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Mareike Gast 
Tannenweg 18
06120 Halle (Saale)

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Mareike Gast
Tannenweg 18
06120 Halle (Saale)
Germany
Email: mareike@mareikegast.de
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Mareike Gast studied at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in Industrial Design in 2005.
From 2006 to 2010 she worked as a freelancer inter alia for Nicola Stattmann (Frankfurt), responsible for many product developments.
Since 2011 she runs her own office with an emphasis on new materials and technologies.
Since September 2016 she is a Professor for Industrial Design at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle. In addition to her work in product development, reasearch and teaching Mareike regularly writes for different magazines about material research. In 2013 her book ‚smart technology – new design‘ was published accompanying the exhibition and conference of the same name in Leipzig, which Mareike has curated several times.

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Photo: Benjamin Orgis

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Photo: Benjamin Orgis

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Photo: Benjamin Orgis

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Self-Folding Robots by Harvard University / MIT / Michael Tolley
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Photo: Benjamin Orgis


Generatively Encapsuled EL-Light by Fraunhofer IPA, Steve Rommel:
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Photo: Benjamin Orgis

Digitally Printed 'Superfood' with Micro Algae by Marin Sawa
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Photo: Benjamin Orgis


Sprayed-On Bacteria Repair Concrete Cracks by TU Delft / Henk Jonkers
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Photo: Benjamin Orgis

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Paperweight - letter scales
Through the flexibility of the substrates and printed strain gauges combined with a a numeric display a letter scales is created..

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Snooze – alarm clock
As the entire alarm clock becomes a snooze-switch – the whole product turns into one interface to interact with.

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Calc – calculator
The good old-fashioned calculator – reinterpreted. A two-dimensonal paper-like substrate turns into a 2½-dimensional calculator forming a haptic numeric pad with a tactile response.

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Time – wall clock
A big wall clock – made of ultra thin flexible tiles – turns into an unobtrusive and playful dedicated display.

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Dim – folded light
Due to the inherent properties of the technology and the materials used, hand-shaped electronics becomes possible. Through folding and bending delicate lighting comes into existence, based on traditional shapes yet reinterpreted.

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One Crease – folded bedside lamp
Ultimately the lamp becomes sculptured lighting.

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Input and output – a touch screen and a display, the basic components of interaction develop into lightweight, flexible and economic devices through the use of printed organic electronics.

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inMOTION // In a world that is always moving faster, the demand for mobility constantly increases. But how much mobility does a human being really need? Where does our constant need for mobility throughout the world come from? And how can we assuage it today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow? inMOTION takes a look at new technological possibilities for the design of intelligent systems of mobile data, mobile areas and environments and products meant for a mobile society.

ENERGetic // Where does our energy come from? And why do we need it? What does real alternative production and clean use of energy look like? In the future, will we remain dependent on determined power networks or will we be able to supply ourselves? ENERGetic spotlights self-sufficient production processes and products as well as their utilisation, explores design possibilities, looks into new approaches instead of energy sources for the masses, and discusses the potential of new energy sources such as algae.

natureTEC // We make bread with yeast-bacteria and wash our clothes with enzymes, but nature has so much more to offer. What would products created by microbes, glowing through movement or self-producing their energy, look like? What happens when natural movements and transformations serve as a manufacturing process and a means of design? natureTEC examines nature carefully as a provider, model and producer. Focus will be made on themes such as evolutionary and bionic principles, renewable resources, self-production, self-repair and self-destruction.

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Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
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Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
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Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012
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Photo: Matthias Ritzmann / Designers' Open 2012

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The historic Textilmanufaktur is moving into a new building - back to its old site and origin: the design school Burg Giebichenstein. For the fassade design and a sun shield the idea evolved to create a custom-made textile. This would not only turn the inside of the building outside and give the Textilmanufaktur a unique and particular appearance but also shift the Textilmanufaktur‘s tradition of handmade textile art into forward-looking technical textiles, which however retain their artistic quality.
In order to make this possible I developed a concept for suitable materials and technologies. The research focussed firstly on technical aspects such as UV-, weather, tear- and fire resistance. The second practical parameter was the feasibility despite small quantities and customisation. The third – of course – the broad design-ability transferred from other textile industries. The results reach from PTFE and coloured glass fibres to fire-resistant and tensile PES yarns in combination with 3D-knitting, multi-axial technology, leno weave, warp knitting and hand weaving.
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material and technology concept book with sample box



Textile design and textile art students developed in a week‘s workshop first ideas based on this research. In a competition 5 designs were selected. The realisation of a prototype is the next step.

