PROGRAM

Friday, May 31

Time Type Activity Artist ROOM
15:00 - 16:00 Open doors
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop Lisbon's futures in VR: hands-on AI and VR workshop Megan Ammari Atelier 02
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop The light of marble: build your own lamp using reclaimed marble Novonovo Atelier 01
16:00 - 18:00 Workshop Elevate and cultivate: growing food together through vertical farming Upfarming Garden
16:00 Performance Setting up Bricòláge: alternative ways of designing Sofia De=Francesco Garden
18:00 - 20:00 Talk session Main Room
Matterpieces: material design for circular architecture Studio8
Edible landscapes: art and food Inês Coelho da Silva
Introducing Distributed Design: a value-driven approach to design Distributed Design Platform
From volunteering to global impact: innovation in plastic recycling Mad Plastic
18:00 Installation Miradouro do Futuro ("Viewpoint of the Future") Megan Ammari Garden
19:00 Installation Overuse What A Mess Atelier 01
19:00 Installation A biophilia device Inês Barros Atelier 02
20:00 Performance Edible ecosystem: the wetland of my roots Inês Coelho da Silva Garden
20:30 Performance Biomaterials made with Giovanna Martins Inês Barros Atelier 02
21:00 - 22:30 Screening Living the change: inspiring stories for a sustainable future Happen Films, 2018 Main Room
ongoing Exhibition Project showcase various artists Garden
ongoing Entertainment Food, drinks and dj sets Garden

Saturday, June 1

Time Type Activity Artist ROOM
10:00 - 11:00 Open doors
11:00 - 14:00 Workshop Upcycling organic waste for the built environment Bagaceira Project Atelier 01
11:00 - 14:00 Workshop Slow kitchen: cooking with solar and human energy Slow Lab and Marie Verdeil Garden
11:00 - 14:00 Workshop Hempcrete: using hemp in design and construction Natura Matéria Garden
11:00 - 14:00 Workshop Distributed Design: speculating on alternative futures Distributed Design Platform Main Room
11:00 - 14:00 Experience Food literacy projects: a guided tour through Lisbon’s urban farms Rodrigo Borralho Garden
11:00 Performance Setting up Bricòláge: alternative ways of designing Sofia De=Francesco Garden
14:00 - 15:00 Experience Solar Brunch Slow Lab and Marie Verdeil Garden
15:00 - 17:00 Talk session Main Room
Principles for designing a low-tech web Marie Verdeil
Building from the ground: a context responsive approach MaTierra
Open source communities to design the future Adrián Coira
Reuse in construction: mapping the ‘mines’ for our future NADA NOVO
15:00 Installation Recomposing Residues : A collaborative sculpture Bagaceira Project Garden
15:00 Installation Miradouro do Futuro ("Viewpoint of the Future") Megan Ammari Garden
15:00 Performance Edible ecosystem: the wetland of my roots Inês Coelho da Silva Garden
17:00 - 19:00 Workshop Exploring the reuse of residues in ceramics Prima Matters Atelier 01
17:00 - 19:00 Workshop Crafting clay ovens, from concept to creation Testing Corner Atelier 02
17:00 Performance EARTH-works! MaTierra Garden
17:30 - 19:00 Open mic Walk The Talk (in collaboration with Pecha Kucha Lisboa) Main Room
19:00 - 20:00 Sharing circle Futurecasting: a closing conversation on gentler futures Main Room
20:00 Installation Overuse What A Mess Atelier 01
20:00 Installation A biophilia device Inês Barros Atelier 02
20:30 Performance Biomaterials made with Giovanna Martins Inês Barros Atelier 02
21:00 - 22:00 Screening The POC21 documentary: eco-hacking the future Ouishare / Open State, 2016 Main Room
ongoing Exhibition Project showcase various artists
ongoing Entertainment Food, drinks, live music and dj sets Garden

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Gentler Futures Festival is a not-for-profit initiative by BY THE END OF MAY, a research and design studio exploring the roles of manufacturing and crafts in creating a (non-linear), (post-consumerism) and (anti-alienation) economy. If you are into open source design, distributed manufacturing, local making and regenerative materials, get in touch with us.
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