Design studio Matter has designed a plastic-free poppy for this year’s Remembrance Day. The studio collaborated with Cumbrian paper manufacturer James Cropper to create a 100% paper poppy for the Royal British Legion. The new design uses paper which includes 50% recycled fibres reclaimed from the production of coffee cups. It will reduce carbon emissions by 40% compared to the previous design, the studio says. Read how they did it here  

The Net Zero Festival runs this week from 30 October to 1 November at London’s Business Design Centre. Organised by website Business Green, it features more than 100 speakers, and up to 3,000 delegates “to explore how to accelerate the net zero transition and deliver on its huge potential”. The event will feature “four streams of content designed to inspire action, connect peers, showcase solutions, and provide advice on how best to execute net zero strategies”. Full details here

“Architectural antagonists: the new radicals holding a mirror up to the industry and society”. The Architects Journal has launched a new series of articles focusing on a “new wave of agitators… shaking up the way the profession interacts with society and trying to make architecture a fairer and more inclusive place for its workers”. Follow the series here

“It is nearly one hundred years since the pioneering home economist, author and consumer champion Christine Frederick defined the American Consumer approach. How have these ambitions aged in a world of too many products and a heating planet?” asks designer and ‘Endineer’ Joe Macleod in the latest post on his Endineering blog. “The growth in all aspects of consumerism were, we thought, critical to increase. More money, more products, more growth, more convenience. We have gone beyond course correction. How far will we continue in to course chaos?” Read the full post here

Anhar: Culture and Climate Platform is a new programme from Dubai-based Art Jameel and the British Council that supports ambitious arts projects that engage with the climate emergency. Awards grants of £25,000 to £50,000 are available to support collaborations between UK and MENA artists, collectives, networks and/or cultural organisations “seeking to develop a large-scale artistic response to the climate emergency, with at least a component of the project taking place in a MENA country”. Deadline: 15 December. Details here

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