Young Balkan Designers 2016 Competition

is a regional talent platform founded in

with the aim to identify, promote and develop creative potential of the

region, in the field of product design. The initiative also aims at unifying regional design scene, bringing it closer to the international market, strengthening its creative potential by offering additional education and practice, while at the same time contributes to the restoration of multi-cultural cooperation in the

region.

Calling out for activism and design advocacy,

project has gathered vital design forces throughout the region and resulted in foundation of the

, an innovative platform established with the aim of articulating and providing long-term strategic support for the development and promotion of the

design, both within the region and at European and international level.

slogan for 2016 -

- calls for products, concepts, services and scenarios that are bringing human touch back into design process and manufacturing, linking them directly to materials, crafts and techniques available in the

culture.

If selected, designers commit to participate in the

exhibition, to produce their prototype and secure their transportation to

, Serbia by

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