From a historical perspective, modern culture and technology have been extensively built on passivated materials, like concrete, steel, plywood or glass, resulting in anthropogenic ecological crises. The core objective of »Material Form Function« is to overcome this logic, which considers matter as an exploitable, passive and ahistorical substance. Our approach emphasizes the inherent self-activity of (bio-)materials. It serves as a critical intervention towards more livable futures and is embedded in humanistic, scientific, and designerly knowledge and expertise. As we are conducting interdisciplinary research on and with materials like air, sand, cellulose, fish-skins, rubber or phase-changing waxes, the troubling reality of the planetary condition requires us to develop an integrative approach to making. Our aim is to question the modern relationship between the three key terms, ›material‹, ›form‹ and ›function‹, and by doing so exploring conditions of a new culture of the material. To achieve this, we have structured our goals and activities around three key missions: Material Legacies, Urgencies of Making, and Beyond Functionality.

»Material Legacies« sketches out historical, present, and future conditions under which materiality unfolds, starting from a critical-genealogical understanding of the often problematic (material) culture(s) of modernity. The outcome will be an inquiry, deconstruction and re-invention of entangled materialities that lay at the core of sustainable futures.

»Urgencies of Making« argues for ›making‹ as a new common denominator across disciplinary fields. It provides the means to think design on a planetary scale, but also to make it tangible through a new material culture of un/making to help tackling the current ecological crisis. The aim is to instigate a polyphone discussion on the matter of ecological urgency inside and outside of academic spaces.

»Beyond Functionality« challenges the paradigm of functionalism and unconditioned programmability of materials and systems. The mission is to take environmental practices – their methods, artifacts and protocols – from the current normative and technological context into the realm of design.

Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making. Copyright: Birkhäuser, 2022

Poster Material Legacies. Image: Dietrich Polenz and the Experimental Surgery Lab, 2020

»Material Trajectories. Designing with Care« Annual Conference of the Annual Conference of the German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF). Copyright: DGTF
Subprojects

»Thresholds in situ« develops a transdisciplinary framework and critical intervention to tackle the otherwise intangible, minor and transitory aspects of materials in the Anthropocene.


»Vascularisations« stems from experimental surgery and explores methods for the (re-)generation of vascular structures that are environmentally sensitive, and have regenerative and evolutive functions.


»Syntopic Architectures« translates natural principles into architectural systems, using site-specific biogenic materials and embedding them into the same local ecosystem.









































































Syntopia 1—Soma I Body. Copyright: Karola Dierichs, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, weissensee academy of art and design and Matters of Activity

Exhibition »Airbound«. Copyright: CollActive Materials; Graphic Design: NODE Berlin Oslo


Floating University. Copyright: Lena Giovanazzi, Raumlabor

Copyright: Michelle Mantel, Matters of Activity

Cover »Théories du Design« at Presses du Réel

Design, Gestaltung, Formatività. Philosophies of Making. Copyright: Birkhäuser, 2022

Toxic Legacies. Copyright: Leila Wallisser

Syntopia 1—Soma I Body. Copyright: Karola Dierichs, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, weissensee academy of art and design and Matters of Activity

Landscape at Maralinga site (South Australia). Copyright: Wayne England, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Workshop »Aerial Witness/ing«. Copyright: The Future of Life School, Clemens Winkler

Syntopia. Copyright: Jihae Lee, weißensee school of art and design berlin

Bark by Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten and Willow Plektonik by »Structural Textile Project« of Natalija Miodragović, Nelli Singer and Daniel Suárez. Copyright: Johanna Hehemeyer-Cürten

Brochures, doctoral presentations 2023. Layout: Ada Favaron. Project coordination: Franziska Wegener

ICD Aggregate Pavilion 2018. Copyright: Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD), University of Stuttgart

As part of the performance »Tender Absence«, Siegfried Saerberg sits on a bench amidst deforested trees. Copyright: Disabled Landscapes

»Textile Gestures - Mapping Tactile Practices with Architectural Yarns«, Hand-on Workshop at Bauhaus Study Rooms. Copyright: Thomas Meyer

Talking Wool. Image: Mina Mahouti. Copyright: Hanna Wiesener

Poster Lecture Series, May–June 2023. Copyright: weißensee school of art and design berlin

Design of soft robots. Research on form, its deformation and possible function. Copyright: Anna Schaeffner

FiBB 2023. Copyright: Matters of Activity

Keyvisual Exhibition »Zur Nachahmung empfohlen«, Berlin, Uferhallen Wedding May to June 2023. Copyright: Jennifer Allora und Guillermo Calzadilla, from »Under Discussion«, 2004/2005, courtesy the artists, adapted by anschlaege.de

Driving the Human Book Launch at Matters of Activity, 10 May 2023. Copyright: Camille Blake / Driving the Human

Research Stay at Sitterwerk, St. Gallen, March 2023. Copyright: Iva Rešetar

Poster Lecture Series »Designing in Times of the Anthropocene«, 2023. Copyright: Matters of Activity

Copyright: N Scot Unsplash

Chemical Reviews, Special Edition »Sustainable Materials«, Design: Ella Marushchenko, 2023. Copyright: Chemical Reviews

Petrification, publication at .able Journal, 2023. Copyright: Emile De Visscher, Ophélie Maurus

.able Journal, Going with the Flow, 2023, Image: Gisèle Trudel. Copyright: .able

»The Bark Project«, Charlett Wenig. Copyright: Patrick Walter, MPIKG

Round Table »On Fibres amd Mixtures«. Foto: Michelle Mantel. Design: studioeins, adapted by »Matters of Activity«

