How to Plan, Build, Use, and Maintain Energy-Efficient Buildings
Solar energy is one of the most promising renewable energy sources, and Serbia’s sunny climate makes it an ideal candidate for solar panel adoption. But how do you know if your home, business, or even a larger public building is suitable for solar panels? The answer lies in using tools that assess the potential of […]
The Great Energy Shift: What Could Young People Do to Enhance Home Energy Performance
Making your home more energy-efficient isn’t just about saving money, and it is not something to leave solely in the hands of adults—it’s about stepping up for the planet and creating a better future. Serbian households use a lot more energy than the EU average, so there’s huge potential to cut costs, boost comfort, and […]
Manifesto for the Future: Embracing Microtactics at the Mikser Festival
**Why micro and why mix it?** The Mikser Festival, in its latest edition titled “Microtactics,” served as a vibrant tapestry woven from innovative ideas, sustainable practices, and collaborative endeavors. This annual event was not merely a showcase; it is a call to action for all participants to engage with pressing contemporary challenges while celebrating creativity […]
Nature-based Solutions – The euPOLIS video
The European Horizon 2020 project euPOLIS strives to improve the quality of life of people in cities through the introduction of nature-inspired solutions in urban planning practices, creating living conditions that favorably affect the physical and mental health of citizens.
European House Belgrade – a fusion of culture, innovation, and meeting place
At the beginning of September, the European House was opened in Belgrade, on the corner of Knez Mihailova and Zmaj Jovina streets. It is more than 700 square meters of modernly arranged space that will serve as a school, theater, cinema, gallery, museum, and classroom in the future. The aim is to create stronger cultural […]
Inspiring Girls International Award to Maja Lalić
The headquarters of the London organization Inspiring Girls recently announced that the winner of their eponymous award in the volunteer category 2024 is Maja Lalić, an architect from Belgrade and director of the Mikser Association. As they explained in their statement, Maja deserved this recognition as a professional who advocates and implements the principles of […]
THE WINNERS OF THE „GHOST PROJECT 2024: MICROCOSM“ ANNOUNCED
Mikser Organization is proud to present the results of the Ghost Project 2024 design talent competition to which nearly 100 designers from 22 countries with more than 70 projects applied! The international jury of the Ghost Project competition, consisting of: Richard van der Laken, Vasso Asfi, Loukas Angelou, Jelena Matić, Nikola Radeljković and Maja […]
Five leading European design platforms collaborate to galvanise the next generation of circular designers
Recognising that collaboration lies at the heart of climate action, a pioneering three-year collaboration has been forged among five major international design platforms and annual festivals – Skopje Design Week (North Macedonia), Mikser Festival (Serbia), designaustria (Austria), What Design Can Do (the Netherlands), and Barcelona Design Centre / Barcelona Design Week (Spain). Together, they have […]
Permaculture – Micro-tactics and a Lesson in Unlearning: Ivana Momčilović Dramaturge & Jelena Šaletić Agronomist
The innovative permaculture reconversion experience of the “Orangeries de Bierbais” park (Belgium), an English garden which contained monumental tropical greenhouses during the 19th century (1828). After the intervention of brutalist architects in the 1970s, a few years back, Orangeries became a “third place”, experimental, self-managed, and self-learning center open to artists, researchers, and the wider […]
DESIGN COMPETITION GHOST PROJECT 2024: “MICROCOSMOS”
Mikser Festival has launched its signature design talent competition Ghost Project 2024. This year’s theme “Microcosm” invites young product designers to explore the often-overlooked realms of small-scale interventions and incremental innovations that have potential to transform our microcosms into a more sustainable and socially thriving environments for all. From the overlooked corners of urban landscapes […]