People.
Places.
Food.
On a Mission.

Making new connections

Holis is a place-based learning program to tackle critical social and environmental challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration and collective intelligence. Every year we bring together professionals from a wide range of disciplines to work on real projects with the support of outstanding team facilitators.‍ This learning experience is helping local communities at the same time. No mental energy should be wasted.

Walk the talk

Holis is also a collective of professionals who has at least one thing in common. They all working on projects that brings us closer to a more just and sustainable world. We are working with clients who share our mission.

We are proud what we've done so far

The first Holis focused on the future scenarios of an old felt factory in Hungary, which at the time was suffering from a 90% loss of income due to the rise in popularity of synthetic felts. As a result of the solutions that Holis participants helped to identify and implement, the felt factory now has new owners, new products, and other thriving business activities. Since then we’ve been working on various challenges in different countries.

Past Holis Summer School

Early Childhood Development System in Visegrad Region

Early childhood experiences affect the development of brain architecture, which provides the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. How might we improve the system of early childhood development in the Visegrad Region?

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October-November 2021
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Past Holis Summer School

Revitalizing Economic and Social Fabrics

We partnered with CLARA - Center for Rural Future to revitalise the economic and social fabric of the Odemira Region in Portugal

Sabóia, Portugal
2019
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Rural social innovation

In 2018 we explored what are the challenges of rural Poland and what can we do about them.

Sobole, Poland
2018
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Community and business

We partnered up with Spomlek, a local cheese factory and asked ourselves: how a local business can serve the community around it?

Sobole, Poland
2017
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Future of a castle

Interdisciplinary teams developed future scenarios for the reconstruction of the ​Rákóczi-Bánffy castle which was built in the 15th century.

Gyalu, Romania
2016
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Ageing opportunities

We focused on the issues and opportunities inherent in ageing, with the support of international experts and team facilitators. The aim was to give long term solutions to keeping senior citizens economically and socially active with the help of design.

Ajka, Hungary
2015
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Future of a felt factory

The first HOLIS was organized in July 2014 in Kőszeg, Hungary. The participating university students and fresh graduates explored the possible future scenarios of an old felt factory which by the time lost the 90% of its market.

Kőszeg, Hungary
2014
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Few alumni

