FOLLOW AN IDEA, NOT A BORDERIdeas that connect.
8 routes through European ideas, connected by a question.
01DEAFMETAL · Finland6 STORIES6 COUNTRIES
A key, a zipper, a hearing aid. Six ideas that begin by noticing an ordinary frustration.
Which small difficulty has become so familiar that we stopped noticing it?
02Pumpipumpe Mailbox Sharing · Switzerland6 STORIES6 COUNTRIES
Borrow from a neighbour. Read beneath the trees. Find a place to make music. Six ways to share more of everyday life.
What needs to change around the person so they can take part?
03Park’n’Play · Denmark6 STORIES4 COUNTRIES
A rooftop to climb. A place to make. A waterfront to listen to. Six invitations to enjoy the city differently.
Which idea would you bring into your own day?
04AIAIAI TMA-2 · Denmark6 STORIES5 COUNTRIES
Things that adapt to you: headphones, clothes, a phone and sound for the room. Six ways to keep a familiar object useful.
Which idea would you bring into your own day?
05Zadar Sea Organ · Croatia6 STORIES5 COUNTRIES
A route to work. A place to listen. A river kept connected. Six ways Europe is rethinking its relationship with water.
What becomes possible when water is part of the design?
06Re-Wind BladeBridge · Ireland6 STORIES5 COUNTRIES
Retired blades, overlooked wool and discarded toys. Six approaches to keeping more value in what already exists.
What can we keep before we decide to replace?
07Ruoholahti Computer Playground · Finland6 STORIES6 COUNTRIES
A playground, a workshop, an exhibit. Six places and tools that turn curiosity into something you can try.
What changes when the learner can change something?
08Rjukan Sun Mirrors · Norway6 STORIES6 COUNTRIES
Between railway tracks, beneath the ground, inside a wave. Six different relationships with energy and the places around it.
What can a place offer—and what must a new use respect?