Contact

+34 662 449 512
maudb@pm.me
Barcelona, Spain

Languages

Year Description
French, native
English, fluent
Spanish, fluent
Catalan, intermediate

Formation

Year Description
2019
 Extensive Professional Training in Social Innovation and Digital Fabrication at Waag, Amsterdam (NL), supported by a fellowship.
2018
 Short Training in woodworking, Atelier 365, Brussels (BE)
2017
 Short Training in Circular Economy, Bruxelles Environnement, Brussels (BE)
2014
 Master's degree in Visual and Space Arts / Interior Architecture, École Supérieure des Arts Saint-Luc, Brussels (BE)

Work

Year Description
2024
today
 Drived impact innovation within Ideas For Change S.L. through the design and construction of desirable futures using participative strategies and dynamics for the benefit of cities, organisations and social entities, Barcelona (ES)
  • oxfam intermón — led a 6-month participatory innovation process to co-create eight validated social-innovation pathways addressing care and housing inequalities through oxfam lab
  • asett — facilitated strategic visioning and a co-creative process to build a shared roadmap for transforming the social economy at scale, shaping asett’s long-term mission
  • veritas — co-designed with veritas a set of disruptive business ideas using the pentagrowth methodology to expand organic and ecological food beyond their physical stores
  • crops — conducted participatory research and stakeholder co-creation to map and scale citizen science initiatives across europe in support of the eu five mission-driven agendas
  • acció (bootcamp cel) — organized and facilitated a two-month exponential-impact bootcamps for 30 catalan companies, guiding them to rethink growth strategies and unlock high-impact business models
  • ayuda en acción guatemala — co-developed a comprehensive methodological guide for designing and implementing regenerative and inclusive tourism projects, integrating systems thinking, participatory approaches, theory of change, and impact measurement frameworks
2022
2023
 Mentored and led projects at fab lab barcelona integrating circular economy, digital fabrication, and open-source innovation for european and global initiatives, Barcelona (ES)
  • pop-machina — engaged as a mentor in the european h2020 project integrating circular economy principles and entrepreneurship in the maker mouvement
  • makeademy — supported the european program, focusing on documentation and content creation to empower he engineering students with skills to address global challenges
  • world craft council europe digitale programme — spearheaded the deployment of the programme integrating digital fabrication technologies into craft-making
  • fabricademy — guided interdisciplinary teams and candidates to apply innovative, circular and sustainable approaches to digital fabrication and to open source innovations
2021
today
 Co-founded and managing Domingo Club, pioneering open-source tools for fermented food, applying sustainable design principles for innovation in food systems, Barcelona (ES)
  • fab island challenge — developed meaningful solutions by collaborating with local and international innovation communities to contribute to a regenerative economy in bali (id), supported by a skills grant
  • food systems game changers lab — co-developed an action agenda to support the UN Food Systems Summit and drive systemic impact
  • food tech 3.0 accelerator lab — led innovation initiatives focusing on appropriate agricultural technologies for urban food production
  • open-source fermenter design — co-developed a low-energy, digitally fabricated tempeh incubator using open-source hardware to democratize access to fermentation technologies
  • community engagement — founded and facilitated the domingo fermenters club, organizing public gatherings and knowledge-sharing activities around fermentation, food resilience, and distributed design
  • speculative bio-design — created experimental mycelium-based and living-material prototypes exploring the intersection of food, design, and regenerative futures
2020
 Investigated modular hardware during the Hyper Local / Hyper Global Maker's Exchange in collaboration with OpenStructures and TMDC using factory waste, Barcelona (ES), supported by a skills grant.
2020
 Contributed to Fab City Hub Barcelona's projects on urban self-sufficiency in food, energy, and materials, in line with the global vision that cities will produce everything they consume by 2054.
2019
 Supported the Open Thursday Program and ongoing projects at Fab Lab, Waag, Amsterdam (NL)
2015
2018
 Led housing renovation projects at Bernard André Architect in Brussels (BE), from conception to completion, demonstrating a strong foundation in interior design principles, spatial awareness, and details sensibility. Effective communication with contractors and suppliers, preparation of technical plans, execution documents, budget, schedule and site supervision. Established and maintained positive relationships with clients, understanding their needs, and ensuring their vision is realised in the design, while continuously bringing fresh and innovative ideas.
2014
2015
 Elaborated an evolutive furniture system and designed specific parts at Open Structures Brussels (BE) to contribute to the database of the largest design platform and community promoting the principles of modular and open source design. Contributed to commissioned works by drawing technical plans and making models.

