THE 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. These solutions centered on tapping the potential of a natural material native to the Philippines, bakong.

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. 'Kudos to the participants who stepped up to the challenge to usher in a more responsive and circular mindset towards a better normal through design,' she enthused.