Kortrijk 2016 - Belgique

Designregio Kortrijk is looking for highly motivated and recently graduated designer-makers or creative artists. The Designers in Residence Kortrijk program is 3-month full time working residency (September to December 2016).

The three selected designers will be offered a unique opportunity to work together on
? tackling the subject of open source economy and automatic production: a collaborative economy that optimizes both production and distribution, while providing environmental reinforcement and social justice.
? implementing and developing community based production processes: open source machines that can be made for a fraction of commercial costs and sharing these designsas exemplified by implementing and developing The Precious Plastic Project of Dave Hakkens as a research trajectory in the fascinating local community of Kortrijk.Themes: #opensource #community #machines #making process In close collaboration with HOWEST design student and their staff.The profile of the designers must correspond to the following criteria:

recently graduated

team player

manual skills (conceptual, handy, production, fabrication)

and an international outlook.

This event is addressed to professionals, graduates, students and PhD-students from several creative-technical disciplines who want to professionalize their hands-on prototyping abilities and perfect their model making skills. Additionally, during the Biennale Interieur from 14 to 23 October 2016 the Designers in Residence Kortrijk will be offered a unique opportunity to show their research and on-going progress to an international audience.Are you one of the designers we are looking for ?

Apply HERE before Thursday 30 June 2016