CONTRIBUTED PHOTOTHE Bakong Circular Design Challenge (CDC) wrapped up after two days of intensive mentoring sessions organized by the Design Center of the Philippines and co-facilitated by Circulo and Work in Progress. Ten teams participated in key sessions on design thinking, circular strategies, and effective business pitching to enrich their design solutions. Design Center Executive Director Rhea Matute noted that bakong and its applications will be core to the innovation agenda that the Design Center and its partners are crafting. "Through the Bakong Circular Design Challenge, partner designers and innovators, and manufacturers, we are aiming to showcase how a material can potentially create a circular economy where the material thrives upholding the values of bakong." After a rigorous and design-forward weekend, the Malayana, Modubako, and Brakong teams emerged as winners of the Circular Design Challenge.

Source: Manila Times October 04, 2021 14:25 UTC