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by Robert Filipski


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by Robert Filipski



winning entry by textile art student Robert Filipski

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The two-component injection moulding with specially modified materials allows a high range of variations for individual foot conditions despite the automation of the manufacturing process.
Visually the product communicates its high quality and complex functionality and thereby appeals to not only the orthopaedic technician but also the enduser. The insoles evolve from medical supplies to a elegant premium must-have.
The development process was supported creatively and intensely from the first idea to the serial production.
for and with Nicola Stattmann

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material: black mdf, oiled / steel t-profile frame, powdercoated






the shelves are constructed like a sandwich, made of two steel frames consisting of t-profiles and grooved black mdf inbetween. the construction allows a very easy assembly and the transportation as a flatpack, which reduces the size to a third.

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in areas, where no electricity is available, communication over long distances is by far more difficult. especially in refugee camps reliable information is difficult to obtain.
for such a context I have designed the refugee radio. it is energy-atarkic since it is run by the radio-waves themselves. the necessary technology is cheap, very reliable and relatively environmentally friendly.
I gave consideration to the adaptability to different situation and the cultural context: the radio works in its paper packaging, but can be adpated in the long run by replacing the cover with different materials.

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who does not like to sit near the radiator on cold winter days? this radiator is the updated version of a tile stove which is possible due to modern low temperatur heatings. it is especcialy useful in long cold school corridors during break time.

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DIY injection moulding machine from Dave Hakkens


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scho – the truly recyclable toothbrush by Alexia von Salomon

The handle and bristles of this toothbrush consist of one and the same material: polyamide. However, normal toothbrushes are made out of three different plastics and are therefore not recyclable. A toothbrush should be renewed not later than every three months. As the toothbrush scho is a monomaterial product, it enables the consumer to recycle it easily. It is about creating a circular economy, which focuses on reusing the originated waste. In the designed circle of scho, toothbrush is processed to toothbrush.

Photo: Martin Patze


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HISCA – opens a bottle easilyby Hannah Kannenberg

Opening a water bottle is an everyday activity that you only become aware of when it becomes a problem. Thanks to its handy shape, Hisca (lat. “start opening!”) offers a simple solution due to its powerful leverage. A real relief for anyone who lacks the strength in their hands.
The screw cap is material-saving and designed for mass production by injection moulding. As with conventional bottle caps, the Hisca bottle caps are recycled by returning the bottle together with the cap to the deposit system. During the recycling process, the cap material PP/HDPE is separated from the polyethylene terephthalate (PET) of the bottles and can be reused in its pure form for production.

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CYCLOGON – a minimalistic repairable pedalby Simon Krautheim

The bicycle is one of the most sustainable means of transport. But the way people interact with it and its design sometimes is lavish and material-intensive. My design of a bicycle pedal made of recycled plastic is a response to this: The modest octagonal platform is produced from HDPE (high density polyethylene) utilizing the DIY injection moulding machine by Dave Hakkens and screwed on an axle using only two standard cartridge ball bearings and one nut. All parts can be replaced in minutes without special tools. Therefore, they can be recycled separately. The plans for the pedal will be provided open source – just like the DIY injection moulding machine – and shall empower cyclists to repair and design their bicycles themselves.

