Dr. rer. nat. Heike Illing-Günther
Dr. rer. nat. Heike Illing-Günther completed her degree in Engineering Chemistry at TU Bergakademie Freiberg and Chemnitz University of Technology, Department of Chemistry and Materials Technology, where she graduated in 1992 with a diploma.
After receiving her doctorate (1995) at the Friedrich-Schiller University in Jena in the field of Food and Environmental Toxicology she entered into the textile testing and research at the Textile Research Institute Thuringia-Vogtland Greiz in 1996. Key activities of the following 10 years have included the chemical textile analysis and quality management of the accredited testing laboratory, textile microscopy/ digital image processing and analysis as well as textile coating, surface modifications, and projects on Smart Textiles.
Since 2006 she has been at the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) Chemnitz, working in the Department of Technical Textiles/Woven & knitted fabrics with focus on technical textiles, especially textile semi-finished products for continuous fiber reinforced plastics and functional integration into textile semi-finished products as well as Smart Textiles.
Since May 2010, Dr. Heike Illing-Günther works as Research Director of the institute. Furthermore, she is acting as national and international evaluator.
Architectural Projects
Iva Rešetar, Maxie Schneider, Josephine Shone, Christiane Sauer 2022. Tangled Wall. Architectural Project. Presented in Design Lab #13. Material Legacies. Exhibition. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Museum of Decorative Arts. Kunstgewerbemuseum. 3 November 2022 - 26 February 2023. In collaboration with Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e. V. (STFI). Berlin. Since 2 February 2022.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
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/en/project/2022-11_daoula-sheen_exhibition_en/
Talks & Presentations
Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer), Schneider, M. (organizer), Fransén Waldhör, E. (moderator), Fratzl, P. (panelist), Guiducci, L. (panelist), Hengge, R. (panelist), Illing-Günther, H. (panelist), Krauthausen, K. (panelist) Book Launch of "Architectures of Weaving". Transdisciplinary Roundtable Discussion with Editors and Contributors of the Multidisciplinary Anthology "Architectures of Weaving", Architecture Gallery Aedes / Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, Berlin. 25 January 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9582/?preview
Teaching & Courses
Sauer, C., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Illing-Günther, H., Scaling Fiber: Experimental Yarn. Design Research Studio., With contributions by Bastian Beyer, Michaela Eder, Iva Rešetar, and Daniel Suarez. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 12 April 2021 - 9 July 2021.