Wed, Sep 03
|Knight Gallery, CCS Taubman Center
Waste Reimagined: Design and Circularity
Time & Location
Sep 03, 2025, 11:00 AM – Sep 24, 2025, 7:00 PM
Knight Gallery, CCS Taubman Center, 460 W Baltimore St, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
About the event
Waste Reimagined: Design and Circularity Part 1 (workshop)
09/03/2025 - 11:15am-12:45pm at the Knight Gallery, College for Creative Studies (CCS) Taubman Center
Led by Grand Rapids-based sustainable design company Design Declassified, this short workshop offers an exploration on the process of diverting waste to new material forms, and the role of design in the circular economy. The event includes tactile encounters with materials and hands-on demonstrations. The workshop will conclude with a sketch-off, in which participants can brainstorm their own sustainable design projects. Design Declassified will fabricate the top three designs and unveil them at Waste Reimagined: Design and Circularity Part 2 (9/24/2025 - 5-7pm, also at the Knight Gallery).
Waste Reimagined: Design and Circularity Part 2 (talks and panel discussion)
09/24/2025 - 5-7pm at the Knight Gallery, CCS Taubman Center
This event will include short talks highlighting the role of design and designers in municipal waste diversion, highlighting the…