"Plastic is a design failure" says designer Cyrill Gutsch

Parley for the Oceans founder Cyrill Gutsch said that designers must reevaluate their relationship to plastic and collaborate with nature at a talk filmed by Dezeen for Global Design Forum in partnership with SAP.

The talk, which took place at The Standard High Line Hotel during NYCxDesign, was part of Global Design Forum's 'The Future of Packaging' symposium.

Gutsch, founder and CEO of Parley for the Oceans and a keynote speaker at the event, addressed the importance of the design community taking action in order to combat plastic waste.

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