Protest Posters for the Global Climate Strike
This week's visual relief features artists Anisa Makhoul, Karabo Poppy & more
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This week's visual relief is a series of punchy, typographic pick-me-ups
The world’s first 3D printed earthen house
TECLA brings together ancient materials and new technology
Gjenge bricks are cheap, colourful & stronger than concrete
Meet the inventor making building blocks out of Nairobi’s plastic waste
The link between waste & climate change, explained
Breaking down the mother of all environmental problems
A monkey house in between trees
Marko Brajovic completes his latest structure in the forests of Paraty, Brazil
Why waste is a socio-political issue
Making sense of the same storm, from very different boats
Light recipes for the farm of the future
Daan Roosegaarde's latest artwork highlights the value of agriculture
How bad design is driving the ‘take-make-waste’ economy
A closer look at all the ways that we can do better
No Waste Challenge is now open for submissions!
WDCD & the IKEA Foundation call for radical, design-driven solutions to waste
Looking back at the best of Design in Times of Corona
Our top stories of the year, as picked by our readers and editors
A mobile game that plants real trees
Studio Drift on reconnecting with nature through Birthplace, the game
‘All my work has been cancelled. What now?’
Looking back at Designers for Designers, a coaching series for surviving the pandemic
Harvesting clean energy, using rotten veg
Innovative new material could turn entire buildings into vertical solar farms
Buy Nothing on Black Friday
And other ways to curb consumption this holiday season
How New York City’s Armour is Being Transformed into Art
The Plywood Protection Project finds new use for boarded-up storefronts
4 new books on the making of trash and treasures
Our top picks of recent releases by Lidewij Edelkoort, Katie Treggiden and more
Crisis Mapping the US Elections
Activists launch new platform to monitor violence across the USA
Viral Times: Broadcasting Untold Stories From the Slums
Chicoco Radio launches new media platform for artists & activists in Nigeria
The Smart App making Sao Paulo Cleaner and Safer
WDCDSP Interviews Clean Energy Challenge Winner Marcel Ogando from Milênio Bus