Cross Innovation Lab: Materials & Industries
During 2024-2025, What Matter_s 3.0 will be carried out, a development project where creators are brought together with industry stakeholders in manufacturing to collaborate interdisciplinary within the theme "Materials and manufacturing industry". What Matter_s 3.0 is implemented within the framework of the project Cross Innovation Southern Sweden, which is financed by the European Regional Development Fund, Region Skåne's cultural administration and Region Blekinge.
Purpose
The world is facing major challenges and we must quickly and effectively adapt as the world changes at an ever faster pace. All parts of society must work together to find solutions. The cultural and creative sector plays a crucial role in this work. Cross Innovation Laboratories, often called Innovation Labs, are specialized spaces or initiatives, designed to promote collaboration and innovation across sector boundaries. In these laboratories, professionals, experts and stakeholders from different industries and disciplines come together to work together to solve complex problems, generate new ideas and develop innovative solutions.
Background What Matter_s
What Matter_s is a platform initiated by Form/Design Center that brings together designers and actors from other industries to create new materials, innovative concepts and business opportunities based on sustainable development. The projects within What Matter_s have attracted a lot of attention both nationally and internationally and show the potential of interdisciplinary collaborations. Through What Matter_s, unique collaborations have been created where researchers have contributed knowledge about the chemistry, behavior and properties of different materials, while designers have added creative exploration with an eye for product possibilities. Production processes have developed thanks to designers' innovative thinking around circularity, upcycling and waste management.
Participants
Tekotryck ✕ Pia Högman + Jóna Berglind
Herman Anderssons Plåt ✕ Sara Sjöbäck
Konsthantverk i Tyringe ✕ Gergely Kovacs + Lisa Darland
Zaarstone ✕ Magnus Göransson
Betongdesign ✕ Max Gerthel
Contura Steel ✕ Torkel Doehmers
Vilax ✕ Stina Pehrsdotter + Louise Hederström