OPENING CONFERENCE: Spaces of Possibility

Prishtina Sustainable Design Week and the Eco-Festival officially opened with the panel: “Spaces of Possibility: How Creative Commons Can Transform Cities and Regenerate the Future”.

Creative spaces such as FabLabs, makerspaces, or cultural collectives are not just shared places, but powerful catalysts of urban transformation.

In this discussion, we heard the voices behind these transformative spaces in the region and asked: how does access to tools and collective creativity influence communities, policies, economic models, and ecological resilience?

Panelists: Mayor of Prishtina, Përparim Rama; Sonila Abdalli from Destil (ALB); Maja Lalić from Mikser (RS); and Nikki Murseli from DYVÓ (RKS).

CONFERENCE 2: Creativity as an Act of Repair

Creativity as an Act of Repair: Regeneration through Design and the Ethics of Materials

In a world facing ecological collapse and social fragmentation, creativity is no longer a luxury but a necessity.

This panel of Prishtina Sustainable Design Week & Eco-Festival explored how design and materials can serve as forms of healing, regenerating ecosystems, reconnecting communities, and challenging exploitative narratives.

Panelists: Erzë Dinarama from Kosovo Biennale Pavilion (RKS), Ibrahim Beqiri from Shape and Shade (RKS), Ariana Kuqi from Architecture Wave (RKS), Samuela Hidri from Bezhë Studio (ALB) and Zanita Halimi from the Department of Anthropology (RKS).

CONFERENCE 3: Art as an Act of Transformation

Art as an Act of Transformation: Transparency, Emotion, and Regeneration in Practice

Can Art Change the World? This panel dId not begin with an answer, but with an open question: What art dares to speak the truth, and what truths does the world need today?

On the third day of Prishtina Sustainable Design Week and Eco-Festival, this panel brought together artists and activists whose practices lie at the intersection of sensitivity and awareness. The discussion focused on the tension between aesthetic impact and environmental responsibility, as well as the need for sincerity, intuition, and integrity in artistic creation.

Panelists: Francesca Pasquali (ITA), Sislej Xhafa (RKS), Driton Selmani (RKS) and Behare Bajraktari (RKS).

CONFERENCE 4: Fashion as an Act of Suture

The final conference of Prishtina Sustainable Design Week and Eco-Festival was titled: 'Fashion as an Act of Suture: Women in Frontlines between Environment, Community and Entrepreneurship'

In a world dominated by fast fashion, discriminatory practices, and the destruction of ecosystems, women across the globe are creating new business models rooted in care, justice, and sustainability.

From social enterprises to circular fashion systems, from traditional practices to innovation, this panel explored how women entrepreneurs are building healing systems of equality and the common good.

Panelists: Katarina Ejdus (RS), Hana Zeqa (RKS), Martina Spetlova (UK), and Vlera Cocaj (RKS).