Educational workshops and packs
One of the aims of World Design Capital Valencia 2022 has been to bring design to people by offering participative proposals in the form of educational workshops. The projects offered to the public during 2022 were the Ping-Pong Horta, Valencian tile and Nolla ceramic workshops.
The aim of the “Ping-pong horta” workshops is to rediscover the Valencian market garden area. These workshops are visual and fun and can be attended by groups or individuals. The idea is for participants to build a special and unique table tennis racket printed with fragments of the Valencian market garden by sticking on vinyl cut-outs to design and compose their own patch of garden.
“An approach to Nolla Mosaic” is a family workshop for small groups to learn in a practical way about the design and application of one of the most internationally extended Valencian craft legacies, the Nolla mosaic. Using coloured pieces, the participants recreate motifs from the catalogues or invent their own compositions. This experience allows attendees to become familiar with this highly valued Valencian heritage.
In “Approaching Valencian tiles” the attendees experiment with the process for design and creation of typical hand-painted Valencian tiles, with the designs so characteristic of twentieth century ceramics in Valencia. These designs were mainly used to adorn the façades of many modernist houses of the era. At the end of the workshop, the participants obtain their own design: a tile that will form part of their home and their historical, artistic and cultural heritage.