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 […]

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.

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 […]

We invite you to the MIKSER TALKS conference – Secure your place at the Mikser Festival! 

Mikser Festival has published a detailed conference program “Mikser Talks” that will take place in Dorćol Platz! All Mikser Festival programs are free, but seats are limited and to make sure you’ll be able to catch the program, sign up at: THIS FORM! You can view the detailed conference program at the Mikser Festival here. Mikser Festival (May 23-25) is holding its […]

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 […]

MIKSER FESTIVAL IS BACK IN TOWN! MICRO TACTICS!

After two editions in nature, the Mikser festival bravely returns to the city putting MICRO TACTICS as a method of creative and social action in the focus of its 13th edition. From May 23 to 25, the Mikser Festival will shine a light on seemingly small but significant initiatives to improve reality, which serve as […]