This year the Month of Design is celebrating its fifth anniversary. With this important milestone it is acquiring a new dimension: for the first time it is reaching into the Mediterranean, and presenting Ljubljana as the creative capital of the countries of Mediterranean Europe. It poses questions such as, is it the sea that is surrounded by land, or is it land that is surrounded by the sea? When does a child’s idea develop to become an archipelago of imagination, and where in a delta do saltwater and freshwater meet? It explores the pluralism of identities, edges and borders. It seeks to know whether it is possible, along the shores of the turbulent Mediterranean, for creativity to become the strongest weapon, and the most precious energy. It woos cities into unveiling themselves, invites shapes to disclose themselves, and worships thoughts so that they reveal themselves. It will follow the winds from the north and south, gaze at all four corners of the Earth, sail the seas and plough the land, and employ boldness, adaptability and tenacity.