Design: studioeins, adapted by MoA. Photo: Michelle Mantel

Round Table »Poetics and Politics of Sand«. Design: studioeins, adapted by Matters of Activity

MoA Diagram: Workshop Research Modules for the Creation, Cognition and Perception of Matter. Copyright: Franziska Wegener

Schematic representation of the pressing process, right: ready pressed bark panels. Copyright: cc-by 4.0 PLOS ONE

Round Table »Rinde: Gestaltung mit Resten«. Design: studioeins, adapted by Matters of Activity

Roundtable »Vascularization«. Design: studioeins, adapted by MoA

Round Table »Tesselated Material Systems«. Design: studioeins, adapted by Matters of Activity

Self-Shaping Textiles. Design: studioeins

Annual Conference »Deep Material Futures« at silent green, November 2022. Copyright: Michelle Mantel

Poster Material Legacies. Image: Dietrich Polenz and the Experimental Surgery Lab, 2020

»Dissect« Event at Tieranatomisches Theater Berlin, 02.11.2022. Foto: Alexandra Ruppert. Copyright: Matters of Activity

Dissect event, »Behavioral Matter« symposium, 29/03/2019 © Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris)

Poster »Frictioned Functionality«. Copyright: Matters of Activity

Panel »Interdeterminacy and Liveliness« at MoA Annual Conference »Tipping Points« 2021. Copyright: Matters of Activity

Poster PhD presentations 2022. Layout: Ada Favaron

Poster »The Interdisciplinary World of Tangling«. Copyright: Myfwany Evans

MoA Project »Bacterial Cellulose: Co-Weaving Biofilms« at the Milano Triennale 2022. Copyright: Triennale Milano – photo by DSL Studio

