Idea and Spirit of Seven Years of Design and Crafts Based Workshops and Research on Site

Abstract

This paper is a holistic overview of 7 years of experimental design workshops and their vocational approach toward non-formal education in the field of design. The research highlights more than 10 years of experience of the authors in organizing the workflow for a series of one-week international design workshops in Romania and Austria. Each workshop had a special topic but all of them were linked by a common scope: interventions in private and public spaces with inspiration and respect for the local built environment, culture, traditions, and crafts.