The inauguration of Circula at the Design Museum Holon was accompanied by a programme of side events involving the Israeli design community – those on the cusp of their careers could participate in workshops while well-established designers provided mentorship.
The 'Makeathon' project was realised thanks to the collaboration between Tomek Rygalik, the Holon Design Museum, the Aharon Feiner Eden Materials Library and the Adam Mickiewicz Institute. Its basic premise was the reuse and ‘upcycling’ [creative reuse] of household materials to develop new design methods or create an object based on circular economy principles. The works were made using materials, tools, and objects found in an Israeli home. The ‘Makeathon’ encourages one to reflect on makers’ responsibility in a changing world. It is an event educating both makers and the public about sustainability and circular design.
Tomek Rygalik gave a lecture during which he explained the social and technological principles of Circula to the designers participating in ‘Makeathon’. The dozens of workshop participants were divided into teams of five designers from different fields. They had five days to complete their work under the mentorship of Rygalik and the Israeli designers. On the exhibition’s opening day on 15 July, the two best teams were selected – the group project POPUMP by Ya’ar Benvenishti, Daphne Dagan, Ari Libierson, Limor Shasha and Avia Zerahia was awarded the main prize sponsored by DesignNature, a creative community co-founded by Rygalik. They will participate in the Design Summer School ‘23 workshop, organised annually at the DesignNature creative campus in Sobole, Poland.
Circula was donated to the Holon Design Museum, thus becoming part of the museum’s collection.
Translated from Polish by Matt Wehr, August 2022
