Community Economies

Title: Community Economies

Year: 2016

Location: Quercia*LAB, Rovereto, Italy

Client: Brave New Alps

Abstract: Brave New Alps is a design collective part of Ecole_IG, a wider network which share an interest in developing new types of non-capitalist led knowledge and sharing economies. The client acquired a disused 200 mwarehouse from the local authorities, located behind a hotel which has been repurposed to host 80 Asylum Seekers.

During our two weeks in Italy, we led a five day Erasmus Plus workshop to organize a framework within this warehouse that facilitates the creation of ‘Community Economies’. The nature of the project meant that we ourselves, along with 40 people who joined us were a living, active ‘Community Economy’.