Photo: Martin Patze

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second skin – 3D printing or moulding with byproducts of the leather industry by Jakob Müller

Second Skin is a material study that deals with the unused parts of the skin in the tanning industry. Excess skin and its valuable ingredients usually stay unused and are disposed. By chopping and homogenizing the skin sections, a viscous mass is produced. This can be brought into shape by 3D printing or injection moulding. The gluing properties of the skin create a sturdy, bendable material, which can be optimized for various applications with the aid of enzymes. These enzymes such as transglutaminase create cross-links within or between the proteins of the skin – similar to the tanning process of leather.
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Membrane – three possible applications by Fabian Hütter

1.4 trillion eggs are produced annually, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This corresponds to about 1.5 million tons of egg membrane. In the industrial context, the egg shells including membrane are used for cement production, but only the calcium carbonate (lime) of the egg shell is utilized. The glycoprotein egg membrane stays simply burns away. In order to not to lose the valuable membranes, I developed a procedure to separate them from the shells. In the following I illustrate the potential of this material with three possible applications.
One deals with shortlife Fashion: The dried membrane not only has an interesting material property for packaging, it also has a special aesthetic. If one covers a surface with it in the wet state, the membranes adhere to each other after they dried and create a kind of nonwoven textile – a textile with a very special symbolism – especially striking for a wedding dress.

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Vacuum - temporary objects by Johannes Voelchert

The technique of creating a vacuum allows to construct temporary objects in a sustainable way. The different filling materials are non-permanently bonded together, since the stability is created solely by the evacuation of air. Thereby the use of new material is minimized. As filling materials even ever-present ordinary objects can be used and reused afterwards: due to the non-permanent connection, the components are fully separable: The foil is recyclable, the filling material even reusable. Different use-cases are demonstrated: A temporary but fully functional hammer, made of spaghetti, a 50 cent coin and a handful of lentils




Verblasst - Information with expiration date by Valena Ammon & Edda Rabold

‘Verblasst’ is a speculative concept that focuses on temporary information within the context of advertising in public space. It plays with the idea of generating information with light as medium. At the center of the visualisation, in form of a short videoclip, are surfaces which are coated with photochromic pigments. As a result advertisements and offers can be projected to this surfaces. The exposed spots change their color and after some time the information vanishes. The surface is ready to be exposed again. To formulate our concept we asked two questions. What if the fading could be slowed down and the information vanishes after one day or one week? What if we could adjust the kind of light the pigments are reacting on?




Soak by Fabian Hütter

The concept of soak features a way to eliminate the effort and the negative environmental effect of printing, by letting the product print itself during the actual time of use.
The first idea deals with a children’s plaster: The flowing blood is used to „print“ an image like a dolphin just by using a blind pressed padding. Blood that usually has an unpleasant character is transformed into a positive surprising and thereby cheering effect.


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The same principle is transferred to a sports shirt: While doing sports the body produces sweat that can be used to „print“ a logo on one’s shirt. This effect not only motivates to sweat more, it is also more sustainable: A combination of two different cellulose fibers allows for this effect. The resulting monomaterial shirt can be easily recycled in comparison to those with prints.

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Coffee to Sit by Milan Behrens
A coffee to go cup that blossoms and encourages you to pause.
smart material: coated paper


raincatcher by Viola Nauck & Pierre Lichtenstein
A structural problem converted into soap bubbles.
smart material: Piezoceramic actuator as fogger


The living window grille by Dongyoung Hwang
A window that reflects your own mood.
smart material: shape memory wire as actuator

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marine cotton – factories for water based technologies by Melanie Glöckler

Algae grow up to 40 times faster than rooted plants. All they need is light, water and nutrients. Due to the rapid spread, they are often regarded as a plague. Starting from these properties, the present study deals specifically with the growth and utilization of fibrous algae to be transferred in textile contexts. These are processed by means of newly interpreted technologies into semi-manufactured products, up to the finished grown product. Marine Cotton represents a new alternative to already known resources and technologies of the textile industry.




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Nutrient solution – growing algae with spit and breath by Ina Turinsky & Andreas Wagner

Stocks of various microalgae are available in your pantry - differing in species, metabolic by-products, growth rate, appearance. Choose the right algae culture for your personal requirements. Three different plates are providing three different growing conditions that are resulting in three different dishes. Take the appropriate plate and inject your algae culture. Put over the cultivation chamber to create the ideal growth environment. Spit and breathe - feed your culture with a daily dose of bodily nutrient and air supply. During ten to fourteen days you raise the seedlings to a lush population. Take off the chamber and consume your dish. Negative connoted byproducts of the human body are containing a range of usable substances. Simple organisms, like micro-greens are able to use them. In combination with light, spit and breath all conditions for microbial growth are given. A kind of symbiotic relationship is emerging.




