Nikolai Rosenthal
Nikolai earned his M. Sc. in Medical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart in collaboration with the DITF and MPIKG with a thesis on properties and ultrastructure of the insect cuticle and applications in biomimetic medical devices.
Meanwhile he learned at the MSC of the NEU Boston, the MPIPZ and MPIIS. Before joining the Cluster Nikolai worked as a scientist at the DITF on textile sensors & actors, textile solutions in the context of architecture, construction and urban consolidation.
The focus of his PhD is the multi-scale characterization of fiber systems and -structures in nature and their geometric-constructive and design transfer into constructions for spatial-architectural applications.
Weaving (Pre-Doctoral Researcher)
Material Form Function (Associated Member)
Weaving (Associated Member)
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Department of Biomaterials
Research Campus Golm
Am Muehlenberg 1
14424 Potsdam
Articles
Bonavia, E., Farmer, J., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Rosenthal, N., Douny, L., Dierichs, K. 2023. »Minimal machines: augmented reality for filament-construction of partially ordered systems in architecture.« Construction Robotics.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s41693-023-00109-3
Design Projects
Rasehorn, F., Ciecierska-Holmes, J., Rosenthal N., Dean, M., Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J., Le, M.-L. V., Yang, B. 2022. The Tessellation Archive. Design Project. weißensee school of art and design berlin, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Comparative Zoology, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Since 1 June 2022, Virtual.
https://tessellated-materials.mpikg.mpg.de
Exhibitions
Douny, L. (curator), Krauthausen, K. (curator), Sattler, F. (curator), Thindi, T. (film installation). DAOULA | sheen. West African Wild Silk on Its Way. Exhibition. In cooperation with Séré, A., Sawadogo, S., Dayo, L., Dayo, H., Fofana, A., Sakira, S., Dao, D., Sanogo, B., Séré, M., Konate, A., Ilboudo, M. in Burkina Faso and Bonavia, E., Buch, S., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Hathroubi, S., Hengge, R., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Illing-Günther, H., Hassoune, S., Mählmann, J., Panzer, M. M., Rešetar, I., Rosenthal, N., Santos Thomas, C., Sauer, C., Sermonet, J., Shone, J., Schneider, M., Strauß, W. in Germany. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Tieranatomisches Theater. 17 November 2022 - 29 April 2023.
https://tieranatomisches-theater.de/project/ausstellung-ab-17-november-2022daoula-sheenwest-african-wild-silk-on-its-way/
Talks & Presentations
Douny, L., Rosenthal, N. West African wild silks: Interdisciplinary Insights on their characterization. Talk at the Fibers of existence: Disordering animals, Max Planck Institute for the History of Science, Berlin. 4 July 2023.
Jaffar-Bandjee, M, Raichenko, V., Evans, M., Eder, M. Silk cocoons – multi scale characterization of their structure. Talk at the SEB Centenary Conference 2023, Open biomechanics. Edinburgh. Hybrid. 4 July 2023.
https://www.sebiology.org/events/seb-centenary-conference-2023.html
Doser, M., Milwich, M., Raguin, E., Schmitt, C., Sviben, S., Politi, Y., Eder, M. Cuticle ultrastructure: How does a butterfly emerge? Poster presentation at the SEB Annual Conference 2022, Montpellier. Hybrid. 5 July 2022.
https://www.sebiology.org/events/ems-past-event/seb-annual-conference-2022.html
Bonavia, E., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Farmer, J., Douny, L., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M., Wenig, C., Dierichs, K. Augmented Spinning: Haptic Construction of a Filament-based Architectural Material System. Talk at the 25th Annual DRHA Conference »Digital Matters: Designing/Performing Agency for the Anthropocene«, Scene, Atmosphere & Architecture. Heilig-Geist-Kapelle, Berlin. Organized by the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence EXC 2020 »Temporal Communities: Doing Literature in a Global Perspective«, Freie Universität Berlin, and the practice-based research project »Viral Theatres«. Hybrid. 5 September 2021.
https://www.drha.uk/2021/program-2/#h.hsg54n4r2ivu
Teaching & Courses
Dierichs, K., Bonavia, E., Douny, L., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M., Wenig, C. Minimal Machines 1 - Augmented Spinning. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 6 April 2021 - 13 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/posts/7360
Dierichs, K., Farmer, J., Bonavia, E., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Douny, L., Eder, M., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M. Designing Matter 1 - From Filament to Fabric. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 26 March 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/3454/designing-matter-1-from-filament-to-fabric
Hosting of Guest Researchers at the Cluster
Skoury, L., Rosenthal, N., Dean, M., Eder, M., Dierichs, K. Agent-based frameworks for fibrous and tessellated material systems. Hosting Lior Skoury. from Institute for Computational Design and Construction, University of Stuttgart. 1 June 2022 - 31 August 2022.
Podcasts & Videos
Rasehorn, F., Zwick, C., Petruschat, J., Dean, M., Yang, B., Rosenthal, N., Nyakatura, J. A., Van Le, M.-L. Tessellated Material Systems - A workflow towards designing surfaces with distinct kinematic properties. Video. 4 minutes, 24 February 2021.
https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/524787023