Minimal Machines 2 – Hygroscopic Hemp. Copyright: Nuri Kang / weißensee school of art and design berlin, Image: Karola Dierichs / weißensee school of art and design berlin, Matters of Activity.
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Ziege, R., Tsirigoni, A., Large, B., Serra, D. O., Blank, K. G., Hengge, R., Fratzl, P., Bidan, C. M. 2021. »Adaptation of Escherichia coli Biofilm Growth, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties to Substrate Water Content.« ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7 (11): 5315-5325.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00927
Chaumel, J., Schotte, M., Bizzarro, J. J., Zaslansky, P., Fratzl, P., Baum, D., Dean, M. N. 2020. »Co-aligned chondrocytes: Zonal morphological variation and structured arrangement of cell lacunae in tessellated cartilage.« Bone, 134: 115264.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2020.115264
Daneshgar, A., Klein, O., Nebrich, G., Weinhart, M., Tang, P., Arnold, A., Ullah, I., Pohl, J., Moosburner, S., Raschzok, N., Strücker, B., Bahra, M., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M., Hillebrandt, K. H. 2020. »The human liver matrisome – Proteomic analysis of native and fibrotic human liver extracellular matrices for organ engineering approaches.« Biomaterials, 257: 120247.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120247
Eder, M., Schäffner, W., Burgert, I., Fratzl, P. 2020. »Wood and the Activity of Dead Tissue.« Advanced Materials. 2001412.
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202001412
Everwien, H., Keshi, E., Hillebrandt, K. H., Ludwig, B., Weinhart, M., Tang, P., Beierle, A. S., Napierala, H., Gassner, J. M., Seiffert, N., Moosburner, S., Geisel, D., Reutzel-Selke, A., Strücker, B., Pratschke, J., Haep, N., Sauer, I. M. 2020. »Engineering an endothelialized, endocrine Neo-Pancreas: Evaluation of islet functionality in an ex vivo model.« Acta Biomaterialia, 117: 213-225.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2020.09.022
Hengge, R. 2020. »Crosstalking second messengers.« Nature Microbiology, 6 (1): 9-10.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-020-00842-3
Jayasankar, A., Seidel, R., Hosny, A., Weaver, J., Fratzl, P., Chen, J., Dean, M. 2020. »Multi-scale modeling and mechanical performance characterization of stingray skeleton-inspired tessellations.« Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 138: 103906.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2020.103906
Jehle, F., Macías-Sánchez, E., Sviben, S., Fratzl, P., Bertinetti, L., Harrington, M. J. 2020. »Hierarchically-structured metalloprotein composite coatings biofabricated from co-existing condensed liquid phases.« Nature Communications, 11 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14709-y
Klompenhouwer, A. J., Dwarkasing, R. S., Doukas, M., Pellegrino, S., Vilgrain, V., Paradis, V., Soubrane, O., Beane, J. D., Geller, D. A., Nalesnik, M. A., Tripke, V., Lang, H., Schmelzle, M., Pratschke, J., Schöning, W., Beal, E., Sun, S., Pawlik, T. M., de Man, R. A., Ijzermans, J. N. 2020. »Hepatic angiomyolipoma: an international multicenter analysis on diagnosis, management and outcome.« HPB, 22 (4): 622-629.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hpb.2019.09.004
Mareis, C., Barrett, B. 2020. »Brainstorming Revisited: On Instrumental Creativity and Human Productivity in the Mid-Twentieth Century.« Cultural Politics, 16 (1): 50-69.
https://doi.org/10.1215/17432197-8017256
Pruteanu, M., Hernández Lobato, J. I., Stach, T., Hengge, R. 2020. »Common plant flavonoids prevent the assembly of amyloid curli fibres and can interfere with bacterial biofilm formation.« Environmental Microbiology, 22: 5280-5299.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.15216
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
Rüger, C., Feufel, M. A., Moosburner, S., Özbek, C., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M. 2020. »Ultrasound in augmented reality: a mixed-methods evaluation of head-mounted displays in image-guided interventions.« International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery, 15 (11): 1895-1905.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11548-020-02236-6
Rüger, C., Moosburner, S., Sauer, I. M. 2020. »Extended-Reality-Technologien zur Unterstützung chirurgischen Handelns.« Der Chirurg, 91 (7): 544-552.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00104-020-01188-6
Schemenz, V., Gjardy, A., Chamasemani, F. F., Roschger, A., Roschger, P., Zaslansky, P., Helfen, L., Burghammer, M., Fratzl, P., Weinkamer, R., Brunner, R., Willie, B. M., Wagermaier, W. 2020. »Heterogeneity of the osteocyte lacuno-canalicular network architecture and material characteristics across different tissue types in healing bone.« Journal of Structural Biology, 212 (2): 107616.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107616
Skrodzki, M., Zimmermann, E., Polthier, K. 2020. »Variational shape approximation of point set surfaces.« Computer Aided Geometric Design, 80: Article 101875.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cagd.2020.101875
Sviben, S., Spaeker, O., Bennet, M., Albéric, M., Dirks, J., Moussian, B., Fratzl, P., Bertinetti, L., Politi, Y. 2020. »Epidermal Cell Surface Structure and Chitin–Protein Co-assembly Determine Fiber Architecture in the Locust Cuticle.« ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 12 (23): 25581-25590.
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c04572
Turcaud, S., Thorin, A., Bréchet, Y., Fratzl, P., Dunlop, J. W. 2020. »Twisters: An analogy of bilayers for twisting.« Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 134: 103742.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2019.103742
Autefage, H., Allen, F., Tang, H., Kallepitis, C., Gentleman, E., Reznikov, N., Nitiputri, K., Nommeots-Nomm, A., O'Donnell, M., Lange, C., Seidt, B., Kim, T., Solanki, A., Tallia, F., Young, G., Lee, P., Pierce, B., Wagermaier, W., Fratzl, P., Goodship, A., Jones, J., Blunn, G., Stevens, M. 2019. »Multiscale analyses reveal native-like lamellar bone repair and near perfect bone-contact with porous strontium-loaded bioactive glass.« Biomaterials, 209: 152-162.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.03.035
