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What sets a design festival apart in 2022?
5 things we’ve learned from our community
‘We started as entrepreneurs and left as designers’
No Waste Challenge winners present their progress at Demo Day
A new way to submit your stories
WDCD now offers paid opportunities for writers
SPACE10 x Ma-tt-er launch residency exploring Mexico’s biomaterials
Open call for a six week residency in Mexico City
Never Waste A Good Crisis
New book by WDCD presents 31 brilliant ideas for a circular future
When buildings give something back
Architect Michel Rojkind to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
‘What drives me is the space between logic and beauty’
Data Humanist Giorgia Lupi to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Take Back Your Power With Pussypedia
Author Zoe Mendelson & visual artist María Conejo to speak at WDCDMX GNP 2021
Design can help people to ‘rethink learned patterns’
Adobe creative resident Patricia Reiners on sustainability and UX design
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
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
85 promising ideas for a world beyond waste
Introducing the No Waste Challenge nominees
Past Challenge winners – where are they now?
See how 5 winners of WDCD Challenges continue to grow their impact today
No Waste Challenge receives a record-breaking 1409 entries
The global design competition now enters its selection phase
Urgent Conversations on Earth Day
An online event about design, climate action & ancestral knowledge