We developed the concept of nanotouristic agency with specific INFORMAL and PERSONALISED approach to tourism. It is called Rajzefiber—which means the anxiety before travel (“Travel nerves, Travel fever”) and was derived from the German word Reisefieber that was commonly used between Slovenian people, especially those living near the Austrian border, such as the inhabitant of the city of Maribor.

The project was developed as extremely SITE SPECIFIC—not only in terms of experiencing the local environment, but also as a reaction towards many problems that the city of Maribor is facing. It is a kind of URBAN CATALYST, by which we could inhabit unused and empty spaces of the city, promote small economies and give people a professional recognition and a possibility to work (SOCIAL aspect).

Rajzefiber Biro was strategically established in an abandoned shop within the old city centre. Collectively self-renovated project space operates as a multipurpose place for exchange, performance, education and production. It provides and produces co-creative memorabilia ART-FACTS, made by most special local artists and craftsmen, redefining the souvenirs. It is a melting pot, a platform that constantly researches and follows the needs of co-creators of touristic/cultural/artistic activities. It avoids formality and provides collects endless all-sensual local experience of Maribor.

Rajzefiber Biro was part of research theme nanotourism, a creative critique to the current downsides of conventional tourism, as a participatory, locally oriented, bottom-up alternative nanotourism, mentored by Aljoša Dekleva in Tina Gregorič. Nanotourism has been awarded with the exhibition’s highest honour the Best Collaboration Award by the BIO50 jury (Konstantin Grcic, Saša J. Maechtig, Alice Rawsthorn).