meds tara 2015 participant info

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PARTICIPANTS

join europe’s largest design networkspend two weeks working with designers and architects from over 30 countries

Call for:

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1Extroverted Chapel - Istanbul, Turkey, 2011 2Through the Digital Eye – Ljubljana, Slovenia 20123Clocks – Dublin, Ireland 20144Let Your Ear Be Your Compass - Ljubljana, Slovenia 2012

5 + 6Sound Forest - Ljubljana, Slovenia 20127A Conversation of Space - Ljubljana, Slovenia 20128Lecture - Ljubljana, Slovenia 20129Water Temple – Ljubljana, Slovenia 2012

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MEDS is a network formed in 2010 that hosts annual workshops for young people with an interest in design. Run by students, for students, we are grassroots and non-profit organisation. We aim to promote the positive role of design in society as well as interdisciplinary and cross-border collaboration in design.

We have previously held workshops in Turkey, Slovenia, Portugal and Ireland and meetings in Belgium, Cyprus, Kosovo, Slovakia and Spain.

What is a MEDS Workshop?The ‘Workshop’ is a two-week event that takes place in August each year, and is the main ‘meeting’ of MEDS. Within the workshop are a number of projects led by Tutors (design students or professionals), who have applied to create their concept - along with their team of eager and talented Participants - during the Workshop.

The Workshop has a central theme that all of the projects are based on. This year it is “Ground Zero” - a chance to start anew, as if we are the only people left to rebuild civilisation on Tara. We have 40m2 of wood, a toolshed sponsored by Bosch and around 15 projects to choose from.

Participants are assigned to projects based on their choices according our homemade ‘Happiness Algorithm’ (an unbiased distribution of participants according to project choice, gender and nationality). They then collaborate with the Tutor to complete a project, and at the end of the two weeks present their work to the other participants and local people. Previous workshops have ranged from building permanent pavillions, clocks and furniture over photography, film and fashion, to upcycling, documentation and local interventions...

There is of course a strict schedule of fun activities, including: working on your project, lectures and labs, getting to know your fellow MEDS crew, and - of course - partying with them.

WHAT IS MEDS?

MEDS after the WorkshopOutside the Workshop, MEDS is an international network of dedicated designers that support one another in personal projects. MEDS participants have become tutors at other workshops, organise events in their own countries, and organise MEDS Workshops.

The MEDS network is currently expanding into an exclusive online platform, still in development.

What can MEDS do for me?We’re a giant design crazy family. Participants benefit from a network of hundreds of design students from over 30 different nationalities and departments. Develop not just as a design thinker but as a design leader. We’re all about learning new design skills and experiencing different cultures. Participating will contribute to preserving the beautiful Tara National Park, and look very good on your CV!

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“There is pleasure in the pathless woods,There is a rapture on the lonely shore,There is society, where none intrudes,

By the deep sea, and music in its roar:I love not man the less, but Nature more.”

- Lord Byron

For two weeks in August we will be leaving the city lights behind.

Far from contemporary civilisation without shops, neon lights and deafening background noise, we will wipe the slate clean and become ‘naked minds’ again. Imagine we are rebuilding society from the ground up – a fresh start – rethinking all aspects of life using our design skills and sensibilities.

The goal is to find inspiration in traditional work, craftsmanship and nature to realise our own designs. Not to get distracted by the outside world but seeking creativity from within, and from others in this unique group. It’s a meeting of people, nature, material, culture, language and opinion. There is a story that needs to be told.

Come to Tara and help us write it.

THE THEME: ‘GROUND ZERO’

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MITROVAC: base camp

want to be in a design crew that’s half way up a mountain in Serbia?

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When?02 - 16 August 2015

Where?The chosen country for 2015 is Serbia. We will be holding the workshop in the village of ‘Mitrovac’ in Tara National Park. (Mitrovac is roughly 25km from Bajina Basta)

How do I get there?You can fly into: Belgrade, Sarajevo or Pristina.There will be a bus transfer provided from Belgrade to Bajina Basta to the base camp in Mitrovac. All the interntional airports also have regular buses to Bajina Basta.

