Schokolade joins the CODAME ART+TECH Festival as a partner aligned not only in collaboration, but in spirit.

Turning moving images into moving moments since 2001, Schokolade brings a deep-rooted passion for creative, film-based communication. With studios in Stuttgart and Berlin, their work lives at the intersection of storytelling, craft, and evolving media — where visuals are not just produced, but felt.

As they expand into documenting and curating the emerging landscape of generative AI through their print registry, Schokolade offers a rare perspective: one that connects cinematic language with the new grammars of machine-assisted creation. They capture a moment in time where creativity is not replaced, but reshaped.

This resonates deeply with the mission of CODAME ART+TECH. Both initiatives create space — for experimentation, for artists to remain at the center, and for new forms of expression to emerge without constraint. Where CODAME builds living, interactive experiences, Schokolade reflects and preserves these shifts, giving them form and continuity.

Together, this partnership becomes more than visibility. It is a shared commitment to shaping a future where art and technology are not in opposition, but in dialogue — where storytelling evolves, and the human voice remains at its core.

At the intersection of documentation and creation, Schokolade and CODAME stand as complementary forces: one capturing the moment, the other actively creating it.

Schokolade is a partner of the CODAME ART+TECH Festival — a shared space where art, technology, and experimentation come together to explore new forms of creative expression.

Website: www.schokolade.tv

With an international perspective, creAtIva promotes Generative AI through articles, creAtIva AI Art Book

With an international perspective, creAtIva AI Art Book promotes Generative AI through articles, interviews, and the presentation of leading digital AI artists, carefully selected for each edition through an open call reviewed by our panel. Published in print, creAtIva releases four volumes per year and serves as a platform for dialogue, discovery, and artistic visibility.

As part of the broader CODAME ART+TECH ecosystem, creAtIva extends a shared mission: to explore the intersection of art, technology, and human creativity, while supporting artists and opening new conversations around the future of culture.

creAtIva Manifest

Promoting AI-Generated Art

creAtIva AI Art Book aims to bring generative AI closer to the public, demystifying its role in the arts. We aspire to be a platform that invites exploration of how the human–machine connection can produce new forms of artistic expression, inspiring creators and audiences to engage with the evolving world of digital creation.

Ethics and Copyright

creAtIva champions ethical practices in AI-driven creation, promoting dialogue around authorship, intellectual property, and artistic responsibility. We reflect on both the challenges and the opportunities of this technology, advocating for respect for creators and integrity in the use of digital tools.

Artistic Inspiration and Innovation

Generative AI unlocks new creative possibilities, and creAtIva celebrates this potential by highlighting the inspirations, processes, and challenges of contemporary artists. The AI Art Book positions itself as a space for experimentation, exploring the future of AI in art while defending the authenticity and vision of creators.

Global Creative Community

creAtIva fosters an international creative community where artists share, collaborate, and learn from one another. In resonance with CODAME ART+TECH’s spirit of openness and cross-disciplinary exchange, the AI Art Book promotes visibility, inclusion, and collective growth across the global landscape of digital art.

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Website: creativamagazine.com

We are thrilled to recognize Google as a leading ART+TECH supporter and partner in this journey, empowering the Intersection of Imagination and Engineering.

We are proud to stand alongside Google in championing the ART+TECH movement. Explore more of our collaborations and see how we’re shaping the future of digital culture on Igniting the Creative Hackathon both online and in person as part of the ART+TECH Festival [2026] in Milan, Italy.

Website: google.com

Gray Area is a San Francisco-based nonprofit cultural incubator dedicated to cultivating antidisciplinary collaboration — integrating art, technology, science, and the humanities — to create a more equitable and regenerative future. Since its founding in 2008, Gray Area has served as a hub for critically engaging with technology and culture, empowering artists, technologists, and creative practitioners to generate meaningful social impact.

Through its robust platform of public programs, educational offerings, and research initiatives, Gray Area inspires a diverse community to explore the transformative potential of digital tools. From museum-quality exhibitions to experimental live performances, Gray Area fosters innovative experiences that push the boundaries of how art is created, presented, and consumed in the digital era.

Gray Area’s programs emphasize community, equity, and experimentation. Over 50% of the artists in our flagship programs amplify historically underrepresented voices, and our Cultural Incubator provides a space for projects to grow, scale, and return to the community as educational and public programming.

As fiscal sponsors and partners of CODAME, Gray Area shares a commitment to bridging the worlds of art and technology, creating platforms where creativity and experimentation thrive. Together, we support a global network of practitioners who defy categorization, catalyzing projects that intersect artistic practice with technological innovation, and addressing some of the most complex social and cultural challenges of our time.

Gray Area continues to expand the possibilities of creative collaboration, demonstrating that when art and technology converge, they become powerful tools for cultural regeneration and social transformation.

📍 San Francisco
🤝 Incubator, Collaboration
🌍 Art, Technology, Science, Humanity, Culture

Website: grayarea.org

Donations: grayarea.org/initiative/codame/

We’re proud to partner with Service Design Drinks Milan, a diverse and welcoming design community bringing together people across ages, backgrounds, roles, and rhythms.

Their strength lies in diversity and a flat, open organizational culture — creating a space where everyone is welcome and feels safe to express themselves.

Service Design Drinks are open, informal gatherings that bring the Milan service design community together. They connect people interested in Service Design, User Experience, Customer Experience, and Design Thinking to share experiences, exchange knowledge, and create new opportunities — often over a drink.

📍 Milan
🤝 Community-driven
🌍 Design, Aperitivo, Culture

🅾 Instagram: sddmilan

We’re proud to partner with BASE Milano, a hybrid cultural center and platform for collective imagination in the heart of Milan.

