From a historical-genealogical perspective, modern culture and technology have been extensively built on passivated materials, like concrete, steel, plywood and glass. The modern techniques of material passivation account for the exhausting consumption of resources and energy – heavily contributing to the anthropogenic ecological crises of today. Against this paradigm, the interdisciplinary exploration of the inherent self-activity of (bio-)materials can be understood as a critical intervention towards novel modes of technicity and making: for the imagination of more sustainable futures and for a new culture of material.
Materials obtain their properties from their chemical composition and internal structure in relationship with their environment. The »Material Form Function« group gathers experts from Biology, Engineering, Surgery, Design, Architecture and the Humanities to explore material systems where micro- and macroscopic geometries and their associated properties interact at diverse structural levels to engender emergent (and often unexpected) behaviors/ functions, can react to their context, and can evolve through time. Leaving behind the hylomorphic schema of materiality, which considers matter as a passive, acontextual, isomorphic substance, our interdisciplinary inquiry will study, interact and design with active materials.
Project Structure & Overview
In »Material Form Function«, our scientific enquiry is structured around several thematic research strands. By combining methods from the Natural Sciences, Design and the Humanities, we aim at advancing the understanding of structure-function relationships in active material systems that can respond to, interact with or adapt to their environments. These research strands are not isolated, but strongly intertwined, mutually informing one another across the disciplines and highly collaborative.
In particular, we will focus on biological material based on fibers (Fiber-based and Shape Changing Materials, Experimental Surgery, Neo|Organs) and mineralized tesserae (Tessellated Materials Systems) as exemplary cases of materials in which three-dimensional arrangements of 1D and 2D building blocks are used to obtain multiple functions. We will also explore vascular structures found in extracellular matrices of organs and their regenerative role in natural sciences and design (Engineered Organs).
In parallel, this body of knowledge will be translated into the architectural context through practice-based research and experimental prototyping (Active Skins and Scaffolds). Material Activity and bio-inspiration will also be studied in regards to the current ecological urgency, questioning the logics of waste and cycles (Transient Materials and Functions). Finally, our aim is to develop a new theory and practice of design in which the strategies, tools, representations and research methods, functional performances and future applications are a necessary consequence of engaging with active materials (Behavioral Matter).
Transient Materials and Functions
From the problem of pollution to the circular economy and ecodesign strategies, materiality is becoming a crucial issue for scientific, technical, social and political considerations in regards to sustainability. Within the approach of MFF which focuses on the activity of materials, evolving through time and context, it can be argued that the notion of material waste does not have to be considered as a final state but rather a transitory step of reconfiguration. A different approach would not only involve working and developing materials capable of evolution and transformation, it also should seek to explore, question and rethink pursued functions and practices within sociotechnical contexts.
This research axis unfolds within 3 dimensions:
It will look into the activity of the materials in the sustainability discourse, and the problema and notion of waste, which is inherently linked to the anthropocentric industrialization paradigm of material passivation. The research will reflect on this ›legacy‹ in respect to questions of matters own activity, flow and transition, degradation and resilience, ecologies and contexts.
Shaped by boundary conditions, different from our design and manufacturing constraints, nature uses few basic elements to obtain a large variety of structures and functions. The research aims to abstract some of the core principles in biological material solutions that can find parallels in the sustainability discourse; for instance the questions of mono materiality, circularity, resilience in relationship to structural diversity, multi functionality and robustness.
We will draw on this approach, either to rethink and redesign certain structure and functionalities of the existing critical material systems, or to find new waste assemblages, new strategies to make with, to live with, a damaged planet. Eventually, the researchers will hold a series of workshops on specific waste streams (e.g. animal, metal, fiber) to build new design strategies aiming at unveiling their possible transient states.
3D printed prestretched fabric that buckles in this wavy shape. Copyright: Agata Kycia & Lorenzo Guiducci
Fibrous and Tessellated Materials Systems
The research strands Fibrous and Tessellated Materials Systems share an interest in biological materials and aim to uncover their structure-function relationships at tissue, organism and ecosystem levels. The main focus is on active materials whose dynamic character derives from the integration of stiff building blocks (respectively 1D -fibers- or 2D -tesserae) into a flexible matrix, and the organization of matter among their interfaces.
»Fibrous Materials« explores the broader field of fibre-based biological materials such as wood, seed pods, bacterial biofilms and African wild silk in relation to active matter and smart materials, in order to examine how natural material interfaces and structures can be used as models for the development of efficient , sustainable smart material interfaces. Active processes in these materials are environmentally triggered and result in a response which can be a change in pressure, water content, fibre elongation, and/or growth. Based on these natural fibre-based systems with varying levels of geometric complexity, we will identify, isolate, and locally determine shape-changing processes using numerical analysis and time-resolved imaging techniques.
