MAKE ME!
make me! is one of the most innovative design events in Europe and a key part of the Łódź Design Festival. The most important goal of make me! is forecasting upcoming trends and supporting young designers (aged 20-35) who are ready to enter the industry. The finalists of the previous editions emphasize the opportunities that opened up to them thanks to their presence in the competition, including: becoming known in the design community, promotion through numerous publications and subsequent exhibitions.
The competition, organized since 2008, is addressed not only to designers, but also to beginners in art and design. It is intended for all those who start the design process with an impulse caused by noticing a need or a problem. In make me! projects that experiment with the material or seek new interpretations of existing functions are also awarded. The submitted works are assessed in two stages by a specially selected, diverse group of jury, and thanks to the presentation of projects at the exhibition open to the public and contacts with experts, make me! can be a springboard for further professional development.
For the 16th time, Łódź Design Festival is looking for make me! innovative ideas and projects that have a chance to bring a good change! make me! is a competition open to designers of the young generation, allowing for great creative freedom. Dedicated to all those who are inspired by the impulse caused by noticing a need or a problem to the design process.
make me! Design Awards 2023 is as much as PLN 50.000! In addition, the projects awarded by the jury will be presented at the exhibition in May during the Łódź Design Festival 2023!
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Interview with Marie Radke – finalist of the make me! 2020 and 2022
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Design that brings change. Interview Ingrid van der Wacht
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“In design there is space for both exploration as well as reasonable and pragmatic production”
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A competition that comes out in front
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Open call for young desingers – 50.000 PLN in prize pool
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“Nature has invented most of the solutions we might need”
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“The designers will not change the world alone” – an interview with Julia Sulikowska
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The winners of the international make me! 2022 competition
