Circularity as a feminine principle
Thoughts on gender, design and the economy
WDCD Blog
A home for inspiring ideas and fresh conversations about the power of design. Keep scrolling to see our latest stories exploring themes like climate action, social justice and health & wellbeing.
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Why Transcend?
On the moral and spiritual implications of design in the 21st century
When innovation meets ancestral materials
What is a designer’s responsibility when working with cultural heritage?
A Sweatshop’s Worst Nightmare
Blue Tin Production, a radical female-led co-operative
‘I wanted to make an artwork for pollinators, not about them’
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg unveils new garden designed for bees and butterflies
No Waste Challenge winners revealed
16 design-driven solutions to take less, make better & handle smarter
85 promising ideas for a world beyond waste
Introducing the No Waste Challenge nominees
A Downing Street Disaster
Studio Birthplace & Greenpeace release animated film about UK's plastic exports
Paola Antonelli launches ‘Broken Nature’ podcast
A four-part series to examine our fragile ties to the environment
Kiji Arita revives forgotten ceramics in Japan
Sander Wassink & Yoriko Ishizawa discuss their latest collaboration
Food waste, reimagined
Foodvalley NL highlights six circular initiatives changing the way we eat and farm
Six innovations taking on the plastic waste crisis
WWF highlights bold solutions to achieve no plastic in nature by 2030
The world’s first 3D printed earthen house
TECLA brings together ancient materials and new technology
A monkey house in between trees
Marko Brajovic completes his latest structure in the forests of Paraty, Brazil
Light recipes for the farm of the future
Daan Roosegaarde's latest artwork highlights the value of agriculture
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
A Whole World Beyond Plastic
Dave Hakkens' latest series is all about biodegradable materials
Style and sustainability for the new normal
Environmentally friendly masks with high impact on local economic activities
CAN NATURE BE RESTORED?
Paola Antonelli explores how creativity can lead us to an “elegant ending”
Students present five perspectives on waste-free futures
Highlights from the HKU x WDCD minor programme Design for Social Change
STUDENTS AGAINST WASTE
Introducing a generation of regenerative designers
No time to waste
How can we design solutions that deal with the dangers of consumption?