day
A Sweatshop’s Worst Nightmare
Blue Tin Production, a radical female-led co-operative
Making, dreaming and healing in circles
Four must-see designs from The Circle Exhibition
5 ways to embed circularity into your creative startup
An interview with Manon Klein from Impact Hub Amsterdam
Planting trees and crossing continents with Pangea Afrikan
The impact of typography on culture and the environment
Clean energy, by and for the people
How community & creativity is helping Europe reach its climate targets
A new way to submit your stories
WDCD now offers paid opportunities for writers
SPACE10 x Ma-tt-er launch residency exploring Mexico’s biomaterials
Open call for a six week residency in Mexico City
How design took shape in 2021
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors
Bricks glazed with iron and steel
StoneCycling & Studio Mixtura bring out six new waste-based glazes
Never Waste A Good Crisis
New book by WDCD presents 31 brilliant ideas for a circular future
A playground for everyday experiments
New exhibition by Space10 explores how playful interventions can enrich your wellbeing
‘I wanted to make an artwork for pollinators, not about them’
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg unveils new garden designed for bees and butterflies
‘Let’s talk about race and the climate’
Art exhibition at COP26 explores inequality in the climate crisis
Design, COP26’s best creative tool for climate action
Five design projects that can help us reach the climate summit's goals
Two days of daring optimism at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Looking back at WDCD live in Mexico City
A Bird’s Eye View Of Humanity’s Impact
Photographer Tom Hegen on documenting the scars on our planet
When buildings give something back
Architect Michel Rojkind to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Meet Marylou Faure’s cheeky figurines
A new set of characters to celebrate the female form