This year, Holitopia Festival transcended its focus on earth and water, offering a multisensory journey that bridged art and science. At the core of this transformative experience, re-imagined a practical utopia, guid the festival’s main theme.
The Holitopia narrative reflects that our actions today shape the shared future of tomorrow. My key takeaways from this inspiring event are:
- Everything is changing: Just like the electrical and electronic sector, which is undergoing rapid transformation due to the shift toward circular economy models. New stories—both imaginative and practical—are necessary to rethink how we design, produce, and consume technology.
- Sustainable solutions are within reach: The electrical and electronic sector must adapt to these new realities. Projects in waste management and eco-design highlight how shared knowledge and collaboration can lead to innovations that minimize environmental impact.
- Art and science in harmony: Just as we need art to feel and science to understand, the EEE sector must combine creative design (ECO-design) with scientific advances to reduce waste, extend product life cycles, and embrace circular practices with society.
- Nature as a partner: The electrical and electronic industry should not only reduce its environmental footprint but also incorporate regenerative practices that respect nature’s cycles. Nature’s wisdom can inspire new materials, energy use, and sustainable production methods.
- The tools of tomorrow are forged through action: Practical steps—like implementing new recycling technologies and adhering to stricter environmental regulations—are key to shaping the future of the EEE sector.
Holitopia, much like the growing circular development in the electrical and electronic sector, is about care, collaboration, and making real, actionable change. Both require us to imagine, create, and execute a more sustainable way forward.
Written by: Magdalena Małachowska, Media Dizajn