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Kaori Akiyama & Shubhi Sachan on everyday materialities
6 questions with the founders of Studio Bycolor & Material Library of India
Fostering youth participation with Next Gen Design
Five European design platforms launch ambitious new collaboration
Open call: How can social designers spark cultural participation for climate awareness?
Inspiring climate awareness community projects
What if the future could be better than the past?
5 design visions to restore and reimagine
Fashion that connects past, present and future
Nina Zulian on Indigenous heritage and contemporary fashion design
When I am gone, make a museum of me
Teresa Carvalheira on the practice of heirlooming
Communicating through roots
Studio Ne+ on designing with ancient Egyptian crafts and heritage
The Colonial History of Branding
Najite Phoenix on the harmful legacies that still shape the industry today
Rethinking Human Materials
Zsofia Kollar on the cultural legacy & creative potential of human hair
‘Memberful design is about creating a sense of belonging’
Harald Dunnink on cultivating calm, unbreaking news and starting fires
Farmers and creatives meet at Juntos Farm
A community space for regenerative agriculture
A meditation on hungry ghosts
Anke Loots and the Slum Studio collaborate on new photography series
‘Climate action requires extraordinary collaboration’
The Creative Climate Collective on what they learned at COP27
Finding solidarity and sunflowers in Warsaw
Artists rally support for Ukrainian refugees
The Creative’s Guide To COP27
How to take part in the biggest climate change conference of the year
5 great podcasts on the transformative power of design
Our top picks of recent releases by Grant Gibson, Nairobi Design Week & more
Circularity as a feminine principle
Thoughts on gender, design and the economy
Motherhood, gender equity and board games
In Brazil, two designers are making playful moments more inclusive
Why Transcend?
On the moral and spiritual implications of design in the 21st century
When innovation meets ancestral materials
What is a designer’s responsibility when working with cultural heritage?
An inventory of stolen objects
New database tracks thousands of African artifacts held in Western museums