Dr. Khashayar Razghandi
Khashayar Razghandi is a (Material) Scientist and Engineer working as a Research Associate in between Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces and Exzellenzcluster »Matters of Activity«, at the intersection of Natural Science & Design.
Coming from a diverse educational background, and backed by a broad inter- & transdisciplinary work experience;
... his research interests cover diverse yet converging themes of:
I) Science and Design Collaborative Methodologies, Bio-inspired Design Strategies & Design-driven Scientific Inquiries
II) Interdisciplinary Creative Processes and Teamwork (Mediation and Education)
III) Active Matter - Structures, Functions and Systems
IV) Sustainability - Materials, Functions and Cycles
...at the core of his work lies a reflective hands-on approach to the values and challenges of inter- and trans-disciplinary practices at the intersection of Natural Sciences and Design.
... part of his current role revolves around mediation of such practices at the level of projects, between Scientists and Designers, as well as at the institutional levels, bridging between the relevant Research and Design Institutes and Industries.
...he also supports Peter Fratzl in his function as Co-Director at the Cluster.
Cluster of Excellence
»Matters of Activity«
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Sophienstr. 22a
10178 Berlin
Bio-inspired Design Strategies
Interdisciplinary Research and Education
Material Science-Design
Material Science and Engineering
Materials Philosophy
Materials Sustainability
Science-Design Co-creative Processes, Methodologies and Education
Razghandi, K. 2022. »Rethinking Materials Paradigm: Towards an Active Understanding of Gestalt.« In Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making, edited by Ribault, P. Basel: Birkhäuser, 263-271.
Gholami F., Guiducci L., Yani S., Razghandi, K. 2021. »Rethinking Active Matter.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110562064
Gutierrez, F., Razghandi, K. 2021. »MotorSkins—a bio-inspired design approach towards an interactive soft-robotic exosuit.« In Special Issue on »Living Machines: From Biological Role Models to Soft Machines«, special issue. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16 (6): 066013.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac2785
Razghandi, K., Yaghmaei E. 2020. »Rethinking Filter: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter, Towards an Active Filter Model.« In Rethinking Filter: Responsibility and Sustainability, special issue. Sustainability, 12 (18): 7284.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187284
Articles in Edited Volumes
Razghandi, K. 2022. »Rethinking Materials Paradigm: Towards an Active Understanding of Gestalt.« In Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making, edited by Ribault, P. Basel: Birkhäuser, 263-271.
Gholami F., Guiducci L., Yani S., Razghandi, K. 2021. »Rethinking Active Matter.« In Active Materials, edited by Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Krauthausen, K., Schäffner, W. Berlin: De Gruyter.
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110562064
Razghandi, K., Turcaud, S., Burgert, I. 2014. »Hydro-Actuated Plant Devices.« Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 171-200.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527665068.ch8
Articles
Fratzl, P., Sauer, C., Razghandi, K. 2022. »Editorial for the special issue: bioinspired architectural and architected materials.« Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 17: 040401.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac6646
Gutierrez, F., Razghandi, K. 2021. »MotorSkins—a bio-inspired design approach towards an interactive soft-robotic exosuit.« In Special Issue on »Living Machines: From Biological Role Models to Soft Machines«, special issue. Bioinspiration & Biomimetics, 16 (6): 066013.
https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-3190/ac2785
Razghandi, K., Janßen, N., Le, M. V., Stach, T. 2021. »The filter‐house of the larvacean Oikopleura dioica. A complex extracellular architecture: From fiber production to rudimentary state to inflated house.« Journal of Morphology, 282 (8): 1259-1273.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21382
Razghandi, K., Yaghmaei E. 2020. »Rethinking Filter: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter, Towards an Active Filter Model.« In Rethinking Filter: Responsibility and Sustainability, special issue. Sustainability, 12 (18): 7284.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su12187284
Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Bertinetti, L., Turcaud, S., Rüggeberg, M., Weaver, J. C., Fratzl, P., Burgert, I., Dunlop, J. W. C. 2016. »Honeycomb Actuators Inspired by the Unfolding of Ice Plant Seed Capsules.« PLOS ONE, 11 (11): e0163506.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163506
Razghandi, K., Bertinetti, L., Guiducci, L., Dunlop, J. W. C., Fratzl, P., Neinhuis, C., Burgert, I. 2014. »Hydro-actuation of ice plant seed capsules powered by water uptake.« Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials, 3 (3): 169-182.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1680/bbn.14.00016
Harrington, M. J., Razghandi, K., Ditsch, F., Guiducci, L., Rueggeberg, M., Dunlop, J. W., Fratzl, P., Neinhuis, C., Burgert, I. 2011. »Origami-like unfolding of hydro-actuated ice plant seed capsules.« Nature Communications, 2 (1): 337.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1336
Asran, A. S., Razghandi, K., Aggarwal, N., Michler, G. H., Groth, T. 2010. »Nanofibers from Blends of Polyvinyl Alcohol and Polyhydroxy Butyrate As Potential Scaffold Material for Tissue Engineering of Skin.« Biomacromolecules, 11 (12): 3413-3421.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1021/bm100912v
Contributions to Exhibitions
Guiducci, L., Kycia, A., Betti, G., Giannone, A., Razghandi, K. »Self-Shaping Textiles at the Intersection of Fashion, Architecture and Technology.« At the exhibition: Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023.
