Services - Distributed Design Platform

How to partner with us?

Across our online platform, and through our events and programmes, we reach an audience of over 300.000 people – from young talents joining the industry to professionals and creative thought leaders.

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Partner with us for capacity building activities or bespoke executive trainings

Knowledge transfer

Immersive learning experiences offers a unique opportunity for partners to engage with international creative talents and emerging technologies. The learning program curated by the Platform will enable you to uptake, design methodologies, rapid prototyping techniques and immersive in state-of-the-art knowledge to apply in your context.

Networking

The Distributed Design Platform has a vast network of creative professionals, ranging from art directors, material innovators, futures imaginaries. Through collaborating with the Platform you will have the opportunity to gain access or participate in carefully curated creative events at your or international locations.

Advice

We develop bespoke advisory projects based on 15 years of experience of Fab Lab Barcelona and the Platform members in the field of rapid prototyping and value driven design which is shifting the design and production paradigm.

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Creative Talents

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Our achievements over the past years would not have been possible without the dedication of our 20 members and our vibrant network of Creative Talents. Their work demonstrates an unshakeable commitment to design rooted in environmental and social principles. Practices regularly go beyond sustainability to regeneration: our community asks not only how can we sustain, but how can our design practices give back and nurture cultural, social, and environmental well-being.

Core Members

22

Our Platform has seen exciting growth since our start. Since 2022, our membership has steadily increased: the Distributed Design Platform is now made up of 22 members including 6 community hubs. These hubs act as regional centers, fostering connections and knowledge exchange among members with diverse backgrounds and expertise. This geographically distributed network allows for more inclusive participation and ensures that the Platform serves the needs of a wider community.

Global Community

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The Distributed Design Platform acts as an exchange and networking hub for the emerging field of distributed design. The initiative aims at developingand promoting the connection between designers, makers and emerging digital and local markets.

Cross-channel reach

+300k

The DDP website is our primary outreach tool, attracting over 14,000 annual visitors and accounting for 80% of our online engagement and making it our most effective platform. Social media platforms, particularly Instagram (13% of our online outreach), complement this reach.

World Crafts Council Europe

Digital Training Program for Craftspeople

Partnership with Materfad, Mercabarna, CLIC and UPC

CIRCULAR CITIES CHALLENGE

Partnership with WASP

WASP AWARDS 2024

We want to thank the Distributed Design Platform at Fab Lab Barcelona for their amazing work, dedication, enthusiasm and skills that has put together a bespoke training for craftspeople from all around the globe, supporting them in their upskilling journey. We are really glad and lucky to have such amazing partners!

Laura Miguel

Its always a pleassure to work together with the Distributed Design Platform, the team is professional, hardworking and bring to life ideas!

Kaye Symington

The training programm developed by the Distributed Design team was incredibly insightful and useful for our vietnamese creatives.

UNIDO