MaDe (Material Designers) is a competition, event series and platform devoted to realizing the positive impact material designers can have across all creative sectors.

Are you a researcher, design professional, graduate or student working within material design? Does your work drive positive change within society? We’re looking for material designers that are developing their chosen materials within closed-loop systems, rethinking material applications, re-purposing material surpluses and extending the potential of traditional material processes.

Within the framework of the project, the BURG university is a partner for a workshop that will be carried out at the Politechnic University of Milan (Polimi) from 13–17 January 2020. Through this partnership, 10 selected applicants will be given the opportunity to participate in the workshop. MaDe will pay for travel and accommodation for the participants.

For more information and registrations please visit: www.materialdesigners.org/apply – Deadline: 29 November 2019

This project is initiated and guided by the partners Elisava, Ma-tt-er and Polimi. BURG University contact for more information: Prof. Aart van Bezooijen (aart@burg-halle.de)