In one word: awesome!
Day 1 of What Design Can Do São Paulo is received with lots of enthusiasm
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Fabio Lopez tackles serious issues, one pictogram at a time
The Brazilian designer is the latest addition to the WDCD São Paulo programme
The refugee crisis explained
German design studio In a Nutshell takes the edge of the idea that refugees are taking over Europe
The lab that turns waste into business
Rotterdam steps into the blue economy with 'BlueCity010'
Brazilian cuisine takes to the skies
Chef Rodrigo Oliveira enters the universe of aviation
‘Food is the biggest prisma of culture’
Brazilian chef Alex Atala talks about the importance of food in POD Session
It’s on: tickets for WDCD Brazil are now available
Profit from the early bird discount for WDCD São Paulo on 7 & 8 December 2015
Volunteers compile phrasebook for refugees
Social platforms show their value in refugee crisis
Artists in Kabul paint away the walls
Afghan graffiti artists turn blast walls into canvas
Liquefy your citizenship
Liquid Citizenship shows the increasing possibilities of obtaining a legal status
Whitestone will change the looks of music
Playground for artists, designers and music fans now live on Kickstarter
A museum in print
Mammoth design project documents one of the largest faith gatherings on earth
Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge
Submission deadline for new CtoC designs is 1 December 2015
Pingbell tells you where you bike is hidden
Private project by Frolic studio starts Kickstarter campaign
Mexican help for Precious Plastic
Mexican machine builder volunarily travels to the Netherlands to help out Dave Hakkens
INDEX: Award for The Ocean Cleanup
21-year-old Boyan Slat receives €100.000 for his endeavor to clean up the plastic soup
‘Design is like a potent seed that needs to be nurtured’
In memory of professor M P Ranjan
After a busy and tantalizing year we take a summer break
See you in september!
Humanitarian aid: 82M people in need
Impressively designed message from UNOCHA calls for $15bn in funding
To the rescue of African vernacular architecture
Architect Jon Sojkowski opened a database to document African traditional architecture
No more need for buttons and switches
Project Soli uses radar technology for interaction with devices
Healthy building syndrome for Medibank
Collaborative design process leads to a health encouraging building
Crossing water and printing boundaries
Joris Laarman Lab announces in-stiu 3D printing of steel bridge in Amsterdam
The future of mobile is modular
Dutch designers lead the way in modular revolution