What has happened? It is no news that the Earth is deteriorating. Through the years, humans have used and consumed the natural resources provided by our planet while leaving behind harmful waste and continuously worsening the state of our planet’s environment.
As a result, various solutions have been proposed in recent times, and in the design community, there has been a strong focus on sustainable and circular design. An effort to tackle the problem at its roots by reinventing outdated processes. But designing sustainably by only using the slogan might no longer be enough. Design must take on the action, being regenerative.

During Milan Design Week 2023, Isola is diving deep into the realm of regeneration, making it the main focus of Isola Design Festival’s 6th edition. A call to start a chain reaction of change. Inspiring all to rethink, regenerate, and remediate by gathering designers and design studios that have a common mission of going further beyond the sustainable, to make something really happen.
We must shape new guidelines for the design industry by rethinking the processes and production systems, regenerating natural resources and waste along with ethical morals, and finally remediating the harm to our planet with innovation. The next step must be taken now because Nothing Happens if Nothing Happens.