May 24, 2023
Design for Circularity participants 2023

Meet the eco furniture makers

After four successful rounds of Bilingual Design – bringing Egyptian and Danish designers together to design and produce furniture, this year we are excited to announce that the project is taking on a new challenge which is to focus on Design for Circularity. Meet the participants here.
May 5, 2023
Dialogue circle after 'The Recycling Myth' screening in Creativa Hub Ismailia (Photo: Rowan El Shimi // DEDI)

Green films on tour

Nine film screenings and nine dialogue circles took place in nine cities all over Egypt this spring.
April 11, 2023
DEDI Green Gate Sustainable fashion participants Denmark Egypt

Meet the green fashion innovators

DEDI Green Gate 2023 is well underway – with 24 selected green fashion entrepreneurs, scholars and innovators  from Denmark and Egypt are set to meet, exchange and be inspired throughout the year.
April 2, 2023
Bilingual Design for Circularity open call

Open Call: Design for Circularity

Are you an Egyptian furniture designer or design student looking for an opportunity to deepen your knowledge and know-how of sustainable and circular furniture design?
February 28, 2023
DEDI Green Gate Open Call Deadline Extended

Open Call: Green Gate 2023

DEDI Green Gate aims to be part of exploring and promoting solutions through dialogue between Egyptian and Danish designers, entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers, and students working in the fashion field and concerned with a more sustainable approach to fashion.
February 1, 2023
The screening of the film Immuto at DEDI is followed by a discussion hosted by Ahmed Yassin, co-founder of Banlastic Egypt and hosting Social entrepreneur and former Minister of Environment Dr. Laila Iskandar and researcher Mohamed Younis. (Photo: Courtesy of Banlastic Egypt)

Plastic on film

December 23, 2022
The Women Take the Lead Network’s second international workshop offered a space for reflection, sharing and support (Photo: Rowan El Shimi // DEDI)

Dare to lead like a woman

Being part of a network makes you feel like you’re not alone. The 22 young women leaders praised their mutual support when they reunited during a workshop in Cairo
December 7, 2022
DEDI Green Gate participants make their own upcycled products using traditional Egyptian tentmakers quilting technique during a workshop at the Egyptian Clothing Bank. (Photo: Rowan El Shimi // DEDI)

Boosting circular collaboration

The latest VR technologies, traditional quilt-making techniques and many visits to local sustainable fashion hubs inspire collaborations and inspire the 23 participants of DEDI Green Gate in Egypt.
October 19, 2022
Participants of Women Take the Lead Network discuss leadership, business and the realities of day-to-day work in both Denmark and Egypt (Photo: Rowan El Shimi // DEDI)

Women helping women

Women Take the Lead network provides the opportunity for its participants – from across sectors in Denmark and Egypt – to make a deeper, more personal connection. The 22 women meet for the first time in Copenhagen in August.
September 25, 2022

Social fabrics

People, planet and profit are at stake as 97 pct. of all fast fashion garments are made in developing countries. One answer is slow fashion and social responsibility, Norhan El Sakkout, Lone Munk, and Jeannette Loua would agree.