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

OPEN CALL

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
11 OCTOBER 2022 — 31 JANUARY 2023
NOMINATE

NOMINATE

SELECTION OF NOMINEES
March 2023
REFINE

REFINE

NOMINATED PROJECTS
30 March 2023
TRIUMPH

TRIUMPH

SELECTION OF WINNERS
3 May 2023
DEVELOP

DEVELOP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
MAY 2023 — DECEMBER 2023
MAKE IT HAPPEN!

MAKE IT HAPPEN!

FOLLOW-UP PROGRAMME
JANUARY 2024 — DECEMBER 2024

Hate it. Change it. Make it.

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