Distributed Design

📌 How can citizen-led initiatives improve urban life? 🔊 The Front Runner Case in Barcelona is tackling noise pollution in Plaça de la Virreina through community-driven solutions. By combining digital tools, creative design, and citizen participation, locals co-created Rut—an AI chatbot reflecting real neighbor stories. 🤖 Through QR posters & an interactive screen, Rut engages visitors, raising awareness and promoting respect for shared spaces. This initiative highlights how technology + creativity + collaboration can address urban challenges effectively. 💡 Building on this, a concrete collaboration was established with the Citizen Observatory LAB CSU to support TÀNIA, a local project by Lichen Social Innovation & Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal). Activities are tailored to identified community needs, leveraging CitiObs partners’ expertise. In 2025, CitiObs will expand these learnings across other cities, strengthening collaboration and refining tools. 🔗 More info here: https://lnkd.in/dq7MHc7h • • • 📷 photo credits Manuela Reyes Guerrero #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign #CitizenInnovation #Barcelona #UrbanSolutions #CitiObs #CommunityAction Fab Lab Barcelona

🏺 Godot Studio: where innovation meets craftsmanship Pioneering 3D-printed ceramics, Godot Studio is at the forefront of redefining architecture and interior design. Founded by Julián Trotman, an expert in industrial design and digital fabrication, the studio is committed to sustainability, technological advancement, and artistic exploration. Some of the projects developed: 🔹 RITMO — A mesmerizing fusion of performance and technology 🔹 There is a Thin Line — A thought-provoking 3D-printed exploration of migration and memory 🔹 JetClay Academy — A learning hub for mastering ceramic 3D printing 🔗 More info here: https://lnkd.in/eKCBXMFR • • • #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign

👉 Last week the Distributed Design Platform coordinator Fab Lab Barcelona hosted the Dafneplus consortium at the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia, at Valldaura Labs. 🐌 Slowly approaching the end of the project, we are aligning on the key steps to reach different audiences in the creative and cultural industries to bring closer #technologies such as #blockchain to their day to day practice. The objective of Dafne+ is to establish a #decentralized #platform for #fair creative content distribution empowering creators and communities through new digital distribution models based on digital tokens. 💥 Filled with new energy, synergies and insights we are approaching the last 6 months of this project. You can meet us at the non fungible conference in #Lisbon this June! 🔗 More info here: https://lnkd.in/dpT4tCuy  • • • #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign #NFC

👗 Making Fashion Last – Residency Program 🌱 OpenDot’s innovation hub is empowering four residents to rethink fashion through sustainability, innovation, and inclusion. Focused on upcycling, transformational design, and fashion as a tool for change, the program explores cutting-edge techniques like 3D fabric molding, biomaterials, and printmaking. As part of this initiative, OpenDot is also hosting a Base Training Special Edition: Sustainable Fashion Design, featuring hands-on sessions in: 🔹 Sewing Machines – from basics to advanced techniques 🔹 Biomaterials – exploring eco-friendly alternatives 🔹 CNC Milling – designing and crafting with precision 🔹 E-Textiles – integrating technology into interactive fabrics ✨ Stay tuned for the final exhibition! 🖇️ Check more abou the event and Opendot here: https://lnkd.in/dBG3gQbp #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign

Pushing the boundaries of plastic waste ♻️ As part of our latest Gen:Tænk residency, a group of designers explored new ways to rethink and repurpose plastic through experimental design and hands-on making. Over the next two months, we’ll take you inside their process—exploring materials, testing new techniques, and challenging conventional approaches to waste. Video by Pelle D Johansen ——— Jordan Pyro Jordan Kalimerakis Domile Cepaityte Domile Cepaityte Zilia Roikjær at Plastic Projects Axel Lundgren Carla Günnewig and Maren Bohl at NUTERIALS ApS ——— This residency is part of Gen:Tænk and is supported by Otto Mønsteds Fond, a:gain [again], Tuborgfondet, Distributed Design, and co-funded by the European Union.

