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Hanna Wiesener
Hanna Wiesener
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OSTHAFEN Workshop: ecological realities of the river Spree

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Jakob Kukula

Interdisciplinary intro workshop 14.07.22 from 10am-7pm by Jakob Kukula (DesignfarmBerlin)  The Spree is home to a unique diversity of life. It is Berlin’s largest and also most threatened ecosystem. In the face of climate change and its resulting ecological, social and political consequences, the protection and revitalization of the Spree are essential for Berlin’s sustainable urban development. A healthy Spree benefits not only plants and animals but also human livelihoods and ensures a high quality of life in the city.  To bring about a social-ecological transformation, we need convincing design approaches for Berlin’s water bodies. The goal of the workshops is to create the technical and scientific basis for the regenerative development of the Osthafen.  What is the role of the Osthafen in a climate-resilient city?  What are the current socio-ecological challenges of the site?  What would be the maximum…

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Hanna Wiesener
Hanna Wiesener
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“Digital:Sovereignty” – Interactive exhibition of the project “Coding IxD”

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“Digital:Sovereignty” – Coding IxD – credits: Judith Glaser

What is digital sovereignty, and how can it be enabled by design? Students from the Department of Computer Science at Freie Universität Berlin and the Department of Product Design at the Weißensee School of Art and Design explore these questions interdisciplinary as part of the interdisciplinary course “Coding IxD” by means of Neo-analogue artefacts, i.e., products that represent a synthesis of the virtual and the material in form and function. The results of this project will be showcased in an interactive exhibition at the Weizenbaum Institute Berlin starting in February. The semester project was supervised under the direction of Prof. Dr. Claudia Müller-Birn, Freie Universität Berlin, Prof. Thomas Ness, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, Prof. Judith Glaser, Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin and Peter Sörries, Freie Universität Berlin and is part of »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material«. The exhibition is supported by…

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Claudia Mareis
Claudia Mareis
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Design as Common Good: Framing Design through Pluralism and Social Values

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Registration is now open for the 2021 Online Swiss Design Network Conference: Design as Common Good: Framing Design through Pluralism and Social Values. In light of social, economic, technological and environmental challenges, design researchers, practitioners as well as communities constantly and critically address and question the contribution of design to the common good. The common good as conceptualized by the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Zalta et al., 2018) “benefits society as a whole – in contrast to the private good of individuals and sections of society.” Design as a discipline has long been positioned from the context of developing and catering to the private good, focusing on individual and smaller sections of society – largely leaving its contributions to the common good underexplored. With our conference Design as Common Good, the conference will reflect upon what constitutes a common good…

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Khashayar Razghandi
Khashayar Razghandi
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“Need-Based Clothing Design” meets “Tessellated Material Systems”

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Magic Circle Symposium, Weissensee School of Art & Design 
Image credits: Kristin Dolz “Erosive Modelling”

This Thursday, within the »Magic Circle« Interdisciplinary Symposium, Elaine Igoe & I will be joining Silke Hofmann & Felix Rasehorn panel, where after they present their respective works on Need-based Clothing Design females affected by breast cancer & Tessellated Materials Systems, the four of us will explore & discuss a broad range of topics around their work on Tessellation and Participation; the respective Research & Design Tools, Practices & Methodologies; the entangled concepts of tensions & relations; Space & Absence; Growth, Boundary Conditions, Diversification, Fits & Norms; and Co-working Materialities amongst others… if you are interested in these topic, drop a line at hello@forschungskreis.com & join us online on Feb. 25th 15:30, – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –…

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Clemens Winkler
Clemens Winkler
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Notes from Tomorrow: Positioning Design Practice within Paradigms of ‘Reduction’, 17.02.

