Welcome to the Desire Digital Learning Hub
The transition to a sustainable, inclusive, and vibrant Europe hinges on one core principle: citizen involvement. It is with great excitement that Desire – Designing the Irresistible Circular Society – one of six New European Bauhaus lighthouse demonstrators and the first to finish - shares its findings and recommendations. - Check out the Learn, Discover, and Connect sections.
From October 2022 to November 2024, Desire has worked alongside communities across Europe, making European citizens pivotal to our work. The insights we've gathered are not just research outcomes but a rallying call for a renewed urban policy agenda.

It is with great pleasure that the 24 partners of the Desire project - Designing the Irresistible Circular Society - present all results, recommendations, and tools on our website, which we now call the Digital Learning Hub.  

We have shown that the 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲: 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. We have learned that real, lasting transformation comes from 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, where collaboration among designers, artists, architects, municipalities, and local communities can play an important role. In summary, it is about three things:

👉 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

👉 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽

👉 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗔𝗿𝘁, 𝗗𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻

Check transformation themes and the many tools on Learn.

We share the great work of the eight demonstration projects in five countries (Denmark, Latvia, The Netherlands, Slovenia and Italy) with stories, videos and images. Go to Discover.

Finally, we ask you to join us in Irresistible Cities Lab (ICL), a collaborative platform, where city-makers and changemakers come together to reimagine and create sustainable urban futures. Visit Connect.

Learn
We have gathered a lot of insights over the two-year project period. The results are compiled under six "transformation themes", which we have placed on Learn. There, you will also find the many tools our partners have used, several of which were developed under Desire. Our partner, DDC - Danish Design Center, has led the co-creation with partners to translate the core values of the New European Bauhaus - Beautiful, Sustainable, and Together - into five principles that the eight demonstration sites have used to guide their activities. These are also available on Learn, along with videos and other resources.
Water Saving Camp, July 2023. Photo credit Marzia Allietta
Discover
The Desire project has been powered with experimentation and knowledge from eight demonstration sites, three in Denmark, two in Italy, and one in each of the other countries; The Netherlands, Slovenia, and Latvia. Dive into their work.
Connect
Irresistible Cities Lab (ICL) is a collaborative platform where city-makers and changemakers come together to reimagine and create sustainable urban futures. By participating, you’ll engage with innovative ideas, build connections, and co-create solutions that align with the values of the New European Bauhaus.