Baum, D., Weaver, J. C., Zlotnikov, I., Knötel, D., Tomholt, L., Dean, M. N. 2019. »High-Throughput Segmentation of Tiled Biological Structures using Random-Walk Distance Transforms.« Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59 (6): 1700-1712.
https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz117
Campbell, R. A., Dean, M. N. 2019. »Adaptation and Evolution of Biological Materials.« Integrative and Comparative Biology, 59 (6): 1629-1635.
https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz134
Connors, M., Yang, T., Hosny, A., Deng, Z., Yazdandoost, F., Massaadi, H., Eernisse, D., Mirzaeifar, R., Dean, M. N., Weaver, J. C., Ortiz, C., Li, L. 2019. »Bioinspired design of flexible armor based on chiton scales.« Nature Communications, 10 (1)
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-13215-0
Kelly, S., Weinkamer, R., Bertinetti, L., Edmonds, R., Sizeland, K., Wells, H., Fratzl, P., Haverkamp, R. 2019. »Effect of collagen packing and moisture content on leather stiffness.« Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 90: 1-10.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2018.10.004
Maurer, M. M., Sauer, I. M., Pratschke, J., Tullius, S. G. 2019. »First Healthy Baby After Deceased Donor Uterus Transplantation.« Birth to a New Era? Transplantation, 103 (4): 652-653.
https://doi.org/10.1097/TP.0000000000002627
Mielke, M., Nyakatura, J. 2019. »Bone microstructure in finite element modeling: the functional role of trabeculae in the femoral head of Sciurus vulgaris.« Zoomorphology, 138 (4): 535.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00435-019-00456-2
Moosburner, S., Remde, C., Tang, P., Queisner, M., Haep, N., Pratschke, J., Sauer, I. M. 2019. »Real world usability analysis of two augmented reality headsets in visceral surgery.« Artificial Organs, 43 (7): 694-698.
https://doi.org/10.1111/aor.13396
Nyakatura, J. 2019. »Early primate evolution: Insights into the functional significance of grasping from motion analyses of extant mammals.« Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 127 (3): 611.
https://doi.org/10.1093/biolinnean/blz057
Nyakatura, J. A., Baumgarten, R., Baum, D., Stark, H., Youlatos, D. 2019. »Muscle internal structure revealed by contrast-enhanced μCT and fibre recognition: The hindlimb extensors of an arboreal and a fossorial squirrel.« Mammalian Biology, 99: 71-80.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mambio.2019.10.007
Ribault, P. 2019. »Chiara Vigo ou la maîtrise de soie. Pensée magique, processus technique et démarche scientifique en question.« Images Re-vues. Histoire, anthropologie et théorie de l’art, Hors-série 7.
https://doi.org/10.4000/imagesrevues.7055
Scheidt, A., Wölfer, J., Nyakatura, J. A. 2019. »The evolution of femoral cross‐sectional properties in sciuromorph rodents: Influence of body mass and locomotor ecology.« Journal of Morphology.
https://doi.org/10.1002/jmor.21007
Seidel, R., Roschger, A., Li, L., Bizzarro, J. J., Zhang, Q., Yin, J., Yang, T., Weaver, J. C., Fratzl, P., Roschger, P., Dean, M. N. 2019. »Mechanical properties of stingray tesserae: High-resolution correlative analysis of mineral density and indentation moduli in tessellated cartilage.« Acta Biomaterialia, 96: 421-435.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.06.038
Serra, D. O., Hengge, R. 2019. »A c-di-GMP-Based Switch Controls Local Heterogeneity of Extracellular Matrix Synthesis which Is Crucial for Integrity and Morphogenesis of Escherichia coli Macrocolony Biofilms.« Journal of Molecular Biology, 431 (23): 4775-4793.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2019.04.001
Weinkamer, R., Kollmannsberger, P., Fratzl, P. 2019. »Towards a Connectomic Description of the Osteocyte Lacunocanalicular Network in Bone.« Current Osteoporosis Reports, 17 (4): 186-194.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11914-019-00515-z
Wessels, B., Seyfferth, C., Escamez, S., Vain, T., Antos, K., Vahala, J., Delhomme, N., Kangasjärvi, J., Eder, M., Felten, J., Tuominen, H. 2019. »An AP 2/ ERF transcription factor ERF 139 coordinates xylem cell expansion and secondary cell wall deposition.« New Phytologist, 224 (4): 1585-1599.
https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.15960
Rasa Weber. 2023. »A Sympoietic Ocean. Design research with/in the marine holobiont.« ISEA 2023. 23rd Symposium for Digital Arts: Symbiosis. Paris: ISEA Conference, Forthcoming.
https://www.isea-archives.org/isea2023_presentation_weber
Wenig, C. 2022. »The Bark Project - Material Research in the Natural Science and Design.« Presented at Design × Sustainability: Materiality/Systems/Shared Prosperity, Annual Meeting DGTF 2022, Kiel, 2- 3 June 2022. Berlin: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung e.V..
https://doi.org/10.25368/2022.136
De Visscher, E., Guiducci, L., Rešetar, I. 2021. »The Materiality of Resilience.« In Design Culture(s). Cumulus Conference Proceedings Roma 2021, Volume #2. Presented at the Design Culture(s) Conference, Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Architecture and School of Industrial Design, Rome, 9 June 2021. 3755-3773.
https://cumulusroma2020.org/
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C. 2021. »Fibrous Interfaces for Indoor Temperature Modulation Based on Phase Change Materials.« Proceedings of the 9th PowerSKIN Conference. Edited by Auer, T., Knaack, U., and Schneider, J. TU Delft Open, 187-198.
https://doi.org/10.47982/BookRxiv.27
Kycia, A., Guiducci, L. 2020. »Self-shaping Textiles – A material platform for digitally designed, material-informed surface elements.« Edited by Werner, L., Koering, D. Presented at eCAADe 2020, the 38th Conference on Education and Research in Computer Aided Architectural Design in Europe, Online Conference, 16th-17th September 2020 Berlin, Germany Institute of Architecture Technische Universität Berlin. eCAADe, Volume 2, 21-30.
https://agatakycia.com/2020/09/16/ecaade-2020-self-shaping-textiles-publication/
