Upcycling is when new designs and ideas are applied to unwanted or damaged items that would otherwise be thrown out. They're upgraded into entirely new products and given new value. With sustainability a key issue for our planet today, upcycling has become an important new approach. Architect Jo Nagasaka explores a world of new designs, all inspired by upcycling!

Everything around us has been designed to be convenient. But some are now approaching design with the opposite approach. Professor Kawakami Hiroshi is promoting what he calls the "benefits of inconvenience," and questioning our overly convenient lifestyles. So what does "inconvenient" design really mean? Explore this contrary approach and the new potential for design it reveals.

The constant and conflicting information surrounding the pandemic has led to stress and anxiety for many. More than ever, people are seeking wellness and calm. Product designer Sumikawa Shinichi explores physical and spiritual positive designs which promote well-being.