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An algae symbiosis by Luis Undritz

Micro-algae can be found in different organisms where they live inside and are an important part of their host. Often they offer their “partner-algae” an safe habitat and get remunerated by nutrients and other products of the photosyntheses. In this project I developed three futuristic concepts how our future with an algae symbiosis would look like, how it would affect our everyday life and which abilities we would get. My starting point was a research into already existing symbiosis between different animals and micro-algae, which I transferred to the humans’ life. The results are not only new practical abilities, but also the question of how we define a “healthy” habitat for ourself and our farm animals. Here a tattooing device to inject micro algae under the skin in order to give people photosynthetic properties.

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rope connections by Linus Winkler & Christoph Heidebrecht


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device to produce outdoorsinks from plastic bags by Max Gruber & Felix Schipp

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Porifera Mollusca by Tom Bade

Porifera Mollusca combines the most significant characteristics of shellfish and sponges and creates synthetic nacre – a biomineral, consisting to about 95% out of calcium carbonate. Porifera Mollusca is an effort to create a process, in which structural and aesthetically valuable nacre is produced by bacteria, in any volume or shape. The synthetic nacre produced here covers fiber and porous sponge structures resulting in lightweight, strong and graceful materials, that are compostable but still resistent to natural influences.


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Compact Chaff by Toby Beyer and Moyu Cao

Worldwide biomineralisation of leftover material by bacteria
Chaff is a common leftover all over the world – from rice, from corn, from millet and other crops. Their often high content of silicon dioxide offers the possibility to turn them into fibre reinforced cement by biomineralisation in combination with calcium carbonate. The resulting material is different in different location depending on the kind of chaff, but the process is the same. We developed a simple and mobile tool that demonstrates the process and that makes it available to almost anybody.


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Subliminals by Andreas Wagner

nutrient supply & health care by bacteria
We eat genetic modified food, containing less nutrients than the original forms. On the other hand we drink drinks enriched with minerals and vitamins. In case of suffering from deficiency symptoms, we take pills to adjust our vitamin and nutrient household. Are there better ways of nutrient supply and health care? The object family subliminals shows a prospektive alternative to common nutrient supply by pills or other medicines in a future of nutrient-poor food. The objects are satisfying your daily requirement of minerals – produced by bacteria. Ingesting nutrients in a new incidental way constantly, but also controllable and visible. The dosing of the different minerals is controlled by the objects themselves and their sizes of coated surfaces.

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Künstliche Bewegungen können mit Elektromotoren und starren Materialien erfolgen – oder aber einfach aus Luft bestehen und dadurch weich, adaptiv, nachgiebig und sehr günstig sein. Wir setzten uns mit dem recht jungen Forschungsfeld der Soft Robotics auseinander und entwickelten aus selbst hergestellten Folienkissen ultraleichte Objekte, die nur durch Luftdruck vielfältige und komplexe Bewegungen vollführen. Im Experiment loteten die Studierenden die besonderen Eigenschaften dieser künstlichen Muskeln hinsichtlich Leichtigkeit, Bewegung und Ästhetik aus. Basierend auf den erarbeiteten Bewegungsformen entwarfen sie schlussendlich Figuren für ein von Ihnen konzipiertes, gestaltetes und inszeniertes Luft-Schauspiel, dessen Aufführung das Finale der Fachaufgabe darstellte.

