Airbnb to grant scholarships and offer workshops to designers from Mexico

October 7, 2019
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This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

Airbnb is a company that offers a software platform dedicated to the offer of accommodation to individuals and tourists; Now a series of activities are scheduled during Design Week Mexico

With the intention of supporting creativity and Mexican design, Airbnb plans to support national talent with various activities during Design Week Mexico, whose objective is to promote design with values ​​that contribute to social, economic, cultural and environmental development.

For the first time, Airbnb will co-sponsor the Design House, a project that invites 25 architects and interior designers to reinvent an abandoned house.

This creative project seeks to present the unique vision of each participant to reflect the diverse local cultures of Mexico.

On the other hand, the company will offer a free design storytelling workshop for local students and community members interested in the discipline.

It will be taught by a team of creative Airbnb specialists in UX (user experience), photography, space design and inclusiveness.

In addition, they plan to present the dialogue The Art of Narrative, about creating captivating stories.

In relation to scholarships, Airbnb will award a scholarship of five thousand dollars (97,500 pesos) to the winner of Unpublished, open call for utilitarian design projects in categories of social impact, environmental impact, innovation, function, aesthetics, concept, experience of user, materials and processes.

This article was written and published in Spanish and has been translated into English via Google Translate. Click here to read the original article.

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