The BARK – From Sound to Entity course on the Animation BA was led by filmmaker and designer and Head of the Experimental Animation programme at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) Kangmin Kim, who combines hand-crafted characters and digitally designed environments. In addition to leading the course, Kim gave a masterclass using his short films and commercial projects to show how he brings his ideas to life through animation. 

On the Photography BA course Beyond the Look, led by Ádám Földi, students explored the process of conceptual fashion photography, from researching sources of inspiration and visual codes to styling, lighting, and the photoshoot itself. Working with an art director, they turned their photographs into a printed mini lookbook.  

The MOME × Tomcsanyi Course Week course also explored the potential of hand-drawn imagery as a means of communication. Led by Anett Hajdú with the involvement of creative consultant Angie Pálmai, it  introduced students to the brand’s identity before taking them to the showroom to sketch pieces from the collection. Next, they digitised their work, produced using pencil, acrylics, watercolours, and collage, and developed applications for magazines, catalogues, advertising, and spatial installations. 

On the Glass Drop course on the Designer-Maker BA, students learned glassblowing and shaping techniques by making teardrop-shaped bottles. Irish glass artist Róisín de Buitléar also joined the workshop, giving a talk about her career and the Irish glass art scene. In the glass studio, she created a piece for the György Ráth Villa’s Patterns That Live On exhibition. 

The Breaking the Mould course on the Designer-Maker MA explored the potential of casting defects as a means of developing new forms. Led by ceramic artist and designer Zsolt József Simon, the course took students through the entire process, from preparing the plaster mixture to casting porcelain, while also challenging them to design and make their own multi-part plaster moulds. 

Meanwhile, Media Design students combined 3D modelling and printing with creative coding, learning the fundamentals of circuit design and soldering. Their experiments resulted in game controllers, innovative musical interfaces, and found objects given entirely new functions. 

The international workshop Drawing the City: Exploring Budapest through Design invited participants to discover the city from a new perspective. Led by lecturer at Hochschule Darmstadt Robert Toroczkay and Dóri Féja, students from the two universities worked in mixed teams to explore how people use urban spaces. Using drawing as a tool for observation and design research, they developed proposals for small-scale interventions based on their findings.  

A Photography MA course, led by Barcelona-based researcher Mar Sureda, explored the relationship between death, grief, and ecological responsibility. Discussions and performative exercises were complemented by fieldwork at the Farkasrét Cemetery and a visit to the Budapest Gallery exhibition My Heart Is Crying Inside – Grief Works. At the final group presentation, students shared their ongoing research through videos, photographs, poems, zines, and installation elements.