A free exhibition at London’s Somerset House explores ideas around repair, care and healing. Eternally Yours will showcase “diverse examples of creative reuse, from historical samples of the Japanese art of Kintsugi and Boro, which embrace upcycling and repurposing, to works from contemporary artists who put repair at the heart of their practice”. The show will feature artist-led workshops and mending consultations as well as demonstrations of traditional repair techniques. More here

URGE’s Sophie Thomas recommends TV series Scrap Kings “for anyone really wanting to get their head around the circular economy in building and construction”. “It's compelling to see how these guys are so skilful in reclaiming every possible material,” she says. Details on the show here.

“We need to radically rethink how we design”: The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has added an updated Circular Design section to its website with a summary of the connection between design and the circular economy, advice on how to get started and links to resources for practitioners. Find it here

The difficulty of setting up effective systems for recycling soft plastics is illustrated by the fact that a multimillion pound fund backed by companies including Mondelez, Unilever and Pepsico that aims to boost recycling rates of food wrappers and plastic carrier bags has failed to pay out any money since its launch more than a year ago. The Flexible Plastic Fund was set up in May last year with the goal of paying a set rate to recyclers of soft plastics in order to make it commercially viable. But the fund is yet to make any payments, according to research by the Environmental Investigation Agency, reported by Bloomberg. Full story here

V&A Dundee has announced a major exhibition on plastic, opening in October. Plastic: Remaking Our World will “think afresh about the promise and challenges of this extraordinary material”. The show “will present the story of plastic from invention to ubiquity, from the history of what was once considered a magical material to the challenge of plastic pollution today as one of the world’s most urgent issues”. More here

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