Razghandi, K., Fratzl, P. Biologization of Sustainability: What We Can Learn from Nature’s Material Solutions. Talk at the Symposium »Times of Waste – Handling Matter«, Design Strategies and Practices for Sustainable Use of Materials and Resources. Organized by FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin. Hybrid. 17 June 2021.
https://www.smb.museum/nachrichten/detail/online-symposium-times-of-waste-handling-matter-am-17-und-18-juni-2021/
Razghandi, K. Design-Science Studio »Scaling Nature« – from Bio-inspiration to Co-creation. Panel Presentation at the »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care« – 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF), Co-creation, Sympoiesis, Prototyping. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Project-Panel-Co-Creation-Sympoiesis-Prototyping
Razghandi, K. Rethinking Filter: an Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter. Talk at the Workshop »Filtering Legacies – Filtering Wasted Environments«. Related publication: Razghandi, K. and Yaghmaei E. 2020. »Rethinking Filter: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter, Towards an Active Filter Model.«, Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7284. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin. Hybrid. 12 November 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/6577/filtering-legacies-filtering-wasted-environments
Highlighted by https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7284.
Razghandi, K. Speculative Design and Education in (and beyond) Troubling Times. Panel Presentation at the Designing in Troubling Times, SpeculativeEdu Interdisciplinary panel. Uroboros Design-Art Festival. Virtual. 4 May 2020.
https://uroboros.design
Razghandi, K. What is the meaning of Active in Living beings and Materials? Panel Presentation at the »Coworking Materials. Für einen aktiven Materialismus« Joint Conference of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the International Research Center for Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, What is the meaning of Active in Living beings and Materials?. Virtual. 9 October 2020.
https://www.ifk.ac.at/index.php/kalender-detail/coworking-materials-fuer-einen-aktiven-materialismus.html
Talks & Presentations
Hofmann, S., Rasehorn, F., Igou, E., Razghandi K. Design Tools. Participation and Tessellation. Talk at the »Magic Circle« Symposium, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Hybrid. 25 February 2021.
http://forschungskreis.com/event/magic-circle/
Iglesias, R. M., Razghandi, K., Stein, C., Voto, C. Alternative Monsters and the Probability of the Impossible. Talk at the 24th WFSF Conference »The Openness of Futures«, Berlin. Hybrid. 29 October 2021.
https://wfsfconferenceberlin2021.org/online_event/alternative-monsters-and-the-probability-of-the-impossible/
Razghandi, K., Fratzl, P. Biologization of Sustainability: What We Can Learn from Nature’s Material Solutions. Talk at the Symposium »Times of Waste – Handling Matter«, Design Strategies and Practices for Sustainable Use of Materials and Resources. Organized by FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin. Hybrid. 17 June 2021.
https://www.smb.museum/nachrichten/detail/online-symposium-times-of-waste-handling-matter-am-17-und-18-juni-2021/
Razghandi, K. Design-Science Studio »Scaling Nature« – from Bio-inspiration to Co-creation. Panel Presentation at the »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care« – 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF), Co-creation, Sympoiesis, Prototyping. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 7 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Project-Panel-Co-Creation-Sympoiesis-Prototyping
Razghandi, K. Rethinking Filter: an Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter. Talk at the Workshop »Filtering Legacies – Filtering Wasted Environments«. Related publication: Razghandi, K. and Yaghmaei E. 2020. »Rethinking Filter: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry into Typology and Concept of Filter, Towards an Active Filter Model.«, Sustainability 12, no. 18: 7284. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Technische Universität Berlin. Hybrid. 12 November 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/6577/filtering-legacies-filtering-wasted-environments
Highlighted by https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/18/7284.
