Uzbekistan’s Milan Design Week debut uses craft, design, and the story of the Aral Sea to show how culture can respond to environmental crisis https://ow.ly/gIPB50YOgve #MilanDesignWeek #Uzbekistan #AralSea #AralSeaStory #EcoDesign #DesignForChange

Life After the Water: Uzbekist...
Life After the Water: Uzbekistan Brings the Aral Sea Story to Milan - The Times Of Central Asia

At the center of the project is Karakalpakstan, a region in northwestern Uzbekistan that has experienced one of the world’s most severe environmental crises.

The Times Of Central Asia
Uzbekistan’s Milan Design Week debut uses craft, design, and the story of the Aral Sea to show how culture can respond to environmental crisis https://timesca.com/life-after-the-water-uzbekistan-brings-the-aral-sea-story-to-milan/ #MilanDesignWeek #Uzbekistan #AralSea #AralSeaStory #EcoDesign #DesignForChange
From a Vanishing Sea to Milan’s Spotlight: When Apricots Blossom, a Lost Sea Speaks - The Times Of Central Asia

From April 20 to 26, 2026, Uzbekistan will present one of its most ambitious cultural projects to date at the Milan Design Week. Titled When Apricots Blossom,

The Times Of Central Asia

Are you trying to change the world but sometimes feel disconnected or isolated in your efforts?

The Hopeful Design Union is a growing network of students, researchers and alumni from practice-oriented degree programs committed to social and ecological transformation.

It creates space for coordination, collaboration and long-term exchange across regions and institutions moving beyond individual programs to build collective structures.

The Union is organised through regional circles, regular online assemblies and annual in-person gatherings connected to initiatives such as By Design and By Disaster.

If you’re interested in connecting, we’d be glad to hear from you.

More info:
https://designdisaster.unibz.it/hopeful-design-union/

#HopefulDesignUnion #DesignForChange #EcoSocialDesign #CollectivePractice

Connective x Union ➔ 23 May at By Design and by Disaster 2026

DDcon26 Saturday Session, Hybrid, 23 May, 10:00-12:30, prepared and moderated by Shirin Kiefer, Kris Krois, Cedar Schimke, Julia Tebbe, Simon Wallies, ...

BY DESIGN AND BY DISASTER
Introducing NARRIVE MEDIA #designforchange #mediawithpurpose #digitalstorytelling

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🌎✊ DESIGN IS ALSO A POLITICAL ACT / EL DISEÑO TAMBIÉN ES UN ACTO POLÍTICO / O DESIGN TAMBÉM É UM ATO POLÍTICO

Voces de las Américas calls for designers, typographers, calligraphers, and visual artists to submit works where typography, lettering, or calligraphy become vehicles for social change.

Red Tipográfica es un espacio de expresión 🖌️, transformação 🌱, and connection 🧵

🔗 EN: https://www.redtipografica.com/en

#DesignForChange #TypographicResistance #VocesDeLasAmericas

Part of our street-level campaign in Louisville that served as a precursor to our mural at Portal. This sign says what we believe: Hate has no home here. Public art with purpose. Always for unity. Always for equity. ✊️ #EGOPROOF

#PixelfedArt #StreetArt #PublicArt #HateHasNoHomeHere #LouisvilleKY #AntiRacism #ProEquality #ArtForJustice #DesignForChange #CommunityArt #CreativeActivism #VisualCulture #UrbanArt #InclusiveDesign

Resharing this since we're entering a new round. Take a deep breath, stable your footing, and get ready to get to work.

https://deardesignstudent.com/how-to-fight-fascism-dabdfeab1830

#FightFascism #ResistHate #DesignForChange

How To Fight Fascism - Dear Design Student

We are truly fucked. We’re standing at the very edge of the American experiment. I can’t blame you for not wanting to take that next step.

Dear Design Student