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. München, 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 Conference. the 25th Annual DRHA Conference »Digital Matters: Designing/Performing Agency for the Anthropocene«, Heilig-Geist-Kapelle, Berlin. 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 Conference. SICB Annual Meeting 2020, Austin, TX, USA. 5 January 2020.
Wenig, C., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. Soup & Science: Baumrinde - Material der Zukunft. Talk at Lunchtalk. 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. Invited moderation/comment at Conference Material Trajectories Designing with Care, 17th Annual Conference of the German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF). Virtual. 8 May 2021. https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/Day-3
Events & Workshops
De Visscher, E., Miadrogović, N., Wenig, C., Winkler, C. Times of Waste. Symposium. the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. 18 March 2020 - 19 March 2020.
Teaching & Courses
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/
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