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.
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.
Open call for make me! 2024. The prize poll is 50.000 PLN.
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Open call to make me! 2024
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The winners of the make me! 2023 competition
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make me! 2023 – Innovation Lab
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The make me! 2023 final
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make me! 2023 finalists
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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”
