ECO Solidarity was initiated in 2020 by the Polish Cultural Institute New York and Studio Rygalik, in collaboration with WantedDesign.
A multidisciplinary hybrid project, an initiative and a movement developed with WantedDesign, which seeks unity and solidarity through design + architecture focused on Ecology, climate change, the key concepts of the Green New Deal, sustainability, public well-being, public health and their social implications in public spaces, facing new pandemic challenges in COVID-19 era.
ECO Solidarity addresses urgency for:
- Human-centered, Green New Deal-aligned product design, architecture, and public space.
- Sustainable design solutions focused on climate change ecology, public wellbeing, public health.
- Real-life applicable solutions addressing Covid-19 public health crisis.
- Inclusivity and diversity: providing equal opportunity to designers from all genders and races
- Prioritizing European emerging designers interested in developing collaborations in the US



