Nelli Singer
Nelli Singer is a design researcher with a focus on active materials research. She gained a Master of Arts in Textile and Surface Design at the Weissensee School of Art in Berlin in 2020. She was awarded the Materialica Award and the »ein&zwanzig« Design Newcomer Award for her thesis in 2021; since then she has been part of »Matters of Activity«.
She focuses her work on exploring active materials that respond independently to environmental conditions such as humidity. She is interested in innovative material structures and the experimental process of designing them. Her creative work is characterized by an interdisciplinary approach that incorporates design, art, architecture, science and technology
Her work has been shown at Humboldt Forum under the heading »Active Curtain« and the exhibition Stretching Materialities at Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin.
Articles in Edited Volumes
Miodragović, N., Singer, N., Suárez, D., Sauer, C. 2023. »Structural Textiles.« In Architectures of Weaving. From Fibers and Yarns to Scaffolds and Skins, edited by Christiane Sauer, Mareike Stoll, Ebba Fransén Waldhör, Maxie Schneider Berlin. 121-123.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1515/9783868598315
Talks & Presentations
Miodragovic, N., Singer, N., Suárez, D., Mählmann, J. Plektonik Wooden Yarns for structural textiles. Panel Presentation at the ITC ADD 2023, Dresden. 30 November 2023.
Events & Workshops
Nestler, A., Ott, C., Wegener, F. (organizers), with contributions by Akbal, Z., Almpani-Lekka, D., Beyer, B., Dierichs, K., Eder, M., Farmer, J., Fekonja, L., Krauthauen, K., Miodragović, N., Queisner, M., Rodrigues, L., Singer, N., Stein, C, Winkler, C. Open Space – Active Matter on Stage. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Berlin. Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 8 November 2023 - 9 November 2023.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/11681/open-space-active-matter-on-stage
Prizes & Competition Awards
Singer, N. 2021. ein&zwanzig Design Newcomer Award. Award for product and project ideas in the area of product design and lifestyle. »Living Beings.« For »Living Beings« Master thesis by Nelli Singer, supervised by Sauer, C. with consultation by Eder, M. and Miogragovic, N., at the Department of Textile and Surface Design, weißensee school of art and design berlin.
http://www.ein-und-zwanzig.com/awardees/living-beings/?search=nelli
Singer, N. 2021. Materialica Design + Technology Award 2021. Winner of the category Student. »Living Beings.« MunichExpo, eMove360°. For »Living Beings« Master thesis by Nelli Singer, supervised by Sauer, C. with consultation by Eder, M. and Miodragovic, N., at the Department of Textile and Surface Design, weißensee school of art and design berlin.
https://www.emove360.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Materialica_Yearbook_2021_WEB_211109.pdf