![Sun reflected upon ripples of dark water](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/6746acf4f5f1a95198505d89805b26dea97b3f90-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=4161&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Micro Cycles
Program
Ended 24 Sept 2023
Sydney Design Week
By challenging conventional supply chains and global waste streams, bio-based and recycled materials offer tangible alternatives to those made from petrochemicals. Interdisciplinary research into microorganisms such as algae and mycelium, and new solutions for waste previously bound for our oceans and landscapes, will help us transition to a circular economy.
Also in the Series
![Urban farm planter boxes amongst trees](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/881b609f6b4e3d94c8cbc76d50c1503b3fd524e6-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=2560&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Eco Systems
Ended 24 Sept 2023 Program Sydney Design Week
![Shadows of tree branches on fabric](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/8223ecf362c8b184969436aa4169ce1c046a44de-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=2560&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Connected Threads
Ended 24 Sept 2023 Program Sydney Design Week
![Close up of eyes looking upwards with the corner of a screen reflected in the eye](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/a720e6faea392ecc39fb44b34159d01a6256f089-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=2560&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Photofields
Ended 24 Sept 2023 Program Sydney Design Week
![Sun speckles amongst wild grass in nature](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/f06477ab03850f1e0948d03d713fdf50a374675d-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=2560&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Material Cultures
Ended 24 Sept 2023 Program Sydney Design Week
![Shadow of figure against pillar with sunset superimposed inside shadow](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/wkgts1b4/production/94d0b56bdb1f5f8894c2ebad16625ad3fb40260b-1920x1080.jpg?w=1920&h=2560&q=35&fit=crop&crop=entropy&auto=format&dpr=2)
Communal Cities
Ended 24 Sept 2023 Program Sydney Design Week