»Tessellated Material Systems« explores form-function relationships in biological tilings such as shark and ray tessellated cartilage and armadillo dermal armor. Such tessellated biological systems employ hierarchical, architectural arrangements of large tiles linked by flexible fibers to mediate surprising mechanical and kinematic functions. We use the ecology of the natural tessellations (their biological context) as a framework for studies of how mechanical stability and dynamic flexibility are balanced. To do this, we combine state-of-the-art morphological techniques (imaging-based characterization of structural and material properties) and functional engineering/design approaches (e.g. biomechanical simulations and physical models), examining feedback loops between tissue composition, architecture and materials properties and their multifaceted roles in natural systems.
»Shape-Changing Materials Design« - A shared aim of both strands is to design and fabricate synthetic architected materials with complex morphing behaviors: by leveraging the non-linear deformations of slender building-blocks forming such architected materials, we will explore new ways to control structural instabilities (e.g. integrating smart materials) and achieve abrupt changes in overall mechanical and functional properties. In addition to deepening our understanding of the biological systems, through these explorations we aim to identify overarching principles in fibrous and tiled architectures —both natural and artificial. These principles could inform efficient and sustainable material concepts for scaffolds and structures for spatial applications, e.g., in architecture, (wearable) design, and multi-functional robotics, providing basic input for the development of active structures at the architectural scale.
Active Skins and Scaffolds
Building on studies of structure-function relationships in the natural world and the findings and principles of fiber-based and tessellated materials systems, our research strand focuses on the architectural context and scale. Specifically, we aim to provide alternative approaches for building skins and structures that can overcome the current paradigm of building envelopes as tight barriers, often consisting of an abundance of materials to shield the inside from the outside environment. Instead, we will think of active skins that make use of environmental elements such as humidity, air, and temperature to cope with climatic fluctuations. Adaptive structural scaffolds as open material systems will replace the idea of static building blocks. Novel concepts for constructing and joining will be explored in this context. Components based on fibrous structures, tessellated elements or phase-changing materials will form active boundaries that protect by working with the environment—and not against it. Design strategies evolving from the historical analysis and experimental prototyping will go hand in hand with advanced modelling and imaging techniques.
Facing our time’s most pressing concerns, we are exploring how active materiality can transform our material and environmental practices to reduce the current carbon footprint and respond to the fundamental challenges in dealing with extreme and rapidly changing climate conditions. Our research questions the notion of stability of materials, examining their responsiveness and interconnectedness with the surroundings on multiple scales – from the microscopic to the architectural. Simultaneously, we seek to address the logic of waste. Mono-material and bio-based design concepts will support the systemic change required in the processes of assembling and disassembling material components. This will be explored by combining methods from Architectural Design, Engineering, Natural Sciences, and the Humanities.
Engineered Organs – Regeneration and Repurposing
A strand of the »Material Form Function« group that explores processes and logics of regeneration in the living realm, has a focus on experimental surgery and regenerative medicine. A key research area for personalized (gene-based) medicine in transplantation and oncology lies in the bio-fabrication of structurally well-defined and reproducible three-dimensional models that contain an ›in vivo‹-like vasculature based on a human, patient-derived extracellular matrix (ECM). The ECM is the non-cellular component present within all tissues and organs providing the structural and biochemical support of the other major functional component, the cells. The goal is to make poorly predictive 2D cell cultures and animal models obsolete by creating 3D perfusable anatomical structures. »NeoOrgans«, i.e. engineered organs that eventually will be implanted to substitute failing organ function, would have a crucial impact on transplantation medicine, currently suffering from organ donation’s scarcity.
The research strand aims to expand the tissue regeneration and repurposing strategies through experimental, practice-based material explorations combining bioengineering and polymer chemistry with design disciplines. Drawing on the recent paradigm shift in materials science and engineering, where the traditional emphasis on strength, durability and high-performance has been challenged by the new, self-healing capacities of materials, our aim is to equip material constructs with ›maintenance mechanisms‹ that allow new and existing structures to retain robustness and functionality while undergoing constant transformation. Similar to the regeneration of tissue and organs, these regenerative mechanisms are often guided and orchestrated via dendritic or vascular typologies, which enable metabolic functions in living organisms, maintain exchange and circulation, and emerge in processes of formation, assembly, and regeneration of living tissues and artificial materials.
Two approaches to vascularisations will be explored experimentally in collaboration: one focuses on processes of directed self-implementation of micro-vascular channels generated by electric discharge. Healing and regenerative dimensions of interactions between the body, material and electricity will be discussed in the context of critical and speