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Communicating through roots
Studio Ne+ on designing with ancient Egyptian crafts and heritage
Four takeaways from our fourth edition in Mexico City
Relive key moments from WDCD Mexico GNP 2023
Co-creating possible futures in the Amazon
Refik Anadol unveils new collaboration with the Yawanawá people of Brazil
Your Summer Reading List by Liza Enebeis, Bebel Abreu & more
6 recent favourites on regeneration, feminism & the business of design
How to choose the right map for your design
A brief toolkit for understanding world maps and their implications
Too much clothing, not enough justice
Stop Waste Colonialism is the latest project from The Or Foundation
Amanda Costa on the road to climate justice in Brazil
In conversation with one of São Paulo’s leading youth activists
Why Maps Matter
On design, cartography and the perpetuation of othering
Circular economy through an island lens
Cleo de Brabander on circularity in the Caribbean
‘We can use digital technologies to stimulate empathy’
Guto Requena on love, urban design and Queer Eye Brazil
3 digital storytellers tackling waste in Africa
Imagining different worlds through immersive games and films
Misaki Tanaka on making sustainable fashion more inclusive
In conversation with the founder of SOLIT Japan
‘An artwork can become a political tool’
Sarah Boris on trusting your gut & designing for the modern protest
Time and nature take the spotlight in 2022
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors
Taina Campos on sisterhood, tamales & tomorrow’s materials
Exploring the potential of local biomaterials in Mexican design
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
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
Ashley Phillips & Miro LaFlaga on putting purpose over profit
How the founders of Six Cinquième are making the creative industry more inclusive
Meet emerging designers of colour exploring climate justice
DesignKind Digital Showcase 2022 takes place on 7 July
Designing under the influence
Breakout session report: Decolonising Design & Gender, Design and Power
Circularity as a feminine principle
Thoughts on gender, design and the economy