Rupp, A. I., Houette, T., Gutierrez, F., Guiducci, L., Gruber, P. 2019. »Breathing skins workshop: A hands-on investigation of bio-inspired foldable structures for temperature and humidity control in buildings.« Proceedings Bioinspiration, Biomimetics, and Bioreplication IX, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), Denver, Colorado, U.S.A. 109650W.
https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2522089
Skrodzki, M., Zimmermann, E., Polthier, K. 2019. »Variational Shape Approximation of Point Set Surfaces.« Presented at the International Geometry Summit (IGS), Vancouver, Canada, 17-21 June 2019. 54-57.
Miodragović , N., Eder, M., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. 2023. An Exploration of Bark, Willow and Wool. Panel – Local biomaterials as design Innovators. ZUR NACHAHMUNG EMPFOHLEN! expeditionen in ästhetik und nachhaltigkeit. Uferhallen Berlin. 13 July 2023.
https://zur-nachahmung-empfohlen.de/panel-local-fibrous-materials-as-design-innovators-an-exploration-of-bark-willow-and-wool/
Perraudin, L. (project leader), Mueller, M. (project leader), Werner, K. (coordinator, moderator), Brock, O. (contributor), Tikka, E. (workshop design), Nestler, A (science communication), Bullermann E. (project assistant), Steinhardt, S. (science communication) 2023. Speculative Co-Design Workshop »Von Kontrolle zu Kooperation: Luft als Technologie«. Berlin University Alliance, Clusters of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and »Science of Intelligence«, Berlin, silent green Kulturquartier. Germany. 16 May 2023.
https://www.collactive-materials.de/workshops/
Perraudin, L. (project leader), Mueller, M. (project leader), Werner, K. (coordinator, moderator), Dorniak, M. (contributor), Kim, Y. (contributor), Tikka, E. (workshop design), Nestler, A (science communication), Bullermann E. (project assistant), Steinhardt, S. (science communication) 2023. Speculative Co-Design Workshop "Breathing In, Breathing Out: Practices of Air". Berlin University Alliance, Clusters of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and »Science of Intelligence«, Lobe Block Berlin. Germany. 20 May 2023.
https://www.collactive-materials.de/workshops/
Perraudin, L. (project leader), Müller, M. (project leader), Winkler, C. (host, co-facilitator), Werner, K. (coordinator, moderator), Tikka, E. (workshop design), Nestler, A. (science communication), Bullermann E. (project assistant), Steinhardt, S. (science communication) 2023. Spekulativer Co-Design Workshop: Es liegt etwas in der Luft. Bühne & Umwelt. Berlin University Alliance, Clusters of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and »Science of Intelligence«, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch, MA program Spiel&Objekt. Berlin, Hochschule für Schauspielkunst Ernst Busch. Germany. 6 May 2023.
https://www.collactive-materials.de/workshops/
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.
Rasehorn, F., Ciecierska-Holmes, J., Rosenthal N., Dean, M., Eigen, L., Nyakatura, J., Le, M.-L. V., Yang, B. 2022. The Tessellation Archive. Design Project. weißensee school of art and design berlin, Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin: Comparative Zoology, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Since 1 June 2022, Virtual.
https://tessellated-materials.mpikg.mpg.de
Guiducci, L., Schneider, M., Shone, J., Sauer, C. 2021. »Woven paper bridge.«
Kycia, A., Guiducci, L. 2021. »Self-shaping textiles. Transfer of morphogenetic processes from plants to textiles.« Presented at Magic Circle Symposium, Berlin, 25.2.2021.
http://forschungskreis.com/event/magic-circle/
Rešetar, I. (coordinator, designer), De Visscher, E. (designer), Material Form Function project, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, NODE Berlin Oslo. 2020. »Diagram ›Material Form Function‹.« Presented at the Material Form Function project presentation at the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« Retreat 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/research/projects/125/material-form-function
Büsse, M. (curator), de Visscher, E. (curator), Dean, M., Dierichs, D., Eder, M., Eigen, L., Guiducci, L., Hehemeyer-Cürten, J., Jalkh, H., Kycia, A., Mareis, C., Nyakatura, J. A., Rasehorn, F., Rešetar, I., Ribault, P., Sauer, C., Sauer, I., Schneider, M., Stock, R., Shone, J., Wenig, C. 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.
https://www.smb.museum/en/museums-institutions/kunstgewerbemuseum/exhibitions/detail/design-lab-13/
Highlighted by TAZ, 15.11.2022.
Wenig, C. (designer), Hehemeyer-Cürten, J. (designer) 10. Recycling Designpreis. Exhibition. Marta Herford Museum. 19 June 2022 - 23 October 2022.
https://marta-herford.de/ausstellungen/10-recyclingdesignpreis/
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.
Ribault, P. (curator) »Cabinet of Curiosities.« With the participation of: Art Orienté Objet, Byars, J., Durham, J., Garcia, H., Degorce-Dumas, E.. Mosset, O., Mullican, M., Purcell, R., Sherwood, D., Tschiember, M., Williams, R., Zarka, R., Ribault, P., Rioux, V., Students of Chaos. At the exhibition: ExtraNatural (A Mark Dion Projekt), curated by Basta, S. Beaux-Arts, Paris. 18 May 2021 - 14 July 2021.
Sauer, C. (project leader), Miodragović, N. (project leader, designer), Beyer, B. (designer), Rešetar, I. (designer), Suarez, D. (designer, video producer), Singer, N. (designer), Hengge, R. (microbiologist), Hathroubi, S. (microbiologist), Eder, M. (materials scientist), Bidan, C. (materials scientist) »Active Curtain.« Humboldt Labor, Humboldt Forum Berlin. Since 29 April 2021.
https://www.humboldt-labor.de/en/projects/clusters-of-excellence/active-curtain-project
De Bie, M., De Visscher, E. »Énergies Communes.« At the exhibition: Designer(s) du Design, Lille Metropole World Design Capital 2020. Tri Postal, Lille. 7 September 2020 - 1 December 2020.
https://www.designiscapital.com/programme/designers-du-design
Dierichs, K., Dijksman, J., Viggiani, C., Henkes, S., Azema, E. Geometries of Shape-changing Particles in Designed Granular Materials. Talk at the Getting into Shape – Pushing for Exotic Particulate Media Mechanics, Lorentz Centre, Leiden. 22 June 2023.