Awards

Year Description
2022
 Part of the Winner Team of the Fab Island Challenge in Bali uniting local and international innovation communities to contribute to a regenerative economy
2022
 Climate Resilient Communities Finalist Award of the Hackaday Prize
2021
 Project Excellence Winner of the Distributed Design Awards
2021
 Functionality Award winner of the Wikifactory x Mayku Challenge *FromOneToMany*

Talks & Workshops

Year Description
2025
 Shaping Mycelium at ECOSS Festival, Barcelona (ES)
2024
today
 Domingo Fermenters Club — ongoing series of fermentation workshops and community gatherings, Barcelona (ES)
2024
 Mycelium exploration for 'El Clot Spot' as part of Setmanes d’Arquitectura, Barcelona (ES)
2024
 Product presentation at the International Congress of Ecological Agriculture, Cáceres (ES)
2023
 Open-source Innovation at La Cuina del MACBA at The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art, Barcelona (ES)
2023
 Citizen-driven Food System Transformation at the FoodSHIF 2030 Policy Conference, Brussels (BE)
2023
 Tempeh Fermentation workshop at Fermenthings, Brussels (BE)
2023
 Collaborating with Microorganisms workshop for iFest, Fab Lab Barcelona (ES)
2023
 Project presentation at the IV Fermentation Festival Barcelona (ES)
2023
 Circular Entrepreneurship and Incentives for boosting the Circular Maker Movement at Pop-Machina Policy Event, Brussels (BE)
2023
 Grow Mycelium with your own Energy at Food Culture Days Biennale, Vevey (CH)
2023
 Series of Tempeh Fermentation Workshop at Akasha Hub, Barcelona (ES)
2022
 Panel session for the kick-off of the Master in Design for Distributed Innovation by Fab City Global during the Bali Fab Fest (ID)
2022
 Work Presentation for the Open Food Factory event at the PoliFactory, Politecnico of Milan (IT)
2022
 Food Shift Citizens at the center of food systems during the Maker Faire, Fab Lab Barcelona (ES)
2022
 This is Distributed Design: Bewildering technologies and increasingly complex systems, what role can Distributed Design play in shaping our future(s)? during the Maker Faire, Fab Lab Barcelona (ES)
2022
 Project Presentation at the FoodSHIFT2030 Stakeholder Innovation Conference & Barcelona Lab Showcase, Palo Alto Barcelona (ES)
2021
 An Open-Source Fermenter at the Fab16Montreal (CA)

Exhibitions & Events

Year Description
2025
 Milan Design Week (IT)
2024
 Singapore Design Week (SG)
2024
 Vienna Design Week (AT)
2024
 La Nature Festival, Les Ardennes (BE)
2023
 Food Culture Days Biennale, Vevey (CH)
2023
 Fixing the Future Festival at the Barcelona Design Center (ES)
2022
 Tools for a Warming Planet at ISEA2022 (ES), Ars Electronica Linz (AT), Dutch Design Week Eindhoven (NL)
2022
 La irrupció at Santa Mònica, Barcelona (ES)
2022
 Terra y Gust, Sustainable Food Festival, Barcelona (ES)
2022
 Maker Faire Barcelona at the UPF Campus Poblenou, Barcelona (ES)
2022
 Maker Faire Roma, the 10 years' European Edition at the Gazometro Ostiense, Rome (IT)
2022
 Inaugural Exhibition at the Ateneu de Fabricació de Gràcia, Barcelona (ES)
2022
 PobleNou Open Day at Fab Lab Barcelona (ES)
2021
 FoodTure Talent Exhibition at the Barcelona Design Center (ES)
2021
 Festivalet at Fabra i Coats, Barcelona (ES)
2021
 All Ferments at Espacio 88 Barcelona (ES)
2021
 PobleNou Open Night at Fab Lab Barcelona (ES)
2021
 Movimiento y Tempeh at Espai Cosmos, Barcelona (ES)
2021
 Maker Faire Roma, the European Edition at the Gazometro Ostiense, Rome (IT)
2021
 Design in Age of Crisis at the Somerset House for the London Design Biennale (UK)
2014
2021
 Rethink the Modular at the Salone dei Tessuti, for the Milan Design Week (IT)

Publications

Year Description
2025
 Sustainable Gastronomy Research Archive Book - 2025 by Kyoto University
2025
 Moment Magazine, Issue 4 : Changing the Way of Making
2024
 Trends Style Magazine: "Big in Barcelona"
2022
 Dot-to-dot Magazine: “Faire équipe avec les microorganismes et les laisser faire leur travail"
2022
 This Is Distributed Design Documentary
2022
 MOLD Magazine: Body Heat to Harvest. A necklace that ferments tempeh using your body’s heat
2022
 Montreal Fab City: Domingo Club
2021
 This Is Distributed Design Book
2021
 Makery: Domingo Club: “We’d like to share fabrication recipes like we share food recipes”