IED Muses - Season 2 Chapter 3

IED MUSES Talks is a series of enlightening sessions designed to provide artistic inspiration and knowledge for creatives. This initiative aims to gather ideas and facilitate the creative process by inviting distinguished individuals from various disciplines.

The third chapter of the second season of the series will take place on the 6th of May 2026 - 6:30 pm at IED Barcelona with Silvia Brandi.

Silvia is a prestigious Milanese architect and cultural manager. She is the co-founder and director of FarmLab in Austria, a rural creative centre that explores new materials, product design, sustainability, 3D printing, and advanced architecture. It also develops international collaborative projects to revitalise rural areas through culture and creativity. Throughout her career, she has worked at the experimental Barcelona studio Mias Architects, served as general director of the Institute for Advanced Architecture of Catalonia (IAAC) — a leading research and training centre on the future of cities — and led educational projects at Abacus Cooperativa based on a STEAM approach, introducing robotics and digital technologies into the Catalan school system.

She has also spearheaded the Fixing the Future Festival, an international event that showcases creative, design-based solutions for a fair and sustainable future.