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WDCD Blog
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Rethinking Human Materials
Zsofia Kollar on the cultural legacy & creative potential of human hair
Four takeaways from our fourth edition in Mexico City
Relive key moments from WDCD Mexico GNP 2023
Welcome to a world of space farmers
New exhibition by Next Nature explores the future of food and agriculture
Bringing nature into the city with Refugio
Gabriel Calvillo to speak at WDCD Mexico GNP 2023
‘Memberful design is about creating a sense of belonging’
Harald Dunnink on cultivating calm, unbreaking news and starting fires
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 become a circular economy provocateur
Dr. Leyla Acaroglu on using design as a ‘positively disruptive force’
Farmers and creatives meet at Juntos Farm
A community space for regenerative agriculture
Introducing 13 creative visions for a circular society
WDCD and IKEA Foundation unveil Make it Circular Challenge winners
‘We’re seeing a true shift in business-as-usual’
Corinne Gray on the art of disruption & the future of entrepreneurship
A meditation on hungry ghosts
Anke Loots and the Slum Studio collaborate on new photography series
Does the world really need more novelty oats?
Claire Potter on balancing the 'thin tightrope' of product design education
Knitting plastic waste with robots
The New Raw launches new collection of playful upcycled benches
Make it Circular Challenge announces 50 nominees
The shortlist features materials, products, systems & services for a circular future
How to choose the right map for your design
A brief toolkit for understanding world maps and their implications
Future-proof farms & a rental revolution
Four big trends from the Make it Circular Challenge entries
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
What Design Can Do receives grant from Dutch Postcode Lottery
Good news for the planet – funding to support the power of design in climate action
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