Photo: Yasmin Lari/Dezeen

Architects must stop waiting for commissions from wealthy clients and prioritise designing for the planet, says 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal winner Yasmeen Lari in an interview with Dezeen. “The future of the planet is in our hands,” she says. “Architects have a very important role to play and we cannot design just to please our clients anymore or just to please ourselves.” Read the interview here

“Why does a large section of society still need persuading on climate action? And how can we better communicate our mission to drive change?” On 18 May, Creatives fo Climate are holding an online session on The Psychology of Climate Inaction. “Join us to …gain the latest insights on the the psychology of climate inaction, and how we as creatives can use our platform, power and influence to drive change.” Details here

On What Design Can Do, designer Cleo de Brabander writes about what she learned about circularity on a sailing trip from Curaçao, where she was born, around the Caribbean. Read her blog here

If you missed the World Around Summit in New York, with speakers including Architect Tatiana Bilbao, The Last of Us production designer John Pairo and Design Critic Alice Rawsthorn, plus the four winners of the inaugural Young Climate Prize, a recording is available here 

Fluus claims to be “the world’s first fully flushable period pad” which uses “a microplastic-free technology which combines biodegradable materials and a first-of-its-kind manufacturing process”. The brand was developed via Mother London’s incubator arm, Broody, while Mother Design created its brand identity and packaging. Design Week has the story here

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