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  <div class="vevent h-event"> <h1 class="summary p-name">Ephemeral by Design</h1> <div class='date'><time class="dtstart dt-start" title="2026-01-29T17:30:00" datetime="2026-01-29T17:30:00">Thursday, January 29, 2026 from 5:30</time>–<time class="dtend dt-end" title="2026-01-29T19:00:00" datetime="2026-01-29T19:00:00">7pm</time></div> <div class="location vcard p-location h-card"> <a class="url" href='http://calagator.org/venues/202396695'><span class='fn org p-name'>Virtual</span></a> <div class="adr p-adr h-adr"> </div> </div> <div class="description p-description"> <p>Portland Design Thinkers are excited to welcome Leksi Kostur, Ephemeral by Design.</p> <p>This talk explores the role of biodegradable materials in the future of design. Drawing from work in festivals, weddings, and funerary contexts, Leksi examines design situations where short-lived and single-use objects are not failures, but appropriate and even advantageous choices. Rather than positioning biodegradability as a universal solution, she focuses on material logic and circular design practices, aligning purpose with lifespan. She also looks at whimsy, imagination, and references to nature as intentional design choices, framing optimism as a designer’s responsibility at a time when environmental fatigue and resignation are widespread. Designing with nature becomes a way to counter eco-nihilism and imagine more regenerative futures</p> </div> <h3>Links</h3> <ul> <li><a class="url u-url" href="https://www.meetup.com/portland-design-thinkers/events/312775056/">Website</a></li> </ul> </div>