Where are we staying?We are staying in a two hectare holiday complex. Seven pavilions with 2- 12-bed apartments and separate or shared bathrooms, balconies and lounge spaces. The surrounding area will be used for various activities during the workshop, and the ‘Kacara’ Restaurant will be serving two traditional Serbian meals per day.

Participation Fee : €295Includes: - Accommodation - 2 meals per day - Participation in workshop (tools, materials) - Bus from Bajina Basta to Mitrovac - Welcome pack (T-shirt, maps, etc)

Not included in Participation Fee: - Transport to and from Belgrade - Additional food - Party and extra activity packs or excursions

For more information please visit:http://www.medstara.com

250 Design students30 + nationalities

15 days on 1544m mountain30m3 of seasoned timber

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international night

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy.

Aside from the workshops, lectures, excursions, learning and working we also like to celebrate the fact that we’ve all come together. One of the biggest parties during a MEDS workshop is the International Evening. All participants bring typical food and drinks from their home countries. Once everything is prepared, tables are set up for each country and you can go from table to table tasting amazing foods and sipping drinks to get you in the mood for when International evening turns into International night!

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Kosovo - Gent Dauti & Shpend [email protected] - Vladimir Georgiev & Jana [email protected] - Janneke Earl & Quirine [email protected] - Maciej Warot and Anna [email protected] - Joana Martins & Bruno Maurí[email protected] - Smaranda Ilie & Diana [email protected] - Marko [email protected] - Julia [email protected] - Masha Mazi & Katarina [email protected] - Raquel [email protected] - Andrina Stauffer & Olivia [email protected] - Oytun Gur Gunel & Ceylan [email protected]

If your country is not on this list, you can apply to the International Team at: [email protected]

how to applyTo register your application please fill out the application form which can find on the homepage or here : http://goo.gl/forms/lC5LOkS4Fw

National Contacts (NCs)Countries have one or two representatives (NCs)and a certain number of places for participants. Find your NC’s email below to contact them about the eact deadlines and details of your country’s entry competition.

Particularly interested in film, photography, graphics or publishing? We’re looking for new talent to join our in-house media crews DOC and REC For more information on ways to get involved, contact: [email protected]

NATIONAL CONTACTS:

Albania - Elkeda Kalaci & Anisa [email protected] - Mariam Arshakyan & Elen [email protected] - Petra Everaert & Nomie [email protected] and Herzegovina - Senad [email protected] - Teodora Vukodinova & Maria [email protected] - Bruna [email protected] - Sarah Sonne Glatz & Nicholas [email protected] - Alastair Brook & Ian [email protected]@gmail.comGermany - Nushin Isabelle Yazdani & Mariano [email protected] Greece - Nikoletta [email protected] - Sarkadi Zsolt (Safi)[email protected] - Jack Lehane & Jason [email protected] - Marta D’[email protected]

Applying to be a participantThis year we have decided to give you the choice of how you would like to apply to be a participant at the MEDS workshop in Tara:

1) Essay on the Theme of ground Zero2) Design a Tshirt3) Project Poster (For presentation night during MEDStara)4) Photo, Photo series or Film on ‘Ground Zero’5) Give a Pecha Kucha Talkx) Fitting projects (ask your NC)

All applications are to focus on the Topic of ‘Ground Zero’; the notion of rebooting society with a focus on the role of Design. The workshop will be a back-to-the-roots, holistic approach to creating objects and structures.

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MEDS is more than the sum of its parts.

Yes it hosts a workshop once a year for over 200 international students from various design related fields.

Yes, the workshops cover a wide variety of topics, themes and activities and are led by talented tutors.

Yes, it is an organization made up of skilled individuals who work together on their own projects after the annual workshops, but more importantly the MEDS experience is whatever you tailor it to be individually.

No two people attending MEDS will experience it in exactly the same way. You might be looking for hands on experience, working with tools, in a group, on a project that will introduce you to new techniques or methods, or you might want to meet people with more experience in your field or try to help others with less experience in your field, learn about a new field within design entirely.

Simply meeting like-minded people and sharing ideas is reason enough to join the MEDS community.

So come to Tara and start something when 250 design students meet

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