Leyla Acaroglu

Leyla Acaroglu is an Australian designer, sustainability innovator, and educator.[1][2][3] She is the founder of two design agencies, Disrupt Design and Eco Innovators. She also founded the UnSchool,[4] a pop-up program that disrupts the mainstream way that knowledge is gained and shared; the program won the Core77 Design Education Initiative Award.[5]

Acaroglu developed the Disruptive Design Method, which is the backbone of her unique approach to design-led social change. In 2013, she also delivered a TED Talk called Paper beats plastic? How we rethink environmental folklore.[5]

In 2016, Acaroglu won the UN Champions of the Earth Award.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Leyla Acaroglu". Champions of the Earth. United Nations. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Home". LEYLA ACAROGLU. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  3. ↑ Acaroglu, Leyla (September 28, 2016). "Ethics isn't just for philosophers—designers need to take responsibility, too". Quartz. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  4. ↑ "ABOUT". UNSCHOOL. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  5. 1 2 Slavin, Chandler (6 April 2016). "How can 'disruptive design' enrich sustainable packaging innovation? | Packaging Digest". Sustainable Packaging. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  6. ↑ SOLHEIM, ERIK (19 December 2016). "Estos son los Campeones de la Tierra 2016". La Vanguardia. Retrieved 2018-05-12.



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