https://www.lorentzcenter.nl/getting-into-shape-pushing-for-exotic-particulate-media-mechanics.html
Köhne, J. »Aquatory Entwerfen?«. Tief im Ozean. Tauchgänge in aquatische Wissens- und Imaginationsräume.. Institut für Kulturwissenschaften, Humboldt Universität Berlin. 9 February 2023.
https://agnes.hu-berlin.de/lupo/rds?state=verpublish&status=init&vmfile=no&publishid=196777&moduleCall=webInfo&publishConfFile=webInfo&publishSubDir=veranstaltung
Ribault, P. Between Thinking and Making: On Performative Design. Keynote at the Bauhaus Study Rooms 2023. DesignActs: Gestures of Performative Research. 16 June 2023.
https://www.bauhaus-dessau.de/en/bauhaus-study-rooms-2023.html
Weber, R., Schäffner, A. »A Sympoietic Ocean. Design research with/in the marine holobiont«. Talk at the ISEA Conference, Ecosystems – Climate Change. Symbiotic Organizations. Les Halles, Paris. 17 May 2023.
https://www.isea-archives.org/isea2023_presentation_weber
Dean, M. N. Architectured marine biomaterials: From growth to multifunctionality. Invited lecture, Zürich. Virtual. 18 May 2022.
Dean, M. N. Architectured Marine Biomaterials: From Growth to Multifunctionality. Talk at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University Mechanical Engineering Webinar Series, Hong Kong. Virtual. 20 January 2022.
https://www.polyu.edu.hk/me/news-and-events/events/2022/1/0120-me-webinar-series/
De Visscher, E. Material Becomings, Designing with and for Activity. Panel Presentation at the »Let’s Get Sustainable: Art, Design, and Architecture« Symposium, Forum für Interdisziplinäre Studien, Muthesius Kunsthochschule, Kiel. Organized by Frye, A., Kruse, C., Majewski, A., Schramke, S. Virtual. 28 January 2022.
https://muthesius-kunsthochschule.de/2022/01/13/lets-get-sustainable-art-design-and-architecture/
Fantini van Ditmar, D., Weber, R. Bye Bye Extractivism? - On the exploitation, collaboration, & co-creation of biomaterials. Innovation Design Engineering Department, Royal College of Art London. 21 November 2022.
https://www.rca.ac.uk/more/staff/dr-delfina-fantini-van-ditmar/
Guiducci, L., Jalkh, H. A (re)programmable auxetic sheet for morphing applications. Talk at the CurvoBio2022, Berlin. 24 August 2022.
Guiducci, L., Jalkh, H. A (re)programmable auxetic sheet for morphing applications. Talk at the Mini-Symposia - 1- 3 - Architected Materials. National University, Galway. 5 July 2022.
Guiducci, L. Are materials passive at all? Active materials at the macroscale built from passive building blocks in off-the-lab settings. Talk at the Engineering Life – Active Matter Across Scales, Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden. Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of the Technische Universität Dresden. Hybrid. 27 June 2022.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/events/2022/06/27/engineering-life-active-matter-across-scales
Weber, R. Designing (in/through/with) the Ocean – interdisziplinäre Forschung zwischen Meeresbiologie und Design. Talk at the Sustainability Science Dialogue, Gemeinsame Werte, Visionen und Wege zur Nachhaltigkeit. Zürich University of the Arts. 10 March 2022.
https://scnat.ch/de/uuid/i/5c3c5b82-a988-5d37-a927-a4309d2ad6c3-Sustainability_Science_Dialogue_–_Gemeinsame_Werte_Visionen_und_Wege_zur_Nachhaltigkeit
Weber, R. »Algae Futures«. Talk at the Re-imagining fashion. Ellery Studio, Berlin. Virtual. 16 March 2022.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca7gAR4MCPr/
Bauer, F. Constraint-driven Design. Talk at the Histories and Habitations Lectures. Design for Manufacture MArch. The Bartlett (UCL), London. 25 February 2021.
Beyer, B., Cubasch, A., Fratzl, P., Hengge, R., Mareis, C., Perraudin, L., Sauer, C., Schäffner, W., for the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials. Panel Presentation at the »Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials«, Humboldt Forum Berlin. Hybrid. 29 April 2021.
https://www.humboldtforum.org/en/programm/termin/science-humanities/do-bacteria-spin-a-yarn-20472/
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
Dean, M. N., Yang, B., Fratzl, P. Mechanical Behavior of Tessellations. Talk at the Interdependence of Structure & Function in Biological Materials. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 22 June 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/4383/interdependence-of-structure-and-function-in-biological-materials
De Visscher, E. Fibres - Ndao Hanavao, Recycling plastics in Madagascar. Panel Presentation 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. Virtual. 18 June 2021.
http://times-of-waste.ch/de/symposium/
Dierichs, K. Designing Matter: Granular Architectures. Lecture at the »hallo biologie # 1«, CyPhyLab Lecture Series, CyPhyLab, Technische Universität Berlin. Virtual. 9 June 2021.
https://www.architektur.tu-berlin.de/fileadmin/i41/Aktuelles/SoSe2021_FG_Werner_hallo_biologie_v4.pdf
Fratzl, P. Active Composites Grown by Plants May Inspire Sustainable Materials. Invited Seminar, McGill Institute for Advanced Materials, Montréal, Canada. Virtual. 12 February 2021.
https://www.mcgill.ca/miam/events
Fratzl, P. Active Matter. Keynote at the Engineering Life – Active Matter Across Scales, Steigenberger Hotel de Saxe, Dresden. Center for Molecular Bioengineering (B CUBE) of the Technische Universität Dresden. Hybrid. 27 September 2021.
https://physics-of-life.tu-dresden.de/events/2022/06/27/engineering-life-active-matter-across-scales
Fratzl, P. Local fibre orientations control the behaviour of biological materials. Keynote at the International Seminar Series on Programmable Materials, Fraunhofer-Cluster of Excellence »Programmable Materials«. Virtual. 20 May 2021.
Fratzl, P. Local fibre orientations control the behaviour of biological materials. Talk at the International Seminar Series on Programmable Materials, Fraunhofer-Cluster of Excellence »Programmable Materials«. Virtual. 20 May 2021.
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/
Perraudin, L., Müller, M. Active Matter(s). Talk at the Research Colloquium »Design and the History of Knowledge«, organized by Mareis, C. and Büsse, M. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 30 June 2021.