More than a venue, BASE is a living ecosystem where art, design, technology, music, and social innovation meet — 365 days a year. A regenerated former industrial space, BASE is driven by experimentation, inclusion, and the belief that culture should be open, participatory, and shared.

As a (non)institution, BASE amplifies plural voices, supports creative processes across disciplines, and works in close connection with local and international communities. From residencies to performances, from design research to public programs, it’s a place where the unexpected can happen — and often does.

This partnership reflects a shared vision with CODAME: fostering interdisciplinary dialogue, nurturing creative ecosystems, and imagining new futures at the intersection of culture, technology, and society.

📍 Milan
🤝 Community-driven
🌍 Open, inclusive, experimental

Website: base.milano.it

Sketchfab is empowering a new era of creativity by making it easy for anyone to publish and find 3D content online. With a community of millions of creators who have published millions of models, we are the largest platform for immersive and interactive 3D.

Our technology is integrated with every major 3D creation tool and publishing platform, and is compatible across every browser, operating system, desktop and mobile. We also support VR and AR on compatible hardware. Our robust APIs let developers support direct uploading and downloading of 3D models; and configure our embeddable 3D viewer as needed.

Sketchfab is part of Epic Games, with offices in NYC and Paris.

TrueLayer is Europe’s leading open banking payments network. We power smarter, safer and faster online payments by combining real-time bank payments with financial and identity data. Businesses big and small use our products to onboard new users, accept money and make payouts in seconds, and at scale.

Website: truelayer.com

Loop Exit™ is a foresight and innovation practice exploring how technology, creativity, and human experience intertwine to shape transformation. Our work connects art, design, and strategic foresight, translating emerging signals into tangible narratives, prototypes, and pathways toward more conscious futures.

At its heart, Loop Exit™ designs futures people can feel — using immersive storytelling, AI, and systems thinking to help leaders and creative teams navigate complexity, align around purpose, and co-create the next evolution of human–machine collaboration.

Based in Milan, Loop Exit™ collaborates with CODAME, global brands, and innovation partners to explore the intersection of foresight, spatial design, and technological imagination. Together, we prototype new models of co-creation that bridge the worlds of research, narrative, and applied innovation.

The New Human Creative Hackathon
Loop Exit™ created the foresight and curatorial text for The New Human — a CODAME Creative Hackathon exploring how technology reshapes minds, bodies, and societies.
Through research, ideation, and narrative design, Loop Exit™ developed the Triadic Reef Model — Distributed Minds, Bodies in Transformation, Symbiotic Societies — anchored by the mantra:

“The future is built from the debris of the past — a coral reef of human traces, layered into new bodies, minds, and worlds.”
This framework guides participants in exploring hybrid intelligence, sensory design, and co-creative systems.

Christopher Schutte

Practice Director, Loop Exit™ | Strategic Foresight and Innovation

Loop Exit™ helps organizations exit outdated loops and step into intelligent, embodied, and regenerative futures.
I lead transformation journeys that integrate foresight, immersive storytelling, and emerging technologies into real-world strategy. With deep experience across innovation, AI, and spatial design, I work with leadership teams to surface signals, reframe narratives, and prototype future-ready systems.

Beyond consulting, Loop Exit™ builds platforms that connect art, technology, and foresight — creating ecosystems where culture and computation evolve together.
Change isn’t imposed. It’s co-created — tangible, participatory, and alive.

Clients & Teams

Projects span industries — from cultural institutions to emerging tech — collaborating with design studios, startups, global agencies, and multinationals.
Loop Exit™ is both a platform and a practice, built through years of partnership, embedded roles, and independent research at the intersection of story, systems, and strategy.

Applied Advisory & Systems Work

Alongside its cultural and speculative programs, Loop Exit™ operates as an applied advisory practice, supporting organizations navigating AI, spatial systems, and platform adoption in real-world environments.

This work focuses on upstream strategy, systems design, and adoption frameworks — often operating before major technology, infrastructure, or platform decisions are made. Engagements include embedded advisory roles, foresight-to-strategy programs, and early-stage system definition for intelligent environments and digital twin initiatives.

📖 Read The New Human Project
📍 Milan, Italy
© Loop Exit™ | Strategic Foresight & Innovation

Learn more about Loop Exit on https://loopexitnow.com

Designtech’s key focus areas span collaborative, innovation-driven spaces that merge creativity with technology. At its heart are co-working environments that bring together designers, startups, and corporates to foster cross-pollination of ideas. The CoFactory, located in Milan’s Certosa District, is a hybrid manufacturing and prototyping facility that enables rapid experimentation through digital fabrication, 3D printing, and other advanced production tools.

Beyond physical spaces, Designtech runs open innovation and acceleration programs that connect startups and established companies across the design, manufacturing, fashion, and real-estate sectors. The initiative plays a pivotal role in bridging traditional design and manufacturing practices with emerging technologies such as IoT, AR/VR, additive manufacturing, and sustainable materials, building an ecosystem that supports a forward-thinking and resilient model of innovation.

The CoFactory in Milan’s Certosa District anchors a rapidly evolving innovation area that blends industrial heritage with contemporary design and green urban renewal. Its architectural redesign transforms a former industrial space into a sustainable, light-filled hub featuring an inviting outdoor courtyard that extends the collaborative energy of the labs and studios into the open air.

📍 CoFactory – Certosa District, Milan in Milan, designed for prototyping/production.

Address: Via Polidoro da Caravaggio 30, 20156 Milano – Italy.

Learn more about the Designtech on https://thedesign.tech