Opendesignisthedevelopmentofproductsthroughtheuseofpubliclyshareddesigninformation.
Webringthisopenidearadicallyfurtherandgivetheusertheopportunitytobeautonomus,notdependingontheincreasinglybigmanufacturers,reducingthenumberofprocesses,avoidingcomplexfixing,makingthemeasytofix,usinglocalmaterials,resourcesandknowledge.
WecallthisOpenDesign+DIY.
OurworkshopgetsOpenDesign+DIYintopractice.Theproposalistodesignproductsfordownload.Sosimpleandeasytobuildthattheuser,whowilldownloadtheinstructionsandpicturesfromthiswebsite,couldbuymaterialsandbuildthemlocallyorwithlocalmakers.
After9workshops,theprojecthasgrownandnowincludesmorethan140productsfromchineseandspanishstudents.
Sincetheyareopen,weshareourdesignsandencourageyoutodownload,make,improveormodifyanyofthem.Andwewouldbehappyifyoutellusandgiveuscredit.
Wearethreedesignschoolsco-designingtogetherinDownloadOpenDesign:Esdir(Logro?o,Spain),EsdapCatalunya(Barcelona,Spain)andGdutArt&DesignSchool(Guangzhou,China).