Lakescape – Creative Lake Restoration Network

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LAKESCAPE is about people, water, and design.
A Creative Europe cooperation project that brings together artisans, designers, and lakeside communities across Europe to explore how humans and water can coexist in a more sustainable and imaginative way. At its heart is a simple but powerful question: What can the lakes teach us about interconnection, regeneration, and repair?

Through residencies, knowledge exchange, and public events, LAKESCAPE investigates how craftsmanship and design can reflect, reshape, and support more harmonious relationships with aquatic ecosystems. By anchoring the project on the shores of Europe’s great lakes – Vänern (Sweden), Ohrid Lake (North Macedonia), and Balaton (Hungary) – we recognize the lakes not as backdrops, but as living ecosystems and cultural landscapes that shape the form and meaning of our work.

Participating Countries and Locations:

Sweden – Lake Vänern

North Macedonia – Lake Ohrid

Hungary – Lake Balaton

The project includes artist residencies (Lidköping, Struga, Barnag), local test weeks, an international conference, a floating market and exhibition, and an online platform to share the creators’ works. The project will culminate in a floating exhibition in Lidköping, Sweden, in August 2025. Here, creators will exhibit works produced within the project, aiming to inspire and educate audiences on environmental issues related to lakes in an accessible and engaging way through design and crafts.