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ATTENTION, CURIOUS PEOPLE.
CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY / SINGAPORE

good ideas
don't have to
make sense.
yet.

A festival of playful inventions, shared experiments and possibilities made real.

APPLY TO OUR OPEN CALLWHAT IS THIS?
FIG. 001 — A WORK IN PROGRESS
curiosity — built different workshop symbol01 / STAY CURIOUS
experiment — built different workshop symbol02 / TRY SOMETHING
interaction — built different workshop symbol03 / MAKE IT REAL
help — built different workshop symbol
no manual included.
INPUT: CURIOSITY OUTPUT: ???
UNUSUAL IDEAS. REAL POSSIBILITIES.SCROLL TO EXPERIMENT
01 / WHAT IS THIS?

part festival. part experiment. entirely built different.

built different brings together curious people from different disciplines to turn unusual ideas into real things that others can see, touch, play with and experience.

It's a place for creative experimentation, unexpected collaborations and ideas that don't fit neatly into any single category.

You don't need to have all the answers. Just something you're curious enough to try.

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A CREATIVE TECHNOLOGY FESTIVAL / SINGAPORENO SINGLE DISCIPLINE REQUIRED. ↗
02 / POSSIBILITY INDEX

things we'd love to see.

Strange machines. Unexpected interactions. Playful installations. Experiments that might not work the first time.

SPECIMEN / 001
making — built different workshop symbolKINETIC / MECHANICAL

things that move

Kinetic sculptures, unconventional machines and playful mechanisms.

SPECIMEN / 002
interaction — built different workshop symbolTACTILE / INTERACTIVE

things you can play with

Interactive objects, installations and games.

SPECIMEN / 003
curiosity — built different workshop symbolREACTIVE / RESPONSIVE

things that respond

Creative technology that reacts to people, movement, sound, light or the environment.

SPECIMEN / 004
experiment — built different workshop symbolUNCLASSIFIED / UNEXPECTED

things we can't categorise

Ideas that combine disciplines in unexpected ways.

And if your idea doesn't fit any of these categories? Even better.

SHOW US YOUR IDEA
03 / EVERY KIND OF CURIOUS

you don't have to call yourself a maker.

Artists who want to experiment with technology. Engineers who want to make art. Designers with unusual ideas. Tinkerers, builders, hobbyists and people who haven't quite figured out what they are yet.

Different backgrounds. Different skills. Shared curiosity.

curiosity — built different workshop symbol
RULE 01

bring your curiosity

You don't need a perfectly formed idea.

making — built different workshop symbol
RULE 02

learn by making

Experiment, discover and develop new skills.

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RULE 03

make things together

Meet people who think differently from you.

04 / OPEN CALL 001

got something in mind?

A half-formed idea? An ambitious experiment? Something you've been waiting for an excuse to build?

We're looking for curious people who want to turn unusual ideas into something real.

THIS IS YOUR SIGN. APPLY
help — built different workshop symbolyes, your idea.
CLOSING DATE / TO BE CONFIRMED
05 / THE BORING BUT IMPORTANT STUFF

questions?
good.

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