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Author Zoe Mendelson & visual artist María Conejo to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Less is More at Dutch Design Week 2021
6 circular projects to see at this year’s festival
Design can help people to ‘rethink learned patterns’
Adobe creative resident Patricia Reiners on sustainability and UX design
Three visions for water-resilient cities
Rethinking what design can do for water with SPACE10 and TU Delft
Prototyping creative solutions to waste and consumerism
This 2-3 October, join us in a two-day online workshop redesigning waste with Adobe
An inventory of stolen objects
New database tracks thousands of African artifacts held in Western museums
An interactive atlas of climate change
New IPCC report visualises our possible climate futures
All that glitters is salt
Karlijn Sibbel & Atelier Luma unveil new biomaterial made from salt crystals
3 new magazines pushing the boundaries of design
Our top picks of recent releases by Next Nature, Wallpaper and Sound Advice
No Waste Challenge winners revealed
16 design-driven solutions to take less, make better & handle smarter
Jellyfish plastics and grow-it-yourself toys
A sneak peek at the forthcoming book by Biodesign Challenge
‘Design is a great stimulator in the search of solutions’
No Waste Challenge jury shares valuable advice ahead of grand finale
Aireal is a library of carbon negative materials
New database explores foams, fibers and plastics that capture CO2
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Amsterdam
Shortlist zeroes in on the sustainable materials of the future
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Delhi
Shortlist highlights a social approach to tackling India's waste problem
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Mexico City
Shortlist brings ideas to take recycling and composting to the next level
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Nairobi
Shortlist champions circular strategies for better health and wellbeing
No Waste Challenge Nominees: São Paulo & Rio
Shortlist features everyday solutions for makers, home cooks and waste pickers
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Tokyo
Shortlist draws inspiration from ancient techniques to artificial intelligence
No Waste Challenge Nominees: Global
Shortlist includes fashion chains, foraging campaigns and a living coffin
Yinka Ilori brings joy to a basketball court
London-based artist designs a colourful public court for Canary Wharf
85 promising ideas for a world beyond waste
Introducing the No Waste Challenge nominees
A Downing Street Disaster
Studio Birthplace & Greenpeace release animated film about UK's plastic exports