Howest Industrial Design Center organizes its first International Summer School “Creative prototyping skills training”

Creative prototyping skills training

“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

 Prototyping is the shorthand of design! Industrial Design Center I Howest is organizing a 5 day hands-on training week for graduates and those about to graduate who have a passion for creation, co-creation and materialization of ideas.

When, what, who, where?

Program

° 1 week of intensive workshops, practice and a lot of fun!
° ‘learning by doing’ workshops in 3D printing, lasercutting, clay modeling, thermoforming, creativity techniques, varnishing techniques, slip casting, product photography and virtual prototyping.
° coaching by professionals
° company visit
° teamwork: realization of ideas into real product prototypes

Participants

Students and young professionals from several disciplines, including product design, industrial design engineering, mechanical design, architecture, applied arts, interaction design.

Factory

The Industrial Design Center in Kortrijk, Belgium is a fab lab (fabrication laboratory), fully equipped with traditional & manual and rapid & virtual prototyping tools such as a 3D printer, a vacuum casting set up, a 3D-measuring bench with optic laser scanner, thermoforming equipment, a laser cutter, a materials library, et cetera.

Practical

Entrance fee 150 euro (all courses, materials, temporary camping & breakfast, group transports are included). Location Industrial Design Center I Howest – Marksesteenweg 58, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium

ECTS credits 3

Contact:
More info/full program becky.verthe@howest.be
Exposure all results will be shown at the international innovation festival Kortrijk 08-24.10.2010