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๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ฒ? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ฒ? ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐?
For its second edition, Benilde Open Design + Art invites designers, artists, engineers, architects, technologists, storytellers, and creative thinkers across the Philippines to explore these ideas under the 2025 theme: โExtension of Nature.โ This nationwide open call challenges participants to envision a future where art, design, and technology move with the environmentโnot against it.
Inspired by the evolving world of kinetic artโwhere creations move, adapt, and respondโthis yearโs theme draws from the ingenuity of Leonardo da Vinci, the poetic machines of David Medalla, and todayโs solar-powered, sensor-driven works. The initiative welcomes experimentation across robotics, hybrid ecosystems, reclaimed materials, and moreโpushing the limits of both function and form.
Benilde Open Design + Art champions ambitious ideas in progress. Up to ten selected projects will receive as much as โฑ300,000 each in production grants. Finalists will be chosen by a distinguished jury of local and international creatives.
Also running is Best of Benilde, a special category for Benilde students. Five outstanding proposals will each receive a โฑ50,000 grant, providing an opportunity for students to take bold school projects into real-world development.
The initiative is led by a powerhouse team of convenorsโAyi Magpayo, Rita Nazareno, Gabby Lichauco, Joselina Cruz, and Dindin Aranetaโin collaboration with De La Salle University and supported by Br. Dodo Fernandez FSC, Benilde President and practicing visual artist.
As Benilde marks its 35th founding year, it continues to champion inclusive innovation and creative leadership across industries. Through initiatives like this, the College cultivates futures that areโtrulyโ Like No Other.
Submissions are open until July 30, 2025.
Visit https://benildeopen.com for full guidelines and forms.
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Inquiries: benildeopen@benilde.edu.ph