Design Signals
Design Signals is a long-term program initiated by FABER and curated by Martina Muzi that investigates the deep connections between design, industry, and technology, departing from Timișoara’s evolving industrial landscape. The program is built upon situated research within Romania’s second most important industrial city’s production and academic ecosystem and engages international and local designers, researchers, institutions, and creative networks in an ongoing dialogue about contemporary social and environmental challenges.
Each year, Design Signals explores a key industrial sector within Timișoara, previously focusing on automotive (2023) and textiles (2024), with chemistry (2025) and agriculture (2026) as the next areas of investigation. The program transforms insights from exhibitions, conferences, and workshops into long-term collaborations, products, services, and policies.