BAKONG CIRCULAR DESIGN CHALLENGE
Bakong Circular Design Challenge is led by Design Center of the Philippines. It is an opportunity for Filipino designers, innovators, professionals and students to explore and create solution-based design with the Bakong material. The challenge is open to individuals, pairs or a team of 3.
Building from the four pillars of the Bakong project: Circularity, Innovation, Culture and Femininity, each individual/pair/team must submit an initial design idea for the Bakong material. Ten finalists will be chosen and will take part in a two-day Circular Design Challenge workshop.
Three winners will be awarded with the ff: cash prize, technical assistance from DTI - Fabrication Lab (FabLab) for prototyping and a chance to showcase in the first ever Sustainability Solutions Expo on 18-20 November 2021.
WHAT IS BAKONG?
Bakong is a perennial rhizomatous herb that grows up to one to two meters in height and is locally abundant in Sta. Teresita, Cagayan.
The Materials Research team of Design Center conducted several experiments and manipulations and was able to convert Bakong into pellets, paper and fiber.
CIRCULAR DESIGN CHALLENGE WORKSHOP
Ten finalists will be chosen to attend and participate in the two-day circular design challenge workshop which will be on August 28 - 29, 2021. This aims to develop, grow, iterate and refine your Bakong ideas further with the help and facilitation of Work In Progress experts.
Day 1 | August 28, Saturday
Circular Design Thinking Workshop by Billy Santos
Circular Strategies Workshop by Karl Santinitigan
Focused Team Mentoring Sessions
Day 2 | August 29, Sunday
Pitching Workshop with Shanon Khadka
Focused Team Mentoring Sessions
Networking Session
Awarding of Three Winners