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Design activism in a meaningful way | Ahmed Shihab Eldin

‘Palestinian by blood. American by birth. Kuwaiti by nationality. Egyptian by upbringing. Austrian by adolescence. Curious…

  • AHMED SHIHAB-ELDIN | Al Jazeera
  • Journalism
  • 2018

Being a Chef, Food Design and Sustainability | Elena Reygadas

‘I love eating. For me there is no such thing as guilty pleasure. I’d only feel…

  • ELENA REYGADAS | ROSETTA
  • Food
  • 2018

Changing Shell by becoming a shareholder | Mark van Baal

Mark van Baal is a man on a mission: stop climate change by motivating the oil…

  • Mark van Baal
  • Climate Action
  • 2018

The vegetarian butcher | Jaap Korteweg

Jaap Korteweg wants to become the biggest butcher in the world, without ever slaughtering an animal.…

  • Jaap Korteweg
  • Food
  • 2018

What about love? | Guto Requena

The chance to hack an old building and transform it into an interactive, informative urban art…

  • Guto Requena
  • Architecture
  • 2018

The Nest Collective | Sunny Dolat

Sunny Dolat is a Kenyan fashion stylist, creative director and production designer. In 2012, he co-founded…

  • Sunny Dolat | The Nest Collective
  • Fashion
  • 2018

(Re)framing the Anthropocene | Joel Towers

Joel Towers is the Executive Dean of Parsons School of Design in New York. A few…

  • Joel Towers
  • Education
  • 2018

Dronecoria | Lot Amoros

Lot Amoros developed the concept behind Dronecoria, an aerial machine for ecological restoration projects, capable of…

  • Lot Amorós
  • WDCD Challenge
  • 2018

Design for change | Marina Willer

Pentagram partner Marina Willer recently ‘felt that the world has been going to such a bad…

  • Marina Willer | Pentagram
  • Design
  • 2018

Design as a tool to transform society | Richard van der Laken

Richard van der Laken is the energetic engine behind both What Design Can Do. In 2010…

  • Richard van der Laken | Founder What Design Can Do
  • 2018

From textile waste to art and why | Femke van Gemert

Femke van Gemert, designer of unique, handmade and sustainable art objects from upcycled textiles, taking the…

  • Femke van Gemert
  • Textile
  • 2018

Rethinking solar energy | Marjan van Aubel

Marjan van Aubel is an award-winning solar designer, her work promotes extreme energy efficiency through intelligent design.…

  • Marjan van Aubel
  • WDCD Challenge
  • 2018

The Vertical University Project | Rajeev Goyal

Rajeev Goyal is the co-founder of the Vertical University Project. A trust that conserves endangered habitats…

  • Rajeev Goyal | Vertical University
  • WDCD Challenge
  • 2018

Redesigning Google | Robert Wong

Robert Wong of Google Creative Lab at What Design Can Do 2018

  • Robert Wong
  • Design
  • 2018

Solving the plastic problem | Dave Hakkens

Hakkens focusses most of his attention to Precious Plastic, an open source manual to build machines…

  • Dave Hakkens
  • Design
  • 2018
Guto Requena

The world doesn’t need another chair | Guto Requena

Guto Requena (Estudio Guto Requena) is one of Brazil’s most innovative architects. His work is based…

  • Guto Requena
  • Architecture
  • 2018
Daniel Freitag

Happiness is cyclical | Daniel Freitag

Daniel Freitag (Freitag) on Freitag’s on Cyclist Manifesto at What Design Can Do 2018

  • Daniel Freitag
  • Sustainability
  • 2018

What makes a journalist credible? | Ahmed Shihab-Eldin

Ahmed Shihab-Eldin (AJ+) on redesigning journalism around the idea of transparency and accountability – instead of…

  • Ahmed Shihab-Eldin | Al Jazeera
  • Journalism
  • 2018

AMSTERDAM 2018 DAY 1

Relive the WDCD Amsterdam Live 2018 conference here. On May 24 & 25, What Design Can…

  • Event
  • 2018

Amsterdam 2018 Day 2

Relive the WDCD Amsterdam Live 2018 conference here. On May 24 & 25, What Design Can…

  • Event
  • 2018
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