Defiant
hope
sparks
meaningful
change
“Your presentation convinced us that craft could save the world – we feel re-energized and ready to fight the good fight. Thank you for such a profound and inspiring keynote.”
Everything you think you know about environmentalism is wrong.
The climate crisis is not your fault, you don’t need to get environmentalism “right”, and you don’t have to doom-scroll to stay informed.
In fact, the single most important thing you can do is to have hope – defiant hope.
Katie Treggiden speaks and writes about defiant hope, is the author of six books and countless newspaper and magazine articles about craft, design and environmentalism and a podcaster with 20 years’ experience in the creative industries and a master’s degree from the University of Oxford to boot.
And she believes that what Planet Earth needs now is not innovation, not perfectionism and certainly not more recycling, but hope.
Because hope is the precursor to change.
If we don’t believe that what we’re doing will make a difference, we won’t do it.
And in the current climate, hope is an act of defiance.
Are you in?
Speaking
Katie Treggiden speaks and writes about defiant hope and the role that crafts and making can play in tackling the environmental crisis –– for creative organisations and publications who want to make a difference.
Vancouver Zero Waste Conference
Tate Modern
MINI Living
Monocle 24
University Arts London
London Craft Week
Atlanta Design Festival
Anglepoise
General Assembly
Kohler
Desso/Tarkett
Design Prize Switzerland
Kvadrat
IKAI ASAI
Books & Journalism
Exploring the role that craft and design can play in the transition to a circular economy, Katie Treggiden is the author of six books, writes columns for publications on both sides of the Atlantic and regularly contributes to titles such as The Guardian, The Observer, Dezeen and Crafts Magazine.
The Guardian
Crafts Magazine
Thames & Hudson
Dezeen
The Sunday Times
The Observer
Ludion
Monocle
The Telegraph
Podcast
Now in its sixth season, Brackish is an invitation to explore the nuances, complexities and mindset shifts we all need to embrace to make a just transition to a more circular economy. Topics include defiant hope, imperfection and values-aligned decision making.
As seen in…
Wallpaper*
The Week
Fast Company
Metro
Curaze
Making Design Circular is Katie’s membership community and online learning platform for designers, makers and craftspeople who want to become more sustainable.