Crossover, 2011, a short film by Neoarhitekti made for MDW. Showing at MDW main venue, Thursday 6th October, 6:00PM CROSSOVER is a recent Neo arhitekti project...

WHAT THE SPOON EVENT Link to Facebook Time 08 October · 12:00 - 13:00 Location Triton Fountain, Valletta Created by: Ritty Tacsum, Ralph de Lange, Claudia...

Walls in halls. Wailing walls, weeping and screaming. Loud in colour. Winding in and out in harmony. Halmann Vella Ltd. Installation in Maltese hard stone and...

Distortion is a collective exhibition of digitally produced prints demonstrating Carla Grima’s proficiency within textile technology. The prints have been...

The installation being proposed for Piazza Tigné during Malta Design Week consists of a series of wood panels which are cut accordingly and assembled to each...

A workshop led by Gaspar Gonzalez, a product designer from Spain in which the participants will build a collage or mood board which explains all their experiences...

Gilian Schrofer workshop will address the timely question of how to turn an existing traditional site, into a contemporary and welcoming place. How can you respect...

The work of Giulio Patrizi is inspired by social research and the use of alternative materials and their innovative use. Everyday materials can give dignity to...

Sometimes, turning it upside down is what it takes. Coming up with new ideas and designs demands constant creativity and inspiration which can fail the best of...

A sequence of distinct photographs and short films by Brian Grech, inspired by the ideology and obsession with beauty in the Baroque era. Destabilising the idea of...

Lace making is an old Maltese tradition. In the 1930s, the founders of Ceramika Maltija promoted lace making in Gozo by creating blueprints for lace makers in the...

Sulluzzu (Maltese word for “hiccups” which also translates to “above the luzzu” in Italian) is a conceptual installation that cynically celebrates the...

Odoardo Fioravanti will help his objects tell their story, since they can't say a word. He will explain where his design comes from, his use of various techniques...

Alexia Medici – a Barcelona based contemporary artist will lead an outdoor workshop dealing with architectural photography and creative vision. The participants...

A workshop led by Alexia Medici, a Maltese artist living in Barcelona, dealing with light and space. The participants will be involved in exercises showing them...

Gilian Schrofer is convinced that experiencing an interior goes directly to the brain, like other senses such as smell and taste. Good design is about using...

This workshop will deal with aesthetics, architecture and design. Participants will be involved in a number of activities and short lectures focusing on functional...

This year, Carlo and Stefania Schembri will present a study of the kitchen as a standalone, self-containing structure with a special emphasis on the ergonomics and...

Hanging, free-standing or portable, light fixtures are part of our daily lives, a practical devise which nevertheless defines our sense of style. It could be...

Science is everywhere. Whether you like it or not, science affects how we reproduce, eat and communicate. Technological progress has given rise to the nuclear...

Continuing with Steve DeMicoli’s research into parametric design, digital fabrication and materials, cloud[S]cape is a site-specific installation which explores...

The need for a contemporary and alternative shelving system triggered the design for a product that would constitute more than just… shelving. This resulted in a...

The students who have just completed the B.E. & A. course from Faculty for the Built Environment at the University of Malta will exhibit their thesis projects...

Have you ever been curious to discover who stands behind the creative work of window displays or the tricks of the trade on how to sell your goods more creatively?...

In October 2010, GetUp StandUp approached the Faculty of the Built Environment with a brief to design a library for the Marsa Open Centre, an old trade school...

A collective exhibition by Alexandra Pace, Anna Runefelt and Kurt Arrigo, in association with Malta Design Week. The SANS series by Alexandra Pace is a collection...

Le Corbusier knew my Father: The Life and Loves of the Architect of the 20th Century Le Corbusier was the single most important - and influential - architect of...

Opening its doors for business during Malta Design Week, FLOW is a multi-brand bathroom showroom selling top brands such as Gessi, Tosca Quattro, Sanico, Falper,...

As part of an ongoing investigation on hereditary genes and the way they are received from parents and passed on to their offspring, Alexia Medici focuses her...

In-Sight explores the creative use and development of conventional, as well as unusual techniques applied throughout the processes of jewellery-making. Being...

The talk will concentrate on the story of the Manikata Church, 12 years in the making, and the design process of other sacred spaces. Religious architecture,...

Sadar + Vuga have coined the expression Formula New Ljubljana to describe the way in which the city’s development is viewed as a constant dynamic process leading...

The aim behind this project is to provide the first dedicated city guide that promotes the real character of Valletta; one which not only exposes its incredible...

Working as a designer with both digital media and physical products Nicolas Roope has very contrasting perspectives on design. In this event, he will explore these...

The Valletta Management Plan deals with the multi-faceted implications of design and lifestyle in Valletta. A discussion-based workshop will be held as part of the...

The education of an architect at the School of Architecture + Design at Virginia Tech is grounded in a rich tradition of heuristic, or experience-based, learning...

This event brings together a number of creative individuals working in multifarious artistic disciplines with the aim of setting up a series of workshops intended...

Maltese is a multi-layered language that acquires complexity as a whole. In much the same way, architecture has many layers and satisfies many of our needs...

In his work, Kane Calì tries to encompass the natural world through science’s lens. This work is a metaphor for the one binding element that holds all things...

Duncan Bone is a Maltese creative director who has been living and working in London for the past twelve years. His talk will focus on his personal journey: from...

Fulu is a high-concept “sofa” design awarded second prize at the 2008 D&AD student awards. The project aims at producing and exhibiting one version of this...

The Faculty for the Built Environment at the University of Malta had last year introduced its Foundation Course in Design and Visual Communication, which includes...

You who live safe In your warm houses, You who find, returning in the evening, Hot food and friendly faces: Consider if this is a man Who works in the mud Who does...

Gaspar will be discussing the development of his career through his projects – from inception to the present – with particular reference to institutions,...

The event will consist of a talk and presentation featuring the history of fashion from the 1900 till the present day. It will cover the why/who wore what/when...

October 2, 2011 – 6pm to 8pm Ceramika Maltija, 30 St Anthony Street, Attard ‘The Ceramic Island’ “I like the idea of island nations/communities and where...

Throughout Malta Design Week, the MCAST Institute of Art and Design will be featuring a selection of students’ projects covering various levels and fields of...

Jamie will be delivering a lecture about how to cook up an original, imaginative and relevant idea that will whet people’s appetites and stand the test of time....

MOShow – Movable Objects Show is a new kind of cultural project which will be hosted at Malta Design Week. This will take place in an indoor venue, where...

"GROWTH" is a satellite event being organised by SACES during Malta Design Week in an attempt to analyse and dissect the methods pursued by Maltese architecture...

Hold a pencil in your hand, press it hard against the surface and draw it across the page to create a line; a path between two points but also a division, a...

A lecture by Patrizi exploring the part played by Italian design in a time of crisis; a time in which design had to revert back to art and crafts. Patrizi will...