the grab

the lobster in action

the experiments

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Phänomenale Dinge geschehen – manchmal außerhalb unserer bewussten Wahrnehmung: Papier wellt sich durch Luftfeuchtigkeit. Ameisen orientieren sich durch Schwarmintelligenz – Kröten am Erdmagnetfeld. Bakterien produzieren Gestein in beeindruckenden Formationen. Gallwespen manipulieren Bäume, so dass diese statt Blättern gallenartige Häuser für ihre Larven wachsen lassen. In einigen Gegenden ist es einfacher Coca Cola zu bekommen als sauberes Trinkwasser. Ziel des Kurses war es, besonders herausragende Phänomene – natürliche und andere – zu beobachten, sie sich bewusst zu machen und in Apparate zu überführen, um die Phänomene anwendbar, greifbar, steuerbar und vor allem nutzbar zu machen. Die Herausforderung bestand im Besonderen darin, die durch Einfachheit bestechenden Phänomene in ebenso einfache aber verblüffende und überzeugende Apparate zu übertragen, um so komplexe Objekte oder Prozesse phänomenal einfach umzusetzen.





Mendel's by Larissa Meyer

Trockner by Konrad Schoch

Pause/Play by Isabel Apel

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Nach einem theoretischen Einblick in verschiedene industrielle Biokunststoffe und Komposittechnologien kochten die Studierenden mit "Haushaltsmitteln" eigene Biokunststoffe. In Kombination mit Naturfasern stellten sie daraus minimal leichte aber maximal hohe Objekte zum Erklimmen von ungeahnten Höhen her.
Das Experiment ist Prinzip. Im Versuch mit unterschiedlichen Rezepturen und Strukturen loteten sie die besonderen Eigenschaften von Kompositen hinsichtlich Leichtigkeit, Konstruktion und Ä̈sthetik aus. Durch Verarbeitungstechniken aus der Mode erhielten die Biokomposite eine unerwartete Anmutung. Begleitend recherchierten die Studierenden einen industriellen Komposit-Herstellungsprozess im Detail. Am Ende der zwei Wochen wurden die minimal weight – maximum height-Objekte auf Stabilität und Höhe getestet.

Here the complete results in a pdf >


o 3bar by Kevin Strü̈ber and Marius Mühleisen

o Hax & Mauke by Max Stalter and Hauke Odendahl

o hp_001 by Paulina Gellert and Leopold Zaumseil

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Mikrobielle Zellfabriken sind bereits jetzt im Einsatz: Cyanobakterien wandeln dank DNA- Bausteinen der arktischen Makrele Kohlendioxid aus der Luft und Wasser in Biokunststoffe um – einzig mit der Energie der Son- ne. Genetisch veränderte Hefe produziert Vanillegeschmack, andere natur-identischen Rosenduft. Weitere Mikroorganismen stellen mittels natürlicher Stoffwechselprozesse Ethanol-Treibstoff her. Dank der synthetischen Biologie, die über das Züchten und Kreuzen hinaus DNA gezielt verändert, wächst die Vielfalt der Möglichkeiten rasant: Maßgeschneiderte Proteinmaschinen in Bakterien, Algen, Pflanzen als auch Tieren und Menschen produzieren maßgeschneiderte Materialien, Strukturen und Funktionen. Wie verändert die Biotechnologie – die Schlüsseltechnologie des 21. Jahrhunderts – den Gestaltungs- und Produktionsprozess? Wie sieht die Tätigkeit des Industrie- designers aus, wenn er mit DNA- Bausteinen statt CAD-Daten arbeitet? Welche völlig neuen Produkte und Anwendungen begegnen zukünftigen Herausforderungen?
Ziel des Kurses war es, nach intensiven Workshops und Gesprächen mit Biotechnologen sowie selbständiger Recherche realistische wie zukunftsfähige Produkt-, Produktions- und Anwendungskonzepte für das Jahr 2084 zu entwickeln, die die Potentiale der Biotechnologie aufgreifen, kritisch beleuchten und in konkrete Szenarien überführen. Diese sind hier dargestellt und stellen Ihnen bewusst die Frage: Was wäre, wenn....?
Wir freuen uns auf eine intensive Diskussion und Ihre Reaktionen.

