Can design help Delhi breathe easy?
In conversation with REC Winners Abhimanyu Singhal & Depanshu Gola
WDCD Blog
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One bite away from extinction
In conversation with REC Winner Carla Rotenberg
A smarter way to fight forest fires
In conversation with REC Winner Suat Batuhan Esirger
Rethinking the ritual of self-care
In conversation with REC Winner Namita Bhatnagar
Collective dreams and collective action
Breakout session report: The Re-Generation
Redesigning the end of the line
5 compelling cases for recycle and repair
Farmers and creatives meet at Juntos Farm
A community space for regenerative agriculture
Too much clothing, not enough justice
Stop Waste Colonialism is the latest project from The Or Foundation
Finding solidarity and sunflowers in Warsaw
Artists rally support for Ukrainian refugees
Surviving crude oil in Cabimas
New photography series captures life in Venezuela's oil rush
On war, peace and the architecture of belonging
Marwa Al-Sabouni to speak at WDCD Live Amsterdam 2022
Making, dreaming and healing in circles
Four must-see designs from The Circle Exhibition
How design took shape in 2021
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors
A playground for everyday experiments
New exhibition by Space10 explores how playful interventions can enrich your wellbeing
‘What drives me is the space between logic and beauty’
Data Humanist Giorgia Lupi to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Plastic In the Air
New interactive website visualises the microplastics in the air we breathe
Food waste, reimagined
Foodvalley NL highlights six circular initiatives changing the way we eat and farm
‘All my work has been cancelled. What now?’
Looking back at Designers for Designers, a coaching series for surviving the pandemic
Seventeen new toilets for Tokyo
In the wake of COVID-19, a push for more inclusive public facilities
Marina Willer makes doodles out of migraines
This week's visual relief is bright, bold and functions as creative therapy
Style and sustainability for the new normal
Environmentally friendly masks with high impact on local economic activities
Estudio Guto Requena turns heartbeats into digital art
Heartbits is a new app to connect with those you miss
Innovative handwashing stations pop up across Africa
Creative ideas include solar-powered sinks and hands-free taps
SafeHandFish repurposes soy sauce bottles as hand sanitising gel containers
In response to the UN’s call for creative ideas to limit coronavirus, Japan now serves sanitizer in fish-shaped soy bottles