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Design Residency SerbiaFrom Heritage to Circular Economy
An Irish designer and Serbian glass making atelier with over 100 year history will work on developing a paravane piece influenced and inspired by street art, graphic design, digital art, and heritage objects in Serbia.
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Design Residency SloveniaHyperaccumulating Architectures: Micro Infrastructures for Mycoremediation Strategies
The residency combines mycoremediation techniques and conceptual objects to tackle heavy metal soil contamination. Drawing inspiration from adaptive plant and fungi species known as accumulators and in the face of environmental instability and climate change, it will explore resilient ecosystems through symbiotic infrastructure.
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Design Residency SloveniaUnfolding Kropa’s nail production: between utility and cultural impact
Kropa, a small Slovenian town with a remarkable history of ironworking, will become a setting for a residency for two designers to explore the historical, cultural and socio-economic dimensions of blacksmithing and nail production.
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Design Workshop SloveniaA Crash Course in Crafting Biodiversity
The crash course designed by Trajna / Krater Collective consists of two workshops co-led by Debra Solomon, Urška Škerl, and Alen Mangafić, that explore urban biodiversity stewardship through innovative practices. They are designed to enhance understanding of urban ecosystem management and spatial interventions.
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Design Workshop SerbiaIntertwined
Nova Iskra organised a student workshop, where in the period of five weeks participants were guided along the process of conceptualizing and producing an object – from idea to craftsmanship. All based on the main principles of knitting.
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Design Residency SloveniaBiodiversity Walks with Trajna & Debra Solomon
A Walking Residency* embarks on a two-week hiking tour across Ljubljana’s urban(ized) greens. This research collaboration between Trajna’s eco-social designers and multispecies urbanist Debra Solomon aims to delineate a green corridor, a connective pathway facilitating wildlife migration throughout the city.