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Wallonie Design

March 3, 2026

The aim of Wallonie Design is to increase the use of design and its methods within Walloon businesses and communities in order to bring about innovation and anticipate societal changes, for the benefit of all. Our project explores the links between craftsmanship and industry, starting from territories and their local resources. It aims to develop, […]

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Campus Art Méditerranée

March 3, 2026

Campus Art Méditerranée is a public cultural cooperation institution accredited by the French Ministry of Culture and supported by the City of Marseille. It brings together three entities: Marseille School of Fine Arts; Marseille Conservatory of Music Pierre Barbizet & IFAMM. The Luminy Project – a Euro-Mediterranean hub – aims to transform a distinctive site into […]

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Tying the European Cultural Landscapes with Knots and Patterns (Knots and Patterns)

January 28, 2026

Knots and Patterns is a collaborative project promoting and preserving European intangible cultural heritage through database storytelling showcasing cultural textile landscapes. Partners from Slovenia, Greece, and Poland will develop an environment for young textile artists to critically reflect on sustainable methods of textile production. Opposed to fast fashion, the consortium seeks to explore the idea […]

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Dürer Kert

December 10, 2025

Dürer Kert, an iconic live music venue and a cultural center in Budapest, first opened in 2008 and quickly became the city’s largest underground entertainment hub, thanks to its strong focus on community building. Relocated to the Danube riverside in 2021, the venue redefined its values with expanded opportunities, offering not only concerts but also […]

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Glassmaking Between Tradition and Innovation (GTMI)

April 22, 2025

Under the leadership of the Foundation for the Advancement of Economic Science – FREN (Serbia) and in collaboration with partners, including Center Rog, the Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Serbia), and Museum Sydøstdanmark (Denmark), the project Glassmaking Between Tradition and Innovation (GTMI) will develop an original methodology for the green and digital transition of creative glassmaking practices. The […]

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Made In 2.0 – Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design

June 6, 2023

Made in Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design is a research, design, and heritage initiative encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange between traditional craftspeople and contemporary designers, as well as other experts in the fields of culture and science. The platform addresses issues central to preservation and explores new articulations of embodied knowledge found in the […]

Made In 2.0 – Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design
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MADE IN-Crafts and Design Narratives

July 25, 2018

Made in is a research, design and heritage initiative encouraging collaboration and knowledge exchange between traditional craftsmen and contemporary designers. The aim of the project is to revitalize crafts tradition and educate designers about material and immaterial heritage, thus creating new, authentic and more sustainable face of contemporary design. The Made in project aims to […]

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European Design Stories

November 2, 2016

European Design Stories represents an international curatorial project documenting stories in works by selected original creators. They are collectors of intimate moments in creative processes, ways of thinking, or working and living environments that best capture the narratives of final things. They do not limit to any particular design field, no matter if it is […]

European Design Stories