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Kengo Kuma, serving on the Selection Committee for World Design Capital 2024, was tasked with the new Eiko Kadono Museum of Children’s Literature. Noting the global influence that the Kiki’s Delivery Service novel and film adaptation have created, he decided to design the building after the fictional town it is set in, ‘Koriko’. Have you read the book? Read more about his vision and how it all came to life: bit.ly/3nWsREM #kengokuma #eikokadono #design4abetterworld #design #designer

Watch Studio Formafantasma discuss all things True Square over at Dezeen at 4pm GMT. #RadoDesignWeek #RadoTrueSquare #RadoxFormafantasma

This 12-minute video shows how design is being incoporated in the urban policy agenda of Valencia (Spain). Learn more about this Design Scape project! World Design Capital Valencia 2022 Watch the full video here: bit.ly/36Inkut #design #design4abetterworld #worlddesigncapital #wdc #designscapes

The True Square Undigital, exclusively designed for RADO by Tokyo-based YOY. Hear from the design duo themselves over below. #RadoDesignWeek #RadoTrueSquare #RadoxYOY Dezeen

Don’t miss out! RADO Design Week is starting today! Dezeen and Rado collaborated together to celebrate the launch of a collection of unique watches that the Swiss brand has created in partnership with designers YOY, Tej Chauhan, Formafantasma and Thukral&Tagra. Every day of Rado Design Week, a short video will reveal a new watch! , Watch the live panel discussion with each designer and Rado’s CEO Adrian Bosshard moderated by Dezeen’s editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Learn more: ...bit.ly/3fEo3AY #RadoDesignWeek #RadoTrueSquare #designweek #design4abetterworld

When Pam Omidyar, co-founder of Hopelab had the idea to create a video game to help young cancer patients cope better with cancer, the project Re-mission was born. It is the first video game that scientifically proven to improve health outcomes for young people with cancer. Read more: bit.ly/2Unj9yD #design4abetterworld #design #productdesign #uxdesign #gamedesign

TODAY is the last day to submit sustainability resources! Submit your articles, projects, policies, guidelines and design tools from all design backgrounds that relate to the topics of design, sustainability and the themes and targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Note that contributors are not required to have authored their submissions we welcome related resources from all design disciplines. Don’t have any resources to submit? Recommend an expert instead! Submit your resource now: bit.ly/339H5dk #callforsubmissions #mysustainabledesign #wdosustainability

TDRI Taiwan’s Golden Pin Design Award image has been developed in collaboration with Bito, one of Taiwan’s leading motion design studios. Looking at 2020 as not just a year, but a historical turning point of great significance, Bito transformed 2020 into a symbol that represents an opportunity for change. The award ceremony will be held on 11 December. Read more: bit.ly/2IOHRWb #tdri #design4abetterworld #award #event #design #industrialdesign

Who gives a crap? Danny, Simon and Jehan do! They started Who Gives A Crap when they learned that 2.4 billion people didn’t have access to a toilet. Not only is this toilet paper plastic free and designed with fun patterns, 50% of their profit goes to helping building toilets and improve sanitation in the developing world. Read more here: bit.ly/2UpucHp #design4abetterworld #design #industrialdesign #productdesign #whogivesacrap #sustainabledevelopmentgoals

This year, Business of Design Week is themed on VISION 20/21, brings together visionaries and creative leaders across sectors and industries from around the world to offer a glimpse of the ‘new normal’. This will be the first hybrid event complemented with LIVE simulcast on TV and social media in Hong Kong! The event will take place from 30 November to 5 December. Learn more: bit.ly/33jT74i... #bodw #businessofdesign #wdomember #hkdc #event

Andreu World International Design Contest has changed its celebration date to 2021. This decision responds to their desire to preserve the essence of the contest and give participants more time to generate new ideas and sustainable designs that help build a better present and future. The new deadline to submit your projects in 26 November 2021. More here: bit.ly/34YfEDa... #design4abetterworld #designcompetition #andreuworld #design #designers #designcontest #contest World Design Capital Valencia 2022

Made from rubber, cotton and waterproof material, #Flo is a toolkit for girls living in poverty that allows girls to wash, dry and carry reusable sanitary pads. A small product such as this has immeasurable impact on a community allowing for increased control, comfort, confidence as well as opportunity. Read more about this project: bit.ly/3nl7AV1 #design4abetterworld #design #equality

Today marks the first day of UN Women 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. During the Covid-19 pandemic, reports has showed an alarming increase in the already existing pandemic of violence against women. Violence against women and girls is a human rights violation. On 9 December, starting at 8AM EST, join WDO and UN Women as we will hold a World Design Talk about design against gender-based violence. Don’t miss out! Register here: bit.ly/3nVBIXd To learn more ...about the 16 Days of Activism: bit.ly/3nEY9ji #unwomen #wdodesignchallenge #generationequality #violenceagainstwomenandgirls #VAWG#design #designers #industrialdesign #design4abetterworld

Add this one to your calendar! The World Hope Forum, hosted by Li Edelkoort, curator of World Design Capital 2020 Lille Design is capital la manufacture, a labour of love will be held online on 28 November. In the context of a health, economic and ecologic crisis, the creative community has to prove their capacity to unite and imagine an innovating way to look at the world. The event will be streamed on Design is capital Facebook page. #design4abetterworld #worlddesigncapital #lille #wdclille2020 #event #sustainability #circulareconomy Métropole Européenne de Lille

#SonyElectronics has revealed their new Spacial Reality Display, which would enable creators from different industries to design in 3D. While aimed at the automotive and industrial design industries, Sony’s SR Display uses spatial reality to combine the virtual and physical world into a 3D optical experience viewable with the naked eye. Read more: bit.ly/3eOc6bG #design #design4abetterworld #spacialreality #industrialdesign #designer #tool

Over the next several months, WDO will work in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of design professionals and students to build an interactive, online sustainability resource centre. To do so, we need you to submit your resources to populate our resource center with a variety of articles, projects, policies, guidelines and design tools from all design disciplines that explore the topics of design, sustainability and the themes and targets of the United Nations Susta...inable Development Goals (UN SDGs)! Submit before 30 November! Go to wdo.org > Resources > Call for Sustainable Design Resources #mysustainabledesign #callforsubmissions #callforresources #sustainableresources #sustainability #sustainabledesign