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»Notes from Tomorrow«. credits: RCA London 2022

Tomorrow, a seminar at the RCA London, I am guest lecturing on “Subtraction and Reductionism for Future Design” is starting with a symposium open for registrations, for those who might be interested in the topic: https://rca-ac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jDzU604RTGavv4bQ-o5UYw “Notes from Tomorrow: Positioning Design Practice within Paradigms of ‘Reduction’: In the age of climate collapse, a comprehensive and radical approach towards design production is imperative. The Post-Covid era constitutes a new paradigm, providing a new set of environmental and social challenges for designers. The symposium will triangulate between; a ‘post-design’ world, ecological systems, material reduction and community empowered responses.” Date Time: Feb 17, 2021 12:30 AM CET 12:30 CET | Patricia MacCormack / Les U. Knight in conversation with Alon Meron 15:00 CET | Bailey Richardson / Andrew Merritt in conversation with Dr Rob Phillips 18:00 CET | Paola Antonelli /Timothy Morton /Jan…

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Khashayar Razghandi
Khashayar Razghandi
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Building Beauty * Nature of Order Materials Design Strategies

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  What’s the difference between natural processes and engineering? What might be a new “Materials Paradigm” for bio-inspired designs and adaptable building materials?A talk by Dr.-Ing. Khashayar Razghandi in the Nature of Order webinar.Thursday, 16:00 UTC https://t.co/EdaIhZ0kwd — Building Beauty (@_buildingbeauty) February 10, 2021   in case you are interested, you are more than welcome to join my talk today within the Nature of Order webinar series, Building Beauty  International Post-Graduate Architecture Program

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Hanna Wiesener
Hanna Wiesener
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Design Studio Project “Smart Organic Light Objects” at Greenhouse 2021

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Videostill “SmartOrganicLightObjects”, Prof. Carola Zwick, Prof. Thomas Ness

We are happy to announce that Design Studio Project “Smart Organic Light Objects”, supervised by Carola Zwick and Thomas Ness, was chosen to be showcased at Stockholm Design Fair. From 8th to 14th of February, the project video and twelve light objects are presented in this years digital edition of Greenhouse 2021, the section for Design Schools and independent designers. The studio project „SOLO – Smart Organic Light Objects“ explores the potential of new technologies for interacting with light beyond existing archetypes and traditional interfaces. New qualities of light as well as novel dynamic, responsive interactions were created catering to human behavior differently. Through an iterative design process, students from both the BA and the MA track developed concepts and prototypes demonstrating these new interactions with light in private or public settings. Project Site: SmartOrganicLIghtObjects@Greenhouse2021

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Patricia Ribault
Patricia Ribault
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Technobodies on Air! — 04.02 at 6 PM on Radiobal.fr

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1 introduction and 8 interpretations to the theme « Technobodies. Capacities, Limits and Transformations ». Students at weißensee kunsthochschule berlin will speculate on past, present or future relations between bodies and technics, either inventing or re-inventing them. Some are fictional, some are analytical, all are experimental and very performative! Simply connect to Radiobal.fr at 6 PM on Thursday 04.02! Live questions, comments and resources may be shared on the Technobodies Padlet: https://padlet.com/p_ribault/l281l8j5j5mb4te1

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Felix Rasehorn
Felix Rasehorn
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Hyper Haptics – final Presentation 02.02. @Zoom

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Ran Zhang, Design Sprint: Haptic Vision, 2020

We are heading towards the end of this hybrid Semester and the Embodied Interaction Design Studio HyperHaptics On behalf of the group we would like to invite you to our final presentation: Date: Tue. 02.02.21  Time: 3:30 – 6pm Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89927355111?pwd=b0FnVnRENHdYUWFaVmlCSlp2WFJBZz09 The student projects cover a wide range of interaction concepts and haptic augmentation strategies. It would be great to get feedback on the projects from a broad spectrum of disciplines. Similar to the mid-term presentations, we plan some time for discussion and Q&A after each presentation. We are looking forward to seeing you soon,  Viele Grüße All the best, Carola, Judith, Felix

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