Charlett Wenig

Charlett Wenig is an interdisciplinary Material and Product Designer. She is interested in waste materials with a current focus on barks of different tree species. In the MoA research group »Adaptive Fibrous Materials« at the MPI for Colloids and Interfaces she explores potential fields of application, creates different design scenarios for bark use while taking into account her research findings on structure, properties and functions.
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Am Mühlenberg 1
14476 Potsdam
Germany
Articles
Wenig, C., Dunlop, J. W. C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Reppe, F. J., Horbelt, N., Krauthausen, K., Fratzl, P., Eder, M. 2021. »Advanced materials design based on waste wood and bark.« Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 379 (2206): 20200345.
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2020.0345
Exhibitions
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. Mode und Natur. Exhibition. Galerie Handwerk, Munich. 4 May 2021 - 12 June 2021.
https://www.hwk-muenchen.de/galerie
Talks & Presentations
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
Reppe, F., Huss, J. C., Fratzl, P., Elbaum, R., Werner, P., Wenig, C., Eder, M. Banksia Seed Pod Opening – Structure and Mechanics of a Long-term Functional Pericarp. Poster presentation at the SICB Annual Meeting 2020, Austin, TX, USA. 5 January 2020.
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. Soup & Science: Baumrinde - Material der Zukunft. Talk at the Lunchtalk, Technologiestiftung, Berlin. 21 October 2020.
https://www.technologiestiftung-berlin.de/de/veranstaltungen/beitrag/soup-science-baumrinde-material-der-zukunft/
Invited Moderation/ Comment
Wenig, C., Schmidt, L., Bulling. J., Müggler Zumstein, I. R. Project Panel: Resilience, Sustainability, Tactility. »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care«, 17th Annual Conference of the German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF), Resilience, Sustainability, Tactility, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 8 May 2021.
https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Day-3
Events & Workshops
De Visscher, E., Miadrogović, N., Wenig, C., Winkler, C. Symposium »Times of Waste – Handling Matter«. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel, Museum of Decorative Arts. 18 March 2020 - 19 March 2020.
http://times-of-waste.ch/de/symposium/
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
Wenig, C., Frank, M. Materialentwicklungen und ihr Einfluss auf das Design. Lecture series, Hochschule für Künste, Bremen. Since 1 October 2020.
https://www.hfk2020.de/
(Co)Supervisions of Qualification Theses
Wenig, C., Eder, M., Berendt, F., Cremer, T. 2021. Co-supervision of Jaromir Spener. Eigenschaften von klebstoffreien Rindenplatten. Bachelor thesis, University for Sustainable Development Eberswalde.
Prizes & Competition Awards
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. 2020. Second Prize. The Idea Competition of »Die Junge Akademie«. »The Bark Project.« Die Junge Akademie.
https://2020.diejungeakademie.de/visions-and-solutions/
Hoferichter, A. 2020. »Rinde zum Anziehen.« With Wenig, C. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22 September 2020.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/baumrinde-jacke-stoff-1.5035535
Press Articles
Hoferichter, A. 2020. »Rinde zum Anziehen.« With Wenig, C. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22 September 2020.
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/baumrinde-jacke-stoff-1.5035535
Podcasts & Videos
Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Wenig, C. The Bark Project. RBB Inforadio. Wissenswerte. Podcast. 15 minutes, 1 November 2020.
https://www.ardaudiothek.de/wissenswerte/the-bark-project/82497214