Casal de Verano 2024

From TransfoLAB BCN we propose a different summer full of objects and creativity. We will learn manufacturing techniques used in different contexts and with a variety of materials. The main focus will be on the circular economy. Each week we will deal with different topics and techniques (jewelry, upcycling, carpentry, and biomaterials) with an expert tutor on the subject. We tell our stories with jewelry, experiment with discarded objects and diferent making techniques, work with wood, and discover the wonderful world of biodegradable objects. Every week we will visit a relevant space (Disseny Hub, La Fabrica del Sol, El Ateneu de Gracia etc.), and one day we will go to the beach. At the end of each week we will make an exhibition with all of our creations. We will work in a small group to be able to offer maximum care and security, led by the tutor and an assistant.

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Languages: Spanish, Catalan and English

Place: C/ Ciutat de Granada 71 bajos, 08005 Barcelona 

Dates: 1st to 26th of July

Activity hours: Monday to Friday from 9:00 to 16:30

Capacity: min 8, max 10 children

Age: 7 to 12 years

Application period: 06th of April to 25th of June

More info: https://www.transfolabbcn.com/summer-school-2024

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The registration can be done online by filling the form. We offer 5% discount for siblings. 

1-5.07

"It's Hammer time!"

In this week-long class, students will be learning a variety of jewelry and metalsmithing techniques from fusing glass on metal, to learning how to use recycled materials to create pendants or keychains. They will also be learning how to manipulate metal with hammers and a torch to create hooks or their own jewelry stand! Depending on the project, students will be given a day or two to create their piece from design to finish. We will also take a few trips outside of the studio to tour different creative spaces in Poblenou where people are creating jewelry and other amazing metal objects.

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MONDAY: Stamped copper or brass bracelets

TUESDAY: Shrinky Dink and stamping of aluminum can keychains

WEDNESDAY: Trip to Artesi Jewelry Studio (morning), beach picnic and time to swim

THURSDAY: Visit to the Disseny Hub (Morning), after lunch half the group glaze and the other half weld, shape and twist.

FRIDAY: Swap - half the group glazes and the other half welds, forms and twists.

8-12.07

The Marvelous World of Making with Recycled materials

The first week of our casal will be full of recovered materials and manufacturing. Each day we will treat a different type of material, with the focus on creative recycling and “upcycling”. We will talk about waste, the manufacture and use of conscious materials, sustainable unions, digital manufacturing and the machines of "Precious Plastics". We will learn how to design objects following a creative process and we will use different transformation techniques to be able to manufacture different products from the treated material. We will work with remains of wood, metal material, bicycle parts, discarded plastic and natural materials. On Tuesday and Wednesday we will visit Biciclot and the Fábrica del Sol. At the end of the week we will have five finished objects to take home.

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MONDAY - Trash safari/ freestyle creation

TUESDAY - visit to Biciclot (bicycle self-repair workshop)/ work with bicycle waste

WEDNESDAY - visit to the Fábrica del Sol (introduction to digital technologies related to plastic) and beach picnic/ plastic waste and press

THURSDAY - wood waste and natural paint/ biomaterials

FRIDAY - metal waste and casting

15-19.07

El Petit fuster

This is a week full of wood, creativity and making, perfect for little carpentry lovers. We will learn everything a carpenter needs in order to work with wood, we will build fun objects, we will venture into the world of experimentation with wood and we will have the opportunity to learn how a CNC router works. We will also visit Disseny Hub to see how professionals do it and Ateneu de Fabricación de Gracia to learn new technologies in woodworking. Additionally, we will use colors and learn how to finish our creations.

MONDAY - joinery tools, techniques, materials and their general application

TUESDAY - visit to Disseny Hub and picnic on the beach/ toys with different materials

WEDNESDAY - carving and sculpting techniques / fun and functional sculptures

THURSDAY - visit to Ateneu de Fabricació of Gracia/ digital world

FRIDAY - wood scraps and experimentation creating new materials

22-26.07

Organic is fantastic - making with biodegradable materials

During our final week we will venture into the world of biomaterials. We will learn how to make plastics that are friendly to our planet, we will dry the peels of our fruits and vegetables to use them in our creations, we will mix eggshells with different components to make bioporcelain, we will make textiles from food, etc. In addition, we will visit the Ateneu de Fabricació de Gracia, and an urban garden to look at its composting process. At the end of the week we will have several biomaterials to take home.

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MONDAY - plant safari/ transparent bioplastic ornaments

TUESDAY - visit to the Ateneu de Fabricació de Gracia/ bioporcelain

WEDNESDAY - moulding with sawdust and coffee

THURSDAY - visit to an urban garden and picnic on the beach/ paper from scratch

FRIDAY - biotextiles