OpenDot invites you to Making Fashion Last: Exhibition #Residency - 14th and 15th February 💫 We are excited to present an #exhibition that showcases the work of four residents who have been challenging traditional fashion concepts by integrating sustainability into their design processes. Over the course of a month, our residents have worked on innovative projects that explore themes of repurposing, upcycling, and adaptive design, pushing the boundaries of what fashion can be in a rapidly changing world. Supported by Distributed Design. 👉 Sign up here https://lnkd.in/dYJ3_GEK #Program Friday 14th February 18:00 Doors Open 18:30 Project Presentation 19:30 Open Time Exhibition open until 20:30 Saturday 15th February 15:00 – 18:00 Exhibition Our #Residents Four fashion designers with unique #perspectives and #skills have embraced this residency to explore new ways of making fashion more sustainable. Each has brought their own vision and expertise to rethink materials, processes, and forms. Cristina Falsone / Parametric Umbrella-Jackets / Brand: Canicattiva - Project: Parasuli Bassant Abo zeid / Reimagined Closures / Brand: Panse Studio - Project: Zibuttonia Mirko Michelacci / Interweaving Waste Materials / Brand: Earlisir - Project: Interwaste Joana Meyer Duró / 3D Printed Digital Lace / Brand: Joana Michaela - Project: Lace Reimagined: Merging Tradition with 3D Printing #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign #MakingFashionLast #OpenDot #FashionDesign #ModaSostenibile #DDP

🎦 MOOC platform: start learning now! 👉 Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/duqvcmDu ✨ The mAkE - African European Maker Innovation Ecosystem project, connecting European and African Digital Innovation Hubs and makerspaces to maximise their potential, has developed a MOOC course! ✍ The intention is to offer a concrete implementation of #open #education in #Africa and #Europe, and across the web, opening the doors for other #makerspaces to build on existing knowledge and tools to improve and grow the platform in the future. 👉 Learn more about the #makeafricaeu MOOC platform here: https://lnkd.in/d5BBWCjZ #H2020 Fab Lab Barcelona Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia

👗 Making Fashion Last – Residency Program 🌱 OpenDot’s innovation hub is empowering four residents to rethink fashion through sustainability, innovation, and inclusion. Focused on upcycling, transformational design, and fashion as a tool for change, the program explores cutting-edge techniques like 3D fabric molding, biomaterials, and printmaking. As part of this initiative, OpenDot is also hosting a Base Training Special Edition: Sustainable Fashion Design, featuring hands-on sessions in: 🔹 Sewing Machines – from basics to advanced techniques 🔹 Biomaterials – exploring eco-friendly alternatives 🔹 CNC Milling – designing and crafting with precision 🔹 E-Textiles – integrating technology into interactive fabrics ✨ Stay tuned for the final exhibition! 🖇️ Check more abou the event and Opendot here: https://lnkd.in/dBG3gQbp #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign

🌍 Revolutionizing Plastic Recycling Meet MAD PLASTIC—the innovative project founded by Joseph Klatt, Carolina Espinoza, and Yann Chauvin in Portugal 🌱 Emerging from the Precious Plastic collaborations team, they’re on a mission to empower recyclers worldwide with the tools and expertise to turn local plastic waste into valuable products ♻️ 🛠️ How do they do it? Small, easy-to-use, CE-approved recycling machines that can fit anywhere and recycle efficiently. Whether it's for Nigeria, Portugal, Jordan, France, and the list continues, Mad Plastic machines are transforming communities, one piece of recycled plastic at a time Discover more here ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dFtNFB2t • • • #CreativeEurope #DistributedDesign #plastic #recycling

🔮 Welcome to the future of the Distributed Design Platform! After much planning, programming, and creative conversations, we are excited to share our new Platform Ecosystem! A transformative step beyond just a website. Built to amplify connections, knowledge-sharing, and collaboration, this virtual space reflects the evolution of our vibrant community since 2017. ✨ What’s New? ⚪ Impact Page: Visualize the social and environmental impact of Distributed Design. ⚪ Learning Hub: Dive into 100+ curated resources powered by ethical AI to elevate your creative practice. ⚪ Members Page: Discover our diverse network of partner organizations and connect locally. ⚪ Services Page: Explore how we co-create value and foster economic regeneration globally. 🚀 Enhanced Features A redesigned home page, an interactive map to visualize our global community, and smarter filtering tools to find Creatives and opportunities faster. 🌍 Explore a space designed to connect, empower, and regenerate 🖇️ Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dfrYCTwj • • • #DistributedDesign #PlatformEcosystem #OpenDesign #CreativeCollaboration