Here the complete results in a pdf >
and here our project blog >



o Neobiotika: Project by Konstantin Hinkel and Clara Fernau on the possibility of digesting cellulose

o Sense_Vision: Project by Christoph Unbescheidt and Martin Schmidt about additional senses such as night-vision

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stapeldich: rotation moulding on a record player by Anne Löwenstein, Christine Kröhnert, Katerina Kagioglids

Schokodrucker: A rotation moulding inkjet printer by Hongki Keam

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During the two-weeks experimental workshop the students gained an insight in the potentials of bio-composites. They created extremely lightweight stools by weaving, knitting, braiding, crocheting and folding natural textiles, yarns or fibers and coating them with self-made bioplastic.

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knitted stool bionically inspired by Radiolaria sceletons consolidated with bioplastic by Hrefna Sigurdardottir + Indre Bylaite (still in the drying process)

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folded woolen stool consolidated with bioplastic by Audur Akadottir + Birta Ros Brynjolfsdottir

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interlocking folds made of hemp + cotton + bioplastic by Kristin Sigudardottir + Geir Konrad

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paper stool consolidated with bioplastic by Emilia Björg Sigurdardottir + Vedis Palsdottir

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During the two-weeks experimental workshop the students gained an insight in the potentials of bio-composites. They created extremely lightweight stools by weaving, knitting, braiding, crocheting and folding natural textiles, yarns or fibers and coating them with self-made bioplastic..

winded stool by Elisabet Kristin Oddsdottir and Kristin Klara Gretarsdottir

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the workshop aimed at small architectural concepts by upcycling left-overs, waste and used materials. making use of just one process step product like dwellings derived – with a completey new aesthetics
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outdoor shower made of recycled cork for its antibacterial qualities by Ina Asmussen, Anita Dirmeier, Therese Schmid



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bike rack made of used packing straps with winding by Andreas Rottmaier, Sebastian Merkl, Philipp Mayer, Johannes Harkness

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During the three weeks workshop the first year students experimented with selfmade bioplastic using and inventing various recipes. Taking the simple bowl shape as a starting point they molded, pressed, baked or reinforced the plastic with flakes, wool, different threads, made sheets to use in origami foldings and loads more. These experiments led to three great concepts:




Picknick Basket: reinforced bioplastic with woven/knitted cotton or woolen thread
by Búi Bjamar A∂alsteinson, Sigrí∂ur Halla Gu∂mundsdóttir and Ingvar Björn Þorsteinsson


Rose Seed 'Bomb': special soil and nutricious bioplastic to grow a rose first inside and then plant it outside
by Kristín Gu∂mundsdóttir, Sigurjón Axelsson and Katrín Magnúsdóttir


Rabbit House: building puzzle made with rabbit food to take a bite from
by Björk Gunnbjörnsdóttir, Ágústa Sveinsdóttir and Thelma Hrund Benediktsdóttir

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Organic electronics, being one of the most promising fields in material and technology research, are especially interesting for industrial designers since their new possibilities will not just change the products but also their handling, interaction and service completely. In Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, where Halle is located, great research activities in the field of organic electronics are taking place. Visiting several companies and institutes around Halle was the starting point of this project.
Having gained an insight in the current developments but also in the developments to be expected within the next years, the students were asked to develop and design ultra-lightweight, energy-autarkic, mobile and forward-looking products which make use of printed, organic electronics in their broadest sense.
Hereby questions arose, like: Does a cheap technology like printing necessarily produce cheap disposables or how do printed high-end products look like? Can a flexible substrate like paper or foil with organic electronics be shaped with traditional methods and what is the result of that contrast? How does the user interact with flexible electronics? What if printed organic electronics are recyclable or bio-degradable? How do products function and look like that are custom-printed?

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The results were presented in the Poster Session on the LOPE-C, Large-area, Organic and Printed Electronics Convention, in Franfurt 06/2011:




students discussing their ideas with scientists

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Walburga Quittel, Natalia Wiebe: circus with 2d/3d embroidered functional yarns



Beate Popfinger, Cordula Bayer: mobile, energy autarkic ice-cream stand using printed funtionality on EAP foil, which folds like Origami



Olga Batt, Stephanie Müller: extruded open-plan chicken house from clay and

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self-made rotational moulding machine


Moritz Heller: hot water bottle

Florian Schweitzer: shower gel container that can be fixed to the tiles

Anja Neidhardt: watering-can for elderly people

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