New European Bauhaus Prizes 2023

Project category

Identify the award category for which this project is being submitted
Shaping a circular industrial ecosystem and supporting life-cycle thinking

Email user
outi@mums.fi

Basic information
Project title
Flowerdrops

Full Project Title
Sustainable communal workshop + auction for good

Please provide a short, catchy description of your project to be used in communication towards the public.
A communal art project inviting people to join workshop in making a "flower". Ready flower is attached on ready frame. Each flower matters, as fully flowered lampshade is auctioned to local charity.

Material used making flowers is recycled: recycled plastic bottles + canisters, collected at schools, restaurants. One may bring their own "rubbish". Recycled material is washed before use. We have instructions to make a quick flower in just 2 min. Or one may spend hours at workshop creating.

What was the geographical scope of your project?
Cross-border/international

Where was your project implemented?
Location 1
Finland

Location 2
Finland

Member State(s), Western Balkans and other countries
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If relevant, insert names of region(s)/municipality(ies) involved
Helsinki Design Week, Helsinki ( Main event indoors)
International weaving symposium, City of Joensuu
FIskars summer workshops in Helsinki ( outdoors)
Turku Culture City program. Workshops in collaboration with Aboa Vetus Ars Nova museum + lampshades exhibited on above a walking bridge in Turku, before the auctions.

Does your project address mainly urban or rural issues?
It addresses urban-rural linkages

Does your project refer to a physical transformation of the built environment or other types of transformations (hard or soft investments)?
It refers to other types of transformations (soft investment)

Has your project benefited from EU programmes and/or funds?
No

Has your project won an EU prize with a monetary value awarded?
No

Is your project fully completed
Yes

Please indicate a date (mm/yy)
2022-12-20

On whose behalf are you submitting the application?
As an individual
Please provide the contact details for the project promoter (the individual or representative of the organisation authorised to represent the project).
- First name: Outi
  Last name: Puro
  Gender: Female
  Nationality: Finland
  Address (country of permanent residence for individuals or address of the organisation)<br/>Street and number: Ketunpesäntie 1
  Town: Lieto
  Postal code: 21350
  Country: Finland
  Direct Tel: +358 50 4450864
  E-mail: outi@mums.fi
  Website: http://www.mums.fi
Social Media accounts (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc.)
- URL: https://www.finnishdesigners.fi/portfolio/outi.puro
  Social media handle and associated hashtag(s): @mumsdesigns
In case my project is selected as a finalist of the NEB Prizes 2023, I agree to share the name (individual and/or organisation’s), email address, website and social media accounts indicated above with other NEB Prizes finalists. I also agree to publish the name (individual and/or organisation’s), website and social media accounts indicated above next to the public description of my project in the channels of the European Commission.
Yes

How did you hear about the New European Bauhaus Prizes?
New European Bauhaus or European Commission websites

Description of the project
Please provide a summary of your project.
Creating communal artwork lampshade(s) together with people at workshops arranged around Europe. Collabs with artists, designers, art museums and galleries around Europe.

Material is recycled plastic bottles, canisters. "Other people's rubbish" is collected locally.

How to: We organize all the things ready so that one may just come and join the workshop and enjoy. One may follow our easy instruction or create an own "freestyle" flower.

So far we have had the workshops in Finland. We have artist and designer partners in France ( Giada Ganassin), Spain ( Ricardo Cavolo), Belgium ( Paul Kienhuis, an agent with a great network). With these people we may create workshops around Europe.

Flowerdrops workshop: Anyone may join workshop for free and make a "flower" from recycled plastic. We provide a ready made steel frame, and flower is attached to this frame. Fully flowerized stunning unique lampshade is ready to serve as a EU standard lampshade on floor or ceiling.. We have arranged workshops on the street or at museums.

Ready lampshade is auctioned to Charity. Auction is help by a local partner agreed. In Finland we have auctioned 2 lampshades: one to support Youngsters hobbies and studying, and other Youngsters Brain damage organization. The auctions were held in collaboration with other partners from en evening gala to an auction held together with a local rock concert. We have gathered total of 10000euros for the charity for different partners in auctioning the lampshade made together with people. So good is spread and everyone may join.

Final creation is made together, for good. It is a unique piece of art.

Please indicate the main themes of your project with 5 key words.
Sustainability: Recycled materials only and always local

Please indicate the main themes of your project with key words
Local production: in collaboration made lampshade brings people and the good together: "Regaining the sense of belonging#

Please indicate the main themes of your project with key words
Spread love: Ready lampshade is auctioned and agreed with the locals were the auctioned charity is given. We prioritize the people and locality.

