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  • Introducing Open Call Winners for Milan and Barcelona

    Introducing Open Call Winners for Milan and Barcelona

    YouRban invited creative professionals to apply for the Open Calls for Milan or Barcelona to explore the necessity and potential of reprocessing and upcycling glass-fiber-reinforced polymers (GFRP) to achieve a… Read more


  • YouRban Launches its First Conference in Milan

    YouRban Launches its First Conference in Milan

    YouRban is building a new kind of urban ecosystem — one that turns local waste into new value. By focusing on upcycling materials such as reinforced polymers, the project brings together… Read more


  • YouRban Festival Revolutionizes Plastic Reprocessing in Milan

    YouRban Festival Revolutionizes Plastic Reprocessing in Milan

    Press release YouRban Revolutionizes Plastic Reprocessing in Milan:10 Days of Design, Action & Urban Futures Milan, Fabbrica del Vapore | September 26 – October 5, 2025 YouRban rolls into Milan’s… Read more


  • YouRban Webinar for Potential Applicants on 17 July

    YouRban Webinar for Potential Applicants on 17 July

    Thursday, 17 July 2025 | 10-11:00 CEST |  Online Are you a designer, artist, maker or creative professional interested in applying to the YouRban open calls for Milan or Barcelona?… Read more


  • YouRban Launches Open Calls for Artists and Designers to Reimagine Circular Cities

    YouRban Launches Open Calls for Artists and Designers to Reimagine Circular Cities

    Artists, designers, and creative thinkers can apply to develop innovative ways of recycling and upcycling reinforced polymers in Milan or Barcelona, with funding, mentorship, and support provided to bring their… Read more


  • Join us for the YouRban Open Calls Webinar on 13 June

    Join us for the YouRban Open Calls Webinar on 13 June

    Friday, 13 June 2025 | 13-14:00 CEST |  Online Are you a designer, artist, maker or creative professional interested in applying to the YouRban open calls for Milan or Barcelona?… Read more


  • YouRban Open Calls Promoted to Europe-Wide Design Community

    YouRban Open Calls Promoted to Europe-Wide Design Community

    YouRban consortium partner designaustria had the opportunity to spotlight the upcoming YouRban Open Calls at the recent BEDA General Assembly and BEDA Design Forum 2025 in Brussels on 15-16 May 2025,… Read more


  • YouRban partners showcase circular design at Milan Design Week 2025

    YouRban partners showcase circular design at Milan Design Week 2025

    Project partners (Politecnico di Milano, Origoni Steiner, Fibereuse Tech, designaustria) showcased current activities on circular design during Milan Design Week 2025. This is benefitting YouRban with its participatory approach by adding on the… Read more


  • New European Bauhaus Day featuring YouRban

    New European Bauhaus Day featuring YouRban

    designforum Vienna, AustriaThursday, 11. April 2024, 16:30-19:00 The New European Bauhaus is a creative and interdisciplinary initiative of the European Commission to jointly design and build a sustainable and inclusive future.… Read more