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WDCD Live Amsterdam 2016 report: What Ideas Can Do for Impact breakout
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Back in kindergarten for the music
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2016 report: What Design Can Do for Music breakout 1
‘Harnessing the power of culture is part of the solution’
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2016 report: What Design Can Do for Refugees
Just look at that!
A first visual impression of WDCD Live 2016
What Africa Can Do for Europe
New book to be launched at WDCD Live
Speakers, breakouts, exhibitions, awards, concerts and a party
WDCD Live 2016 is set to make history...again
Smart services, less aesthetics
‘A wealth of smart services and less aesthetic product design,’ says challenge leader Dagan Cohen overviewing the shortlist of the WDCD Refugee Challenge that has been established last Friday by the committee of experts.
WDCD fits in Dutch cultural policy plans
WDCD's attention for refugee issue serves as an example for the power of culture in international relations
What Design Can Do against violence taboos
WDCD, Rietveld Academie and public prosecutor’s office team up in student challenge
Meanwhile in Brazil
A word with Bebel Abreu, partner of WDCD Live São Paulo, on preps for the second edition
Peter Saville on stage at WDCD Live Amsterdam
Closer - Joy Division (Factory, 1980) and Power, Corruption & Lies - New Order (Factory, 1983)Founder and art director of the legendary independent UK label Factory Records
Design is a tool to change things… Forever!
A zillion answers to our question 'What is design?'
Another day of exchange
WDCD and São Paulo prove to be a match made in heaven
Challenge: What Design Can Do for Refugees
What Design Can Do & IKEA Foundation announce global design challenge to help refugees
In one word: awesome!
Day 1 of What Design Can Do São Paulo is received with lots of enthusiasm
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
A lot of bang with a bing
WDCD2015 / Short report of the hilarious breakout with Sam Bompas on ether
Happiness is in the senses
WDCD2015 / Report part 4: What Design Can Do for the Senses
‘Designers can inhabit people’s minds with images’
WDCD2015 / Report part 2: What Design Can Do for Cultural Consciousness
‘Designer must live the context he is designing for’
WDCD2015 / Report part 1: What Design Can Do for Humanity
‘Designer’s influence calls for a moral code’
WDCD2015 / Design critic Jeroen Junte launches Designer’s Oath at WDCD
‘Design really can make a difference’
WDCD2015 / Two days on the impact of design
Heavenly soup and God in a punch bowl
WDCD2015 / Joint event WDCD and Stedelijk Museum brings Amazon to Amsterdam
Five years, one book, 31 ideas
WDCD2015 / Book to celebrate the best of five years of WDCD