Open Talk: IM KONTEXT / NEL CONTESTO: Vom Acker auf den Teller? at the Museion with eco-social designers Merve Bektas, Meike Hollnaicher, and agronomist Dr. Jutta Staffler

Open Talk: IM KONTEXT / NEL CONTESTO: Vom Acker auf den Teller? at the Museion with eco-social designers Merve Bektas, Meike Hollnaicher, and agronomist Dr. Jutta Staffler

On May 18, the themes of the PLOT exhibition at MUSEION will be an opportunity to understand the important diversity of fertile humus as a metaphor for sustainable local agriculture and ethically behaving society. In dialogue with the audience and invited speakers from local entities committed to the environment and sustainable agriculture, the public will …

Eco-Social Design at Time Week

Eco-Social Design at Time Week

Bolzano–Bozen is the capital of time in 2023 and currently holding an international conference. Part of it are Eco-Social Designers with their ongoing projects; Eliza Zimmermann’s and Nicole Faiella Perdomo’s thesis project on Time Interactions for Care (IG), and the 2nd semester project About Time by Clara Vardon, Koen Reerink and Rosario Castro. Here you …

Fashion For Future Bolzano

Fashion For Future Bolzano

Social Conference, Materials Exhibition and Interactive Workshops Thinking and acting for more sustainable and fair fashion with a social conference, materials exhibition and interactive workshops in Bolzano, 27.4.—6.5.2023

Open Talk: From Toxic Textile Troubles to Fabulous Fibre Futures by Alexandra Fruhstorfer

Open Talk: From Toxic Textile Troubles to Fabulous Fibre Futures by Alexandra Fruhstorfer

28.03.2023, Tuesday, at 17:30, F4.06 Atelier, Unibz. Alexandra Fruhstorfer is a transdisciplinary designer and researcher. In her practice she questions prevalent political and cultural paradigms, while trying to embrace phenomena of accelerated technological and ecological change. Using design as a strategic, yet playful tool she aims to enable more equitable imaginaries for our material culture …

<strong>La Dolce Ciclovita per l’Italia at Klimahouse 2023 – Prize-giving ceremony for the In Motion team</strong>

La Dolce Ciclovita per l’Italia at Klimahouse 2023 – Prize-giving ceremony for the In Motion team

A week before the thesis presentations of the March session, the graduating project “La Dolce Ciclovita per l’Italia”, by the In Motion collective (Michelangelo Lamonaca and Vivian Art Rustige), will be awarded by Isola Ursa Institute at the Klimahouse event. The Italian institute, which is composed of professionals from the field of urban and landscape …

Open Call: Junior Researcher at the Competence Centre for Sustainability

Open Call: Junior Researcher at the Competence Centre for Sustainability

Open call for a 3-year junior university researcher (fixed-term contract, RTDa) at the Competence Centre for Economical, Ecological and Social Sustainability at the Free University of Bozen–Bolzano, dedicated to “Participatory design and visual narration to inspire and enable more solidary and sustainable modes of production and living”. Deadline for applications: January 30th at 12:00 PM …

Open Call: Research Assistant for ‘BIODESIGN’ Project

Open Call: Research Assistant for ‘BIODESIGN’ Project

Open call for a 12-month Research Assistant Position (assegnista di ricerca / Forschungsassistent*in) at the Faculty of Design and Art of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, dedicated to “BIODESIGN – Exploring the Educational Practice of Growing Biomaterials for Sustainable Design”. Deadline for applications: January 31st at 12:00 PM (noon)Starting around April 2023 The project focuses …

20-21/01/2023 mostra ∞ STRING FIGURES ∞  transforming together ∞ exhibition

20-21/01/2023 mostra ∞ STRING FIGURES ∞  transforming together ∞ exhibition

MA Eco-Social Design, 2022/23Faculty for Design and Art, Free University of Bozen–Bolzano4th floor in building F Venerdì ∞ Friday17:00 Visite guidate con i partner del progetto 1 ∞ Guided tours with partners of project 1, atelier F4.0118:00 Inaugurazione ufficiale ∞ Official opening19:00 Masteritivo Sabato ∞ Saturday11:00–17:00 Mostra ∞ Exhibition ↓ Italiano In project 1, students of the Master in …

Zum Paradies

Zum Paradies

Jede*r hat irgendeine Vorstellung vom Paradies, was das Paradies sein könnte. Aber wir müssen das nicht ganz genau festnageln mit etwas. Und so haben wir uns auf den Weg gemacht, und probieren etwas aus. [Dabei kommt vor], dass wir uns verlaufen, dass wir Umwege gehen, usw. Aber wir müssen versuchen Zukünfte auszuprobieren, um zu sehen, …

Extended call: Hands-on Workshops ∞ STRING FIGURES ∞ DoD23

Extended call: Hands-on Workshops ∞ STRING FIGURES ∞ DoD23

extended call until February 7th 2023 »…Social-ecological transformation requires the interplay of many actors, building upon each other, interconnecting niches, imagining and experimenting care and commoning, criticising and supporting each other, passing on knowledge and narrations in collective actions..« 1.5 Hours x 15 Workshops We are searching for practitioners to lead hands on workshops promoting …

Proceedings of the Care Beyond Crisis conference

Proceedings of the Care Beyond Crisis conference

By Design or by Disaster is the title of a series of conferences co-developing with the Master in Eco-Social Design at the Free University of Bozen–Bolzano, Italy. It is an opportunity for a lively exchange on the creative practices contributing to social-ecological transformations. Both speakers and participants come from diverse fields of practice, ranging from …

A place to B(z) – Christmas Walk

A place to B(z) – Christmas Walk

Let‘s connect the city! Join us in a Christmas-Walk from Bozen‘s Obstmarkt to the area behind the trainstation. There will be live music throughout the walk and a small concert with Glühwein at the area.
We start at on Saturday, 17.12, at 14:00h in Obstmarkt and walk together to the area opposite Via del Macello 19. Live musik by TurboTrööT!
For more information follow A place to B(z).

Activating Underused Spaces – A place to B(z) at EUniverCities in Innsbruck

Activating Underused Spaces – A place to B(z) at EUniverCities in Innsbruck

This event focuses especially on the promotion of collaborations between universities and cities in the EU. For Bolzano we joined with the municipal council of Bolzano, Chiara Rabini, professor for eco-social design Kris Krois and Philipp Rier and Marielle Scharfenberg from A place to B(z).    group of people with backgrounds in both administration and project …

Intelligence Beyond the Human_by James Bridle about his new book Ways of Being

Intelligence Beyond the Human_by James Bridle about his new book Ways of Being

Wednesday 30 November, 2:30 pm Open lecture with Q&A streamed from F0.03, unibz, Bolzano–Bozen Online open lecture including a presentation from the author of Ways of Being, a book about AI, non-human intelligence, ecology, biological computing, more-than-human relations, published by Penguin Books in the UK in April 2022. The lecture expands on the projects annual …

[NON] HO TEMPO fest

[NON] HO TEMPO fest

You never have enough time? Do you want some?  We invite you to an event to share your time with others, and others share theirs with you, to do what you cannot do because you are very busy.  Where: Kehl’s Club, Via Goethe 42 When: 25-27 November 2022 (Friday 15-18h / Saturday 10-17h / Sunday 13-17h)  …

Teaching Position: ‘Cultural Anthropology’

Teaching Position: ‘Cultural Anthropology’

For the MA Eco-Social Design we are looking for an engaged teacher/researcher for the coruse in Cultural Anthropology. Here is the call. Application deadline 25 Nov 2022, 12:00 a.m. CET. If you have questions about the application procedure, please send an email to Recruitment Design. For questions concerning the MA Eco-Social Design and the teaching …

Teaching Position: ‘Project Funding for Eco-Social Design’

Teaching Position: ‘Project Funding for Eco-Social Design’

For the MA Eco-Social Design we are looking for an experienced expert for teaching the short seminar ‘Project Funding for Eco-Social Designers’. Here is the call. Application deadline 12 Dec 2022, 12:00 a.m. CET. If you have questions about the application procedure please send an email to Recruitment Design. For questions concerning the MA Eco-Social …

Teaching Position: ‘Objects–Spaces–Services’ in Eco-Social Design

Teaching Position: ‘Objects–Spaces–Services’ in Eco-Social Design

For the MA Eco-Social Design we are looking for an experienced design practitioner with a focus on ‘Objects–Spaces–Services’ co-leading the studio course ‘Project 2’ in Eco-Social Design. Here is the call. Application deadline 12.12.2022, 12:00 a.m. (CET). If you have questions about the application procedure please send an email to Recruitment Design. For questions concerning …

Research Position: ‘Social Interaction Design’

Research Position: ‘Social Interaction Design’

The Faculty for Design & Art of the Free University of Bozen–Bolzano is looking for a designer and researcher in the field of ‘Social Interaction Design’, particularly in regard to the intersecting fields of Interface Design, Experience Design, Spatial Practices, Tactical Urbanism, Community Development, Participatory Design and Eco-Social Design. You will become part of the …