Hover me!
E-commerce entrepreneur
Aniko Brachmann
Budapest, Hungary
Landscape architect
Enikő Tóth
Gyöngyös, Hungary
Urban planner
Zsuzsa Czeiz
Budapest, Hungary
Designer
Jeremiasz Rzenno
Glasgow, UK
Service Management
Kitija Matisone
Copenhagen, Denmark
Head of Global Marketing at OnRobot
Nóra Bereczki
Budapest, Hungary
Business Administration
Merle Niester
Vienna, Austria
UX team lead at Emarsys
Zsuzsanna Polgár
Vienna, Austria
Service Designer at Cocomore
Miriam Schmalen
Cologne, Germany
Curatorial Practice
Kasia Zawada
Glasgow, UK
Art history
Beáta Bordás
Romania
Researcher
Áron Miszlivetz
Budapest, Hungary
Innovation & service design
Meijin Li
London, UK
Programme Manager at Prime Minister's Office
András Stefanik
Budapest, Hungary
Media & Communication / Urban Studies
Monika Domanska
Gdynia, Poland
Event manager
Bettina Alscher
Budapest, Hungary
Production Coordinator
Katarzyna Witkowska
Katowice, Poland
Product designer at Frontíra
Zsófia Elek
Budapest, Hungary
Visual communication
Adrienn Gréta Schönberg
Romania
Ecology
Anikó Bakos
Romania
Project manager
Zsófia Anna Rutkai
Budapest, Hungary
Service Designer
Pieter Overgoor
Copenhagen, Denmark
UI/UX Designer
Daniela Haas
Cologne, Germany
Design student
Jarmila Martinková
Ede, Netherlands
Architect
Erdenejargal Rinzaan
Budapest, Hungary
Designer
Sadaf Uddin
London, UK
Product designer
Robert Raimann
Gdansk, Poland
Designer at ChemAxon
Gábor Lukács
Budapest, Hungary
Media design
Evelin Horváth
Budapest, Hungary
Graphic Designer
Panna Júlia Petró
Budapest, Hungary
Preservation of Cultural and Architectural Heritage
Anna Regina Enyedi
Romania
Service Design
Marta Salas
Madrid, Spain
Google Ads Specialist at Majorel
Lóránt Korodi-Vass
Romania
Founder at Stilblog
Petra Hoffmann
Budapest, Hungary
Communication specialist
Mónika Simon
Budapest, Hungary
International studies
Zsófia Méhes
Berlin, Germany
Project manager
Eszter Kalóz
Berlin, Germany
Brand manager
Júlia Eszter Ürmösi
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Philosophy
Bence Makkai
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Architectural designer
Csaba Szalai
Budapest, Hungary
Designer
Maciej Budzisz
Lodz, Poland
Social Design
Lesley-Ann Donnell
Copenhagen, Denmark
Industrial, Product Design
Dan Pikalo
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Consultant, project manager
Alvaro Valls Boix
Elche, Spain
Product design
Bálint Eckhardt
London, UK
Business Analyst
Katalin Zsuzsanna Nagy-Szabó
Budapest, Hungary
Market research analyst
Szvetlana Juhász
Budapest, Hungary
Architect at Paradigma Ariadné
Szabolcs Molnár
Budapest, Hungary
Account manager at Mito
Anna Mészár
Budapest, Hungary
Urbanism
Emese Burista
Louvain, Belgium
PhD student
Zuzana Waszczuková
Bratislava, Slovakia
Architect and graphic designer
Sára Dányádi
Budapest, Hungary
Cultural anthropology
Lili Varga
Budapest, Hungary
Business analyst
Andrea Szilágyi
Augsburg, Germany
Customer Experience Designer at O.P. Holdings
Hitomi Tachikawa
Tokyo, Japan
Strategic Designer
Sara Galan
Mexico City, Mexico
Service Systems Design
Simona Mancusi
Copenhagen, Denmark
Architect
Zoltán Takács
Bratislava, Slovakia
Digital Design
Miriam Loos
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Service Design
Amber Francis
Savannah, GA, USA
Architect
Attila Ágoston
Romania
Integrated Design / Communication Design
Sophia Nan Wu
Cologne, Germany
Digital Storyteller Designer at Yello Strom GmbH
Miguel Lobato
Mexico City, Mexico
Design Engineer at Delft Hyperloop
Maciej Zawierucha
Delft, The Netherlands
Architect at Paradigma Ariadné
Dávid Smiló
Budapest, Hungary
Architect at Paradigma Ariadné
Attila Róbert Csóka
Budapest, Hungary
Mathematical Modeller at Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Beáta Tünde Szabó
Budapest, Hungary
Creative Direction
Sandra Dernbach
Cologne, Germany
Furniture designer
Amira El Shawarby
Cairo, Egypt
Artist, Freelance Graphic Designer
Daniel Kozma
Budapest, Hungary
Product designer
Zsolt Sarkadi
Budapest, Hungary
Design and Innovation consultant
Eliana Vargas
Quito, Ecuador
Pattern designer and illustrator
Lili Veszprémi
Budapest, Hungary
Communication in Social and Economic Context
Vitalia Safronova
Berlin, Germany
PhD student
Monika Favara-Kurkowski
Warsaw, Poland
Vype Activation Manager at British American Tobacco
Dóra Németh
Budapest, Hungary
Project engineer
Melánia Gál-Joó
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Strategic Product Design
Gunjan Singh
The Hague, Netherlands
User experience researcher, design strategist & speaker
Archie MS
Atlanta, USA
UX designer and researcher
Zsófia Czémán
Vienna, Austria
Biology
Enikő Molnár
Romania
Communication & PR
Sarolta Lapohos
Romania
Textile design
Petra Debnárová
Berlin, Germany
Service designer at Globant
Silvia Romano Redondo
Madrid, Spain
Architect
Beáta Bartha
Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Ludmiła Lesisz
Warsaw, Poland
Product Designer
Fanni Csöbi
Düsseldorf, Germany
Graphic designer
Karolina Styczeń
Cracow, Poland
Service designer
Mishell Orta
Milan, Italy
Customer Success Manager
Iwona Kastunowicz
Warsaw, Poland
Human Centred Design, Ergonomics
Robin Hancock
Bristol, UK
Innovation Consultant & Agile Coach
Jennifer Pauli
Leipzig, Germany
Luca Elek
Budapest, Hungary
Product designer at Studio Rygalik
Gabriela Szałańska
Warsaw, Poland
Designer
Eszter Horváth
Budapest, Hungary
Product and Industrial Design
Tamara Olbrys
Warsaw, Poland
Service Designer
Zsófia Szatmári-Margitai
Innsbruck, Austria
Architect
Márk Kendernay
Bath, UK
Strategic Service Designer
Mani I
London, UK
Singer
Andrea Vâță-Diénes
Romania