{"id":35618,"date":"2026-05-08T10:03:48","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/?p=35618"},"modified":"2026-05-08T10:06:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T10:06:52","slug":"tinker-blog-design-creativity-and-innovation-at-valletta-design-cluster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vca.gov.mt\/en\/blog\/tinker-blog-design-creativity-and-innovation-at-valletta-design-cluster\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinker Blog: Design, Creativity and Innovation at Valletta Design Cluster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Tinkering Day 2026\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cSiei2YsDl4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"60\" data-end=\"492\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vca.gov.mt\/en\/valletta-design-cluster\/\"><span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">Valletta Design Cluster<\/span><\/span><\/a> continues to foster creativity, innovation, and collaboration through its growing online platform, the Tinker Blog \u2014 a digital space dedicated to design, making, creativity, and experimentation. 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