MADE IN - Platform for Contemporary Crafts & Design

Can dyes for textiles be developed from algae? Could lampshades be made from rushes? These are the kinds of questions that the MADE IN platform brings together. It combines cultural heritage, design studio, research laboratory and workshop - with the aim of making a sustainable circular economy the norm in society. Craftspeople, designers and researchers explore the limits of different materials and their processing together. They experiment with functionality and aesthetics, explore possibilities and develop new ways of designing. Co-financed by the European Union, a sustainable transfer of knowledge between traditional craftsmanship and contemporary production is being initiated - and realised in concrete collaborations.

The exhibition at Siebenschlehener Pochwerk showcased the results of this transnational collaboration, which has been taking place in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Portugal and Germany since 2023 - and has continued to develop ever since. The project was supported by Makers, Business & Arts, a main project of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025, in collaboration with the Slovenian Cultural Information Centre Berlin - SKICA Berlin and the Slovenian Tourist Board.