World Design Organization 2d ago

From discarded textiles to stadium seats, Crafted Liberation leverages material innovation to honour Iranian women’s resilience in the pursuit of gender equality. In this session, Nila Rezaei, Australian-Iranian Industrial designer and Co-Founder of RK Collective asks the community to 'Sit with the Story' as she uncovers her journey of finding resilience through creative practice and industrial design. Speakers: Nila Rezaei, Chris Krainer Hosted by World Design Organization in celebration of World Industrial Design Day 2026, let's talk resilience brings together designers, educators, innovators and thought leaders to explore how design is driving resilience across the globe. Through a series of thought-provoking conversations and reflections, this virtual event highlighted how designers are building resilience across a range of systems and scales, from climate action and AI to design education and national policy. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn @worlddesignorg https://wdo.org/ --- 0:00 Welcome from WDO Acting Managing Director Andréa Springer 2:31 Greeting from WDO President Pradyumna Vyas 5:06 Introduction to let's talk resilience 8:00 Crafted Liberation: Designing Objects of Resilience