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As we step into the second week of a brand new year, we want to extend a warm and heartfelt welcome to our URGE community. We hope that you’ve had a restful break and a smooth transition into 2025. To warm up for the year ahead, we share some
URGE co-founder Michael Pawlyn explores how shifting human worldviews can foster an epochal transformation to address planetary crises, advocating for systemic changes beyond conventional models.
URGE co-founder Sophie Thomas reflects on her chapter in the book MATERIALS: An Environmental Primer (published by RIBA), exploring the urgent need for material innovation and circular design.
from Design Council's Design for Planet to Green Grads at Yorkton Workshops, Design Declares, and more, this month is packed with events to discover, engage, and connect in person and online.
URGE co-founder Federico Gaggio investigates the field, considering how media contribute to the crises we face, and what a healthy Media Ecology may look like.
World Circular Textiles Day 2024 8 October 5-6.30pm Kicking off tomorrow join World Circular Textiles Day 2024 online for WCTD2024. ‘This year's theme is celebrating the NOW! - showcasing global innovations from the shop floor.’ Reserve your free ticket (here) Fabric of the Land film screening and
Plus Design Declares and Disrupt Design are seeking expressions of interest for their workshop on Circular & EcoDesign and will you join SAS in their cold water campaign this October?
As September unfolds, the anticipation for the London Design Festival builds, bringing with it an exciting array of events across the city...
The United Nations Environmental Assembly will congregate for their final negotiations on the legally-binding plastics treaty this November, + this week the documentary Common Ground comes to the UK
