The 19th consecutive Barcelona Design Week will be held from October 16 to 26, under the slogan Design for Human Future. In addition to the rich program, this year the Next Gen Design program will be part of the festival itself. Within the edu module, it will be discussed how design can play a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future. Fabio Paloma (Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation) will discuss his previous work on ecosystem restoration and how young leaders of living design can be empowered, while Oskar Pernefeldt (Designer – International Flag of Planet Earth) will share his insights into how his the symbol reflects the common challenges and opportunities humanity faces while thinking about environmental issues. The video from this conference will be available online, on the platform https://nextgendesign.eu/. As another activity dedicated to young designers, the Barcelona Design Center is also organizing a workshop that offers tools for integrating the principle of circularity into design projects, with emphasis on reuse, digital traceability and a sustainable business model, and will be led by HOLON. In Barcelona, there is a water shortage due to climate change, so young designers and enthusiasts are invited to explore how design, technology and citizen participation can help solve this crisis. The workshop will focus on the question “What if… Water?”, proposing ideas and solutions that contribute to the saving and preservation of these resources in future urban planning, and will be led by designer Luki Huber. On this occasion, the partners will also meet to discuss the activities so far, as well as to make plans for all the activities foreseen by this project in the next three years. Next Gen Design is a project that brings together young people and designers to learn together, exchange ideas and develop innovative solutions for sustainable design. The project is supported by the European Union through the Creative Europe program and brings together five leading European design platforms and festivals: Skopje Design Week (Public Room), Mikser Festival from Belgrade (Mikser), designaustria from Vienna, What Design Can Do from Amsterdam and Barcelona Design Week (Barcelona Design Center). A pan-European survey is underway, which is being conducted in order to find out more about the priorities of young people when it comes to environmental issues, but also their knowledge of the European Green Deal. You can fill it out at the following link.
The 19th consecutive Barcelona Design Week will be held from October 16 to 26, under the slogan Design for Human Future. In addition to the rich program, this year the Next Gen Design program will be part of the festival itself.
Within the edu module, it will be discussed how design can play a crucial role in creating a more sustainable future. Fabio Paloma (Plant-for-the-Planet Foundation) will discuss his previous work on ecosystem restoration and how young leaders of living design can be empowered, while Oskar Pernefeldt (Designer – International Flag of Planet Earth) will share his insights into how his the symbol reflects the common challenges and opportunities humanity faces while thinking about environmental issues. The video from this conference will be available online, on the platform https://nextgendesign.eu/.
As another activity dedicated to young designers, the Barcelona Design Center is also organizing a workshop that offers tools for integrating the principle of circularity into design projects, with emphasis on reuse, digital traceability and a sustainable business model, and will be led by HOLON. In Barcelona, there is a water shortage due to climate change, so young designers and enthusiasts are invited to explore how design, technology and citizen participation can help solve this crisis. The workshop will focus on the question “What if… Water?”, proposing ideas and solutions that contribute to the saving and preservation of these resources in future urban planning, and will be led by designer Luki Huber.
On this occasion, the partners will also meet to discuss the activities so far, as well as to make plans for all the activities foreseen by this project in the next three years.
Next Gen Design is a project that brings together young people and designers to learn together, exchange ideas and develop innovative solutions for sustainable design. The project is supported by the European Union through the Creative Europe program and brings together five leading European design platforms and festivals: Skopje Design Week (Public Room), Mikser Festival from Belgrade (Mikser), designaustria from Vienna, What Design Can Do from Amsterdam and Barcelona Design Week (Barcelona Design Center).
A pan-European survey is underway, which is being conducted in order to find out more about the priorities of young people when it comes to environmental issues, but also their knowledge of the European Green Deal. You can fill it out at the following link.