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BODIES IN PUBLIC

Enrollment: from 06-07-2026 to hour 12:00 on 17-07-2026
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Language: ENGLISH
Campus: SPAZIO ESTERNO AL POLIMI
Subject area: Tools
Practical activities Workshop Trips and excursions
Docente responsabile
LAURA GALLUZZO
CCS proponenti
Design degli interni - Interior design e Interior and Spatial Design
CFU
3
Ore in presenza
40
Prerequisiti
open to students 2nd and 3rd years of CdL Interior Design, Product design, and Communication Design

English language proficiency
N° max studenti
10
Criteri di selezione
Selection based on CV and portfolio.
Parole chiave:
CITIES, bodies, public spaces
Tag
Communication design, Interior design, Product design, Social

Descrizione dell'iniziativa

A hands-on, politically charged design workshop working with Design students from Monash, Australia in one of Europe’s most complex textile cities, Prato. You will learn craft techniques, work with scrap materials, collaborate across cultures and disciplines (Communication, Industrial and Spatial Design) and, on the final day, install your work in the streets of Prato. No polished prototypes. No screens. Just bodies, material and public space.

Periodo di svolgimento

dal September 2026 a September 2026

Calendario


Il workshop si svolgerà dal 7 all'11 settembre a Prato. Inizia il 7 mattina a Prato quindi consigliamo di viaggiare la domenica 6 settembre. Il ritorno si può prevedere l'11 sera oppure il 12. Monash University mette a disposizione un passaggio in pullman da Prato a Milano il 12 mattina. L'alloggio e i viaggi (tranne l'eventuale passaggio in pullman) sono a carico dei partecipanti. Per quanto riguarda l'alloggio con gli studenti selezionati potremo farci aiutare dalla Monash University nel trovare le soluzioni migliori. Il programma prevede:

Day 1 - Mon, 7Prato Monash centreicebreaker activity | group formation | initial exploration of given challenges with design ethnography, photographic journals, site mapping, etc.
Day 2 - Tue, 8LottozeroWorkshop at Lottozero | learn basic sewing techniques | learn patchwork of found/scrap fabric and other usable materials | intro to dyeing techniques + screen printing (we could split in 2 big groups)
Day 3 - Wed, 9Prato Monash centreidea generation + refinement+ more research; sketching, quick low-fi prototyping (we can source cardboard, scrap materials)
Day 4 - Thu, 10Lottozeroa version of day 3 at Lottozero but focused on working to complete the final outcome 
Day 5 - Fri, 11Design installation in public space | performance | intervention