SOFTER was born from a longing for a community and learning space where we could see ourselves and our values reflected. Our community hosted events encourage volunteer peer-to-peer learning and the soft exchange of knowledge, ideas and skills. 

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Open-source tools include custom typography editors, visual effects renderers (dithering, pixelating, gradients etc.) and drum machines, just to name a few.

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We’ll also foster open dialogue, encouraging you to carry this mindset into your creative practice beyond the workshop and to reimagine how technology can embody care, curiosity, and collaboration.

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No design or coding experience necessary.

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Featuring talks from Christie Morgan on Softer Digital Futures, Nadia Piet on alternative AI practices and Calum Bowden on collaborative system change. Followed by Workshops that invite collective exploration, concluding with a final reflection.

As the Lab is a rather small and intimate space (and we hope to see lots of you), drinks and snacks will be served across the road by the lake. See you in the sunshine!

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We’ll be hosting a drop-in salon format of our socials, where you’ll have a chance to meet others in the SOFTER network, learn more about our initiatives and share knowledge. 

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Most importantly, we’ll have Tigris presenting a demo of her latest work Emotional Alchemy which looks at the relationship between AI and scent — an immersive olfactory installation that materialises conversations, emotions and expressions of identity into bespoke fragrances, capturing the unique contour of our individuality.  

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Are you curious to know what a computer is made of? Are you dreaming about building your own computer one day? Do you find hardware mysterious and scary?
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Sign up for this workshop to learn more about the seemingly complex device that we all use everyday!

NB we had to reschedule this workshop due to the drums of Copenhagen marathon

​This year we are going to delve into themes surrounding the relationship between nature and technology. We're interested in how we can utilise ecological thinking and more-than-human design to inform our digital lives and practices. We are curious about regenerative systems, the process of rewilding the internet, and consider how we can use empathy and mindful innovation to design softer digital futures.

​We'll start off the day with a full programme from 11:00 onwards and run late into the evening with snacks, lunch and drinks served. From 7pm there will be a delicious dinner cooked by a local chef followed by a party