29 August - 02 September 2011, Howest Industrial Design Center, Kortrijk (Belgium)

Industrial Design Center is an open knowledge and ‘research through design lab’. It is a communication platform between the industry and the product design education & research programs offered through Howest University College.

Industrial Design Center supports interdisciplinary co-creation between students, teachers and the industry. Its design studio and workshop is fully equipped with manual and rapid & virtual prototyping tools such as a 3D printer, a vacuum casting set up, thermoforming equipment, a laser cutter, a materials and creativity tools library, photo studio, and a lighting lab.

Its annual, 5-day hands-on and international training week is meant for young professionals and those about to graduate who have a passion for creation, co-creation and materialization of ideas.

Are you interested in tasting different prototyping tools such as quick & dirty prototyping for idea generation, laser cutting, 3D printing, product photography, wood turning, welding techniques, plastic shaping processes, textile experiments, foam modeling, arduino electronics and finishing techniques for 3D models? Be prepared for an intensive week, surrounded by professional coaches. Take your time and enjoy our group.

Prototyping is the shorthand of design. “Prototyping is problem solving. It’s a culture and a language. You can prototype just about anything – a new product or service, or a special promotion. What counts is moving the ball forward, achieving some part of your goal. Not wasting time”. Tom Kelley, general manager IDEO.

PARTICIPANTS
This Summer School is addressed to young professionals, graduates, students and PhD-students from several creative-technical disciplines, including:

• industrial/civil engineering
• product design
• architecture
• mechanical design
• applied arts
• interaction design,…

TESTIMONIES
Read what former participants said about the first edition in 2010:

• “A good balance between work and living with a great organization, and a personal and nice approach. This week had a very good ambiance of working, and interesting visits of foreign professionals. I hope that there will be a next edition!”
• “It was super cool! The summer school gave my life meaning!”
• “Thank you very much for such a wonderful workshop experience. I feel like I have learnt a lot over such a small space of time. Really liked the clay and foam workshops. The organization of everything was really good. Keep the option of camping, and try to convince more people that it is a funny and cheap option! I liked it!” Workshops were informative and gave me a great hands-on experience. The teachers were all great! Thank you! XXX”
• “It feels good to have some personal time after this intensive week. Feels bad to leave this school :-(“

Summer School
Creative Prototyping Skills Training
August 29th - September 2nd 2011
Howest Industrial Design Center, Kortrijk (Belgium)

3 ECTS credits
Registration deadline: 20th of July 2011
English spoken
PRICE (€ 365/person)

Are included to this price:

• courses (+ all prototyping materials)
• group transports
• swimming pool entrances
• breakfast–lunch–dinner from Sunday evening till Friday noon
• drinks during the day (coffee-tea-water)
• free space to install your tent at our temporary camping in the park just besides our building

Are not included:

• accommodation (other than campsite cf. housing and stay)
• the security for your locker and a bike on loan from Sunday till Friday. You’ll have to provide a security of 5€ for the locker and 35€ for the bike, but you get this money back at the end of the week when bringing back the key of the locker and the bike on Friday.

This summer school is co-financed by the European Union, thanks to the Creative City Challenge project.

Further Information: www.howest.be/summerschool2011