Home
Playground of Ideas
Schmiede is a cooperative prototyping environment, focused on the arts, hacking and entrepreneurship. Schmiede is a place where our ideas come to play.
Schmiede25
September 17. – 27. 2025
Apply till May 31.
Schmiede Pics / Schmiede Hallein / Schmiede Past / We All Walls + more / Sündenbock
Hallein, Austria
Take a look and in 5:20 get a feeling of the atmosphere and scope of Schmiede. Meet some of the Smiths, see what they are like and what they have to say about Schmiede.
listen to Smith Interviews on SoundCloud
And a much more extensive documentation:
Isch Schmag Disch – Schmiede 2003-2011
We meet for 10 days...
… in order to get inspired, network, create, present, collaborate and exchange.
We are in Hallein...
... a beautiful location and surroundings helps to focus on your projects and recharge creatively.
What people say about Schmiede:
“When I was at Schmiede and i was sooo overwelmed…. there´s such a positive mood at schmiede“
“25 stars – 5 stars each for five years at Schmiede. Changed my life!”
“Die Schmiede ist ein großartiger Treffpunkt im realen Raum für kollaborative Experimente, um tolle Menschen kennenzulernen und neue Ideen zu entwickeln. Großen Dank an das SchmiedeTeam, die sich diesen Traum von Zusammenarbeit erfüllt haben und allen Gästen ermöglichen, daran teilzunehmen.“
Monika Fleischmann – Monika Fleishmann & Wolfgang Strauss
“In essence Schmiede is a creative exchange. It’s really about doing things.”
Eric Wahlforss – SoundCloud
“I can’t think of any other 10 days where I’ve seen so much creativity!”
Pete Bennett
“One week of building things, making and thinking about stuff, together with a group of really passionate people.”
Edial Dekker – Gidsy founder, Head of Mobile GetYour
“Schmiede is an escape in time, a magical moment suspended in an amazing, unforgettable space – hidden, almost secret, in the heart of rural Austria, but that leaves traces, like the stored salt, and images that stay with you long after you leave.”
Maxence Grugier – Rewilding Cultures / Makery
“One of the most important contributions of Schmiede is that it allows creative young persons to discover that they are not alone and gives them courage to go further, learning in the true sense. “
Kim H Veltman, Virtual Maastricht McLuhan Institute
“I was impressed by the intensity of the Schmiede participants as I watched them work on their projects. Clearly this was a very serious and committed group of artists. But, the most impressive thing about Schmiede was the atmosphere of sharing, generosity, creativity and craftsmanship that surrounded me.”