Razghandi, K. Speculative Design and Education in (and beyond) Troubling Times. Panel Presentation at the Designing in Troubling Times, SpeculativeEdu Interdisciplinary panel. Uroboros Design-Art Festival. Virtual. 4 May 2020.
https://uroboros.design
Razghandi, K. What is the meaning of Active in Living beings and Materials? Panel Presentation at the »Coworking Materials. Für einen aktiven Materialismus« Joint Conference of the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the International Research Center for Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz, What is the meaning of Active in Living beings and Materials?. Virtual. 9 October 2020.
https://www.ifk.ac.at/index.php/kalender-detail/coworking-materials-fuer-einen-aktiven-materialismus.html
Invited Moderation/ Comment
Samuel, N. Moderation des Panels »Design Strategies and Practices for Sustainable Use of Materials and Resources: Design processes, product responsibility, ecological/social-economic production, substitutes«. Times of Waste – Handling Matter, Hochschule für Gestaltung und Kunst Basel. Virtual. 17 June 2021.
Events & Workshops
Norris, L., Wiesener, H., Razghandi, K. Activating Circular Networks. Event Series Critically Explores Material Sustainability Concepts. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Since 1 June 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/10973/activating-circular-networks
Auger, James, Mareis, Claudia, Lockwood, Joe, Razghandi, Khashayar, Stock, Robert, Weber, Rasa. Frictioned Functionality. Un/Designing Un/Sustainable Matter. Berlin. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 17 October 2022 - 22 October 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/8495/frictioned-functionality-un-designing-un-sustainable-matter
Bianchini, S., Freire, M., Quinz, E., Ribault, P., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K. Morphostructures: life-like behavior in material systems. Centre Pompidou, Paris. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.
Razghandi, K. Biologization of Sustainability: Active & Entangled Materials Ecologies. (Summer) School, within the framework of the interdisciplinary summer & winter school »Designing Better Futures. Sustainable Entrepreneurship« at the intersection of Ecology, Economics and design, Jun. 2021 & Oct. 2021. Eberswalde University for sustainable Development. 4 October 2021 - 11 October 2021.
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020.
https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Kycia, A. Scaling Nature (2) – Fibers, Muscles & Bones. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Fratzl, P., Dean, M., Nyakatura, J., Rešetar, I. and Stoll, M. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 October 2019 - 11 February 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1142/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones, https://kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones-3102.html
Teaching & Courses
Razghandi, K., Mareis, C., Stock, R., Auger, J., Lockwood, J., Wenig, C., Norris, L., Stark, S., Weber, R., Bühn, S., Clark, J., le Calvé. M. »Frictioned Functionality: Un/Designing Un/Sustainable Matter«. »Dark Fluidity. An immersive exploration of liquid ontologies in practice along the multispecies material ecologies of the Schwärze river«. MoA's First Interdisciplinary Autumn School., Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 17 October 2022 - 22 October 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/8495/frictioned-functionality-un-designing-un-sustainable-matter
Razghandi, K. Biologization of Sustainability: Active & Entangled Materials Ecologies. (Summer) School, within the framework of the interdisciplinary summer & winter school »Designing Better Futures. Sustainable Entrepreneurship« at the intersection of Ecology, Economics and design, Jun. 2021 & Oct. 2021. Eberswalde University for sustainable Development. 4 October 2021 - 11 October 2021.
Razghandi, K. Materials Design Strategies. Seminar, “Nature of Order” webinar series. International post-graduate Architecture program "Building Beauty. Ecologic Design & Construction Process". 11 February 2021.
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth. MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020.
https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Razghandi, K. Materials Design Strategies - Biological Material Solutions. Seminar, "Post petro-leum” seminar series. Design Research Centre, École normale supérieure (ENS) Paris-Saclay. 15 October 2020.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio, weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Fratzl, P., Friedman, M., Hengge, R. and Stoll, M.. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Kycia, A. Scaling Nature (2) – Fibers, Muscles & Bones. MoA Design Research Studio, With contributions by Fratzl, P., Dean, M., Nyakatura, J., Rešetar, I. and Stoll, M. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 October 2019 - 11 February 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1142/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones, https://kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones-3102.html