Perraudin, L. Leakage and Accumulation. A Field Test for Environing. Talk at the Workshop »Filtering Legacies – Filtering Wasted Environments«. 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
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
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C. Fibrous Interfaces for Indoor Temperature Modulation Based on Phase Change Materials. Talk at the PowerSKIN Conference, Environment. Technical University Munich. Virtual. 9 April 2021.
https://www.events.tum.de/frontend/index.php?sub=132/
Ribault, P. Design et Formativité : L’Apport de L’Esthétique de Luigi Pareyson aux Études en Design. Talk at the Lecture Series »Au-delà du Visuel«, Collège des Bernardins, Paris. Virtual. 14 December 2021.
https://www.collegedesbernardins.fr/content/au-dela-du-visuel
Wenig, C., Lecturer, Prinzler, T., / Moderator Die Haut der Bäume. Wie aus Rinde Mode wird. Talk at the Wissensstadt Berlin, Berliner Senat. 10 August 2021.
https://www.mpg.de/16989439/wissensstadt-berlin-2021-mpg-programm
De Visscher, E. Making the Making Public. Talk at the Critical Media Lab Colloquium, Institute of Experimental Design and Media Culture, FHNW, Basel. Virtual. 22 April 2020.
Douny, L. Earth Structures: Containment and Scarcity in the Sahel. Talk at the »Material as Environmental Device«, Essential Material. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 10 September 2020.
Evans, M., Hengge, R. Buckling, Wrinkling and Folding: Microstructure, Active Matter Behaviour and Geometric Modelling of Bacterial Biofilms. Talk at the 1st Annual Conference »The Analog in the Digital Age«. Virtual. 11 November 2020.
https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=11
Guiducci, L., Kycia, A., Bidan, C., Sauer, C., Fratzl, P. Harvesting geometric and contact non-linearities to design programmable materials: an interdisciplinary approach. Poster presentation at the Multifunctional Materials and Structures. Progression from Integrated Multifunctionality to Neuromorphic Networks for Autonomy, Ventura, CA, US. 19 January 2020.
https://www.grc.org/multifunctional-materials-and-structures-conference/2020/
Hathroubi, S. (contributor), Beyer, B. (contributor), Rešetar, I. (contributor), Hengge, R. (organiser). Collaborative research with bacterial cellulose. Talk at the Seminar at Hengge Lab, Faculty of Biology - Department of Microbiology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 13 July 2020.
Hathroubi, S., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Bacterial Cellulose. A Versatile Bio-material and its Potential for Biology, Design and Architecture. Talk at the Brown Bag Brunch, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 1 September 2020.
Ribault, R. From Form to Formlessness: The Octopus, a Master of Finesse. Talk at the the International Conference »Other Worlds: Octopuses in Interdisciplinary Perspective«, Section 1: Bodily Configurations. University of Kassel, GLASMOOG, Academy of Media Arts, Cologne. https://www.khm.de/termine/news.5013.other-worlds-octopuses-in-interdisciplinary-perspective/. Virtual. 30 October 2020.
https://www.uni-kassel.de/fb05/fachgruppen-und-institute/geschichte/lehrgebiet/sozial-und-kulturgeschichte-human-animal-studies/konferenzen/other-worlds-octopuses-in-interdisciplinary-perspectives
Sauer, C. ADAPTEX - adaptive textile for the architectural context. ALL GOOD(S) New Materials in Architecture, Design and Fashion for a Future Circular Economy. The opening event of a new programme by ANCB The Aedes Metropolitan Laboratory, in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy in Berlin. Hybrid. 9 September 2020.
Guiducci, L. (contributor), Rešetar, I. (contributor). Breathing skins: Bio-inspired design strategies for temperature and humidity regulation in architecture. Talk at the Tagung Atem. Gestalterische, ökologische und soziopolitische Dimensionen, 1900–Gegenwart, Atem und Architektur. Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 13 September 2019.
https://www.kunstgeschichte.hu-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/atem/
Ribault, P., Pasche, D. Materials and Immaterials. Talk at the International Symposium »Interdisciplinarity Revisited«, Humboldt Forum Berlin. 3 October 2019.
Ribault, P. Blowing as a Mode of Giving Form. Perspectives on Two Cultural Techniques. Symposium Breath. Creative, Ecological and Socio-political Dimensions, 1900-today, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 12 October 2019.
Sauer, C. Future Talks 019 - Keynote Lecture Design. Keynote at the Future Talks 019, Pinakothek der Moderne, Neue Sammlung Future, Munich. 12 November 2019.
https://dnstdm.de/en/future-talks-019/. https://dnstdm.de/en/program/
Clark, N., Weaver, J. C., Dierichs, K., Perraudin, L. Earthly Matter. Deep Material Futures Exploring the Different Temporalities of Active Matter, silent green Kulturquartier, Berlin. Hybrid. 16 November 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/9051/deep-material-futures
Grasskamp, A., Ribault, P. Moderation of the »Conversation about Value and Waste / An Artist's Perspective«, talk by liina Klauss. Conversation with Ten Thousand Things, Shared Campus, Critical Ecologies, Academy of Visual Arts, Hong Kong. Virtual. 10 December 2021.
https://shared-campus.com/themes/critical-ecologies/conversations-with-ten-thousand-things/conversations-2021-conversations-about-value-and-waste-an-artists-perspective/
Dierichs, K. (organizer), Lindenberg, K. (lecturer) MoA Colloquium 2: Methods of Computational Design in the Context of Materialization. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Hybrid. 8 February 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/7404/methods-of-computational-design-in-the-context-of-materialization
Mareis, C, Büsse, M., Gründel, A., Perraudin, L. Lecture Series Dis/Entangling Material Futures. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Cultural History and Theory at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 April 2022 - 18 July 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/7704/dis-entangling-material-futures
