The workshop was born as a collaboration between Trama and Cooperativa Sociale Densa in the framework of ConDENSA, a project for the implementation of transdisciplinary cultural and educational practices with social repercussions together with various professionals operating in Umbria region.The project included a series of workshops open to a wide audience that, through playful-practical activities, provides an opportunity for an introduction to basic design methodology, outlining the various stages of the process from idea to the concrete realization of an object. The labs develop different themes but are united by: manipulation of geometric shapes or basic graphic elements; working of ductile materials and experimentation with color; the presence of historical references and questioning of pre-established common forms (the standard shape of a candle). The lab, also aims to encourage a material/manual approach, creating social situations through making and thinking with hands, actions that too often appear distant or outdated today.