
What is the Make it Circular Challenge?
The make it circular challenge calls on designers, creative entrepreneurs and startups from around the world to envision and build a circular society. Over 650 projects by creative entrepreneurs in more than 50 countries will now move on to the next round of the competition, which was launched by What Design Can Do in partnership with the IKEA Foundation. Over the next few weeks, a selection committee will review all entries and come up with a shortlist of the most promising solutions, to be announced on 30 March 2023.

Timeline

OPEN CALL
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
11 OCTOBER 2022 — 31 JANUARY 2023

NOMINATE
SELECTION OF NOMINEES
March 2023

REFINE
NOMINATED PROJECTS
30 March 2023

TRIUMPH
SELECTION OF WINNERS
3 May 2023

DEVELOP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
MAY 2023 — DECEMBER 2023

MAKE IT HAPPEN!
FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMME
JANUARY 2024 — DECEMBER 2024
Hate it. Change it. Make it.
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