Quinz, E., Ribault, P. (moderators), Saraceno, T. (co-organizer), Chiaramonte, X., Hengge, R., Jäger, P., Jarry, A., Jordan, A., Müller, M. (guests). »Dissect« – An artistic research on a more equal balance of human- techno- and biodiversity. Discussion about Tomás Saraceno's Spiders. Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Chaire Arts & Sciences of the École polytechnique, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD), Fondation Daniel et Nina Carasso, Tieranatomisches Theater, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 4 November 2022.
https://berlinscienceweek.com/de/event/dissect-2/
Bauer, F., Schneider, M. Constraints as Chance. 11th International New Materialisms Conference: New Materialist Informatics, Computing and Worldmaking. University of Kassel. Virtual. 22 March 2021.
Dierichs, K. (organizer), Knippers, J. (lecturer) MoA Colloquium 1: Integrative Computational Design for Architecture. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Hybrid. 1 July 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/5881/integrative-computational-design-for-architecture
Fratzl, P. CISM Advanced Course on Bone Cell and Tissue Mechanics. International Centre for Mechanical Studies, Eindhoven University of Technology. Including a special lecture on »Matters of Activity« research. 6 September 2021 - 10 September 2021.
https://www.cism.it/media/filer_public/47/99/479937db-3811-4599-9beb-2f9ca55fa833/flyer_c2115_hybrid_updated.pdf
Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P. Justice in a Multispecies World: Workshop with Zoöp. Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels. Virtual. 25 January 2021.
https://www.vub.be/en/events/2021/justice-in-a-multispecies-world-workshop-with-zoop
Mareis, C., Büsse, M. Design and the History of Knowledge. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 30 June 2021.
Mareis, C., de Visscher, E. Material Negotiations: Practices of Biodesign. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 8 October 2021.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/6395/material-negotiations-practices-of-biodesign
Mareis, C. with Büsse, M., Gruendel, A., Perraudin, L. Dis/Entangling Perspectives in Material Research. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Cultural History and Theory at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 25 October 2021 - 14 February 2022.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/de/activities/6386/dis-entangling-perspectives-in-material-research
Petruschat, J. (leader, organizer), Wiesener, H. (organizer), Glaser, J. (organizer), Sauer, C. (guest critic), Stoll, M. (moderation). Forschungskreis: Magic Circle – Symposium. Including 13 research objects exhibited at the »Kunsthalle« 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/
Cubasch, A. J., Perraudin, L., Cojal Gonzalez, J., Razghandi, K. How to environ? Epistemic & design perspectives on environments, cultural techniques, and structures. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 13 November 2020.
De Visscher, E., Dean, M., Beyer, B., Cruz, M. Matters of Activity Lecture Series UCL London. UCL London. Virtual. 11 December 2020 - 12 January 2021.
Harrasser, K., Macho, T., Schäffner, W. »Coworking Materials. Für einen aktiven Materialismus«. Joint conference. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, International Research Center for Cultural Studies, University of Art and Design Linz. Virtual. 8 October 2020 - 9 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2328/coworking-materials-fr-einen-aktiven-materialismus
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C., Stoll, M. (organizers) Material as Environmental Device. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Hybrid. 10 September 2020 - 11 September 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2249/material-as-environmental-device
Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer). From Fiber to Yarn: A Discussion Between Textile, Biology and Design. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. weißensee school of art and design berlin. Virtual. 16 October 2020.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2643/from-fiber-to-yarn-a-discussion-between-textile-biology-and-design
Zheng, B., Hengge, R., Laitinen, R., Rillig, M. Botanical Comrades 植物同志 Plants Practice Politics. Gropius Bau, Berlin. In cooperation with Schering Stiftung. Schering Stiftung. Hybrid. 7 November 2020.
https://falling-walls.com/event/botanical-comrades-植物同志-plants-practice-politics/
Blümle, C., Burchert, L., Schönsee, R. Atem. Gestalterische, ökologische und soziopolitische Dimensionen. 1900–Gegenwart. the Department of Art & Visual History, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. 11 September 2019 - 13 September 2019.
https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/408/atem-breath
Löffler, P., Ribault, P, Müller, M. im/Perfection, Im/ perfect Figurations in Nature. Department of Cultural History and Theory, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. With contributions by Löffler, P., Ribault, P, Müller, M., Bublitz, H., Tikka, E., Kassung, C., De Visscher, E., Quinz, E., Schäffner, W., Bruns, C., Wehrli, P., Allen, J., Lang, C. 18 April 2019 - 11 July 2019.
Mareis, C. , Rešetar, I. , De Visscher, E. Capsules, Sheets and Fibers – Designing Soft Interfaces. 1st Retreat of the Cluster »Matters of Activity«, Nauen. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 2 November 2019.
Ribault, P., et al. Behavioral Matter. Centre Pompidou, Paris. Co-organisation of the symposium and workshop during the exhibition La Fabrique du Vivant, in cooperation with ENSAD, ENSCi, ENSBA Paris and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.
Ribault, P., Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W., et al. Behavioral Matter: Composer avec le vivant. Centre Pompidou, Paris. In cooperation with Ensadlab (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) and the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 29 March 2019.
https://fonds-perspektive.de/fr/behavioralmatter/