Don’t Waste Waste: A Second Life for Ocean Plastic
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
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Closing the Loop
Activation Session where participants were invited to consider a design all the way from sourcing to production to use, in order to find ways of making the process circular.
A lot of bang with a bing
WDCD2015 / Short report of the hilarious breakout with Sam Bompas on ether
A film-filled weekend
Don't forget: What Film Can Do!, two days of films on the impact of design
Kill flies with Al Gore
Nothing brings out a designer’s humour quite like the fine art of fly swatting
Ugly houses become cultural heritage
Belgian Hannes Coudenys celebrates the Belgian architectural freedom
A tiny home can be a castle
Tiny house movement gained momentum after financial crisis
Gimme shelter
Design the swiftest way to get help to disaster victims
Spray me safe
Volvo Cars launch road safety initiative
Ooho! that’s how a water blob is made
Edible water packaging is actually an easy thing to make at home
Symphony Seizure
Brian Foo translates epilepsy into music
Inglorious fruits and vegetables in star role
French supermarket chain Intermarché addresses food waste by selling ugly fruits and vegetables
Letter from Brazil: little thing, big difference
In a city grey of concrete a green garbage bag is most welcome
Letter from Brazil: a culinary portrait
‘Alimentario’ in Museu da Cidade in São Paulo is a poetic story on Brazilian culinary culture
Letter from Brazil: meeting with Adélia Borges
Craft and design journalist Borges takes us to A Casa Museum for the Brazilian Object
Diébédo Francis Kéré is a man on a mission
African architect Kéré applies a hands-on approach to humanitarian projects in Burkina Faso
What language does smell speak?
A meeting with smell expert Sissel Tolaas in her laboratory in Berlin
Beat Hunger and score, score, score!
Beat the Hunger monsters and gain bowls of of rice to feed hungry kids
Vegan January is a Piece of Cake
Veganuary is an insightful and cheerful way to learn how to steer clear of meat
Oh, let it rain down on me
Garden Raincoats that feed the plants after use
Get it in Ghana
Fashion Ghana shows pure African Fashion with humour and class, and a lot of respect for culture and tradition