Please indicate the main themes of your project with key words
Eco consciousness

Please indicate the main themes of your project with key words
Life cycle, recycle, re-think.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of sustainability and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context.
This project is about sustainability itself. We name the project " Other People's Rubbish" and lift the rubbish in a totally new era. From a ready made lampshade one cannot realizer at first it is made of "rubbish", as it is just such a beautiful unique stunning lampshade. But there is a sustainable story behind. A story which gathers people together, gives a meaning of helping others with making just one simple flower. It is about a shared good.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of aesthetics and quality of experience for people (through design, positive emotions and cultural benefits) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context.
Each single flower is a beautiful creation itself, even one may join workshop for just 2 minutes making a simple flower. Or staying for hours.

A ready final lampshade is a stunningly beautiful art piece and design lampshade creating the most beautiful aesthetic experience mixing the beautiful object with a beautiful story.

Please give information about the key objectives of your project in terms of inclusion (ranging from accessibility and affordability for all to inclusive governing systems, design for all principles or new societal models) and how these have been met. Please highlight how the project can be exemplary in this context.
Workshops are open and free and everyone is welcomed. Our work is to organize things so that people may just easily come and join. We just share a story, give people a possibility to join and spend their time for good. Whole workshop' side is to support the thinking of recycle, eco consciousness, minding the people and our environment.

Please explain the way citizens benefiting from or affected by the project and civil society have been involved in the project and what has been the impact of this involvement on the project
Collaboration is local and lampshade flowered together with local people. We are here to hear abut our collaboration cities, museums and gallery's ideas too and create on own civil society in making something small and turning it to something bigger in making good.

We have managed to collaborate with our partners in Finland and spread the invitations by media, press, schools and museum networks.

Please explain how different stakeholders at various levels (local, regional, national, European) were engaged in the design and implementation of the project. Please highlight what the added value of their engagement was.
Locally people were invited and they came.
Regionally press was interested, art museums, galleries and art foundations were supporting our project.
Nationally we arranged auctions where finally ready lampshades were auctioned to Charity, for example with Helsinki Design week.
European. The is just to come.

Please explain which disciplines and/ or knowledge fields were reflected in the design and implementation of your project. Please explain how representatives of these different fields interacted with each other, and what the added value of this process was.
This project is about minding the people and our planet. Reminding of our responsibility as a human being for both others and our shared environment. When we cut a shampoo bottle we give a mould to cut it the way that no rubbish is left from using the rubbish as a material. This is all valued and has got a deeper meaning with caring for our environment and thinking of the materials and rubbish. We recycle with no rubbish left.

Please give information on the results, outcomes and impacts achieved by your project in relation to the category you apply for. This includes also benefits from the project for direct and indirect beneficiaries
Many happy people who attended our workshop, enjoyed making their own flower and enjoyed to hear finally where the map shade was auctioned for good. They supported our idea and were empowered with the feeling of being part of making something which is helps others in difficult situations, does good to others.

Also auctions were a great way to bring the story of responsibility visible. A sunning colorful lampshade was noticed by all and it created discussion. The "crown" for the story was it was made in collaboration with people and using recycled material " Other People's Rubbish". Lampshades are in use. One is at an architect office in Helsinki, for example and serves their negotiation room.

Please provide documents showing the results, outcomes and impacts of your project
PDF
PDF
- pdf-1-1417.pdf
Please highlight the innovative character of the project, when compared to mainstream actions in the field of the project
This is a continuous project which may happen anywhere in Europe and always has got a deeper meaning with sustainability and environmental issues, in minding the people and our planet. Workshops are fun to join but also make people think. That's the value in art and design in this project.

Please describe the methodology or approach used in your project.
Art and design practicers only in making world a bit better place.

Please describe which elements of your project could be replicated or transferred to other places, groups of beneficiaries and context. This may involve for example aspects of the methodology, technology, processes, products, learnings etc.
Actually everything. The package is adjustable and repeatable. People everywhere want to take care of others and our environment.

Please explain what kind of global challenges the project addresses by providing local solutions
Sustainable development and Climate change: Eco consciousness through the special material used for the lampshades.
Minding the environment by using "Other people's rubbish" to create something meaningfully beautiful, together.
Democratization: everyone is welcomed to join.
Heath issues and rich -poor gap: auction supporting publically important issues on population, different resources, minding people.
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- Mumâs_PRESS_KIT_INFO_2021.pdf
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