For NZDW 2027, we explore how design can repair, renew, and reimagine the systems that shape our world.

At a time when environmental, social, and economic pressures demand new ways of thinking, design has the power to move beyond extraction and excess toward restoration and regeneration. From adaptive reuse and circular materials to indigenous knowledge and future – focused technologies, designers are rethinking how we work with what already exists.

NZDW 2027 invites everyone – from creatives to the creatively curious – to explore how design can restore what has been overlooked, reimagine what is possible, and help shape more resilient futures for people, communities, and planet .