To Dream is to Begin

Attention, dreamers, creators, and lovers of imagination! We are thrilled to announce this year’s festival, where we will dive into the transformative power of Dreams and Design.

Discover how dreams go beyond mere aspirations at the MAD Festival 2025, hosted by Master Design students from the Bern Academy of the Arts HKB. Guided by the latin motto Per aspera ad astra, this one-day event will explore how dreams unite generations, hopes, and futures — and how they spark real change in our world.

Programm

10:30 to 12.30

Morning workshop
Opening
“Experience the power of imagination, together.” Collective Futures Stories Writing Workshop (on registration) led by Mateusz Gawrysiak & Alissa Csonka

14:00 to 17:30

Afternoon talks
“Be realistic – design the impossible!” by Miriam Koban
“Dreaming When Everything Fails” by Rana Bassil
“Pedagogies of Making: Experimental Construction Sites in Latin America” by Patricia Guaita
“Will we look back with pride, once we're old?” by Dinie van den Heuvel

17:30

Apero

Steckbrief

Startdatum 18.10.2025, 11.00–18.00 Uhr
In Kalender eintragen
Ort Kornhausforum, Kornhausplatz 18, 3011 Bern
Kosten Das Festival ist kostenlos

Kontakt

Prof. Robert Lzicar
Studiengangsleiter MA Design
+41 31 848 49 02
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To Dream is to Begin When dreams become more than mere aspirations!