Join us and take part in our alternative material focus programme: Altermatter.
Altermatter is an online material-centred collaborative design project bringing together makers and designers from Indonesia and the UK to explore the practical use of new materials. We are inviting applications from makers and designer who have some experience and an interest in exploring new ways of working with sustainable materials.
Selected material developers/designers/makers and product designers will work in pairs as a team to brainstorm the challenges and solutions of creating a daily use product made of alternative materials and showcase their ideas as a final outcome.
Requirements:
Material Developers:
• Emerging material developer: 2 – 3 years of experience OR student level material developer
• Aware of Design Thinking Process
• English proficiency is favourable
• Location: Indonesia and UK
Material developer can also include designer or maker with experience working in alternative and sustainable materials.
Product Designers:
• Emerging with 2 – 3 years working experience after university OR Industry level designers
• Skill in 3D modeling tools
• Aware of Design Thinking process
• English proficiency is favourable
• Location: Indonesia and UK
Expectation:
• Willing to be paired with cross countries (UK-IDN) using online communication tools.
• Able to collaboratively develop product concepts that solve daily problems.
• Able to collaboratively develop product concepts using alternative materials.
• Committed to involvement in the program to completion.
• Open to communicating with mentors and collaborators outside of workshop hours
Timeline of Workshop: February – March 2022 (workshops will be held on 4 Thursdays over this time scale)
Fee for participants: £500
Deadline to apply: 17 January 2022 – 23:59 UK Time
To apply go here
Partners:
British Council
British Council is the UK’s international organisation responsible for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We connect, build understanding and trust between the UK and other countries through arts and culture, education, and the English language. Last year, we communicated face-to-face with more than 80 million people, and over 791 million people online, through our radio and TV programs and our print publications. Founded in 1934, the British Council is a charity and public organization that has become a legal entity with the Royal Charter. 15 percent of our revenue is covered by the UK government.
Applied Arts Scotland
Applied Arts Scotland is a membership organisation run ‘by makers for makers‘ in Scotland. We nurture the creative heart and soul of making practice, celebrate expertise, and facilitate practical opportunities for creative and professional development.
Playo
Playo (playo.id) is an experimentation space for founders and researchers to develop, foster, and connect sustainable solutions.
CAST Foundation
A platform that supports meaningful design and sustainable ecosystems for the people and the planet through innovations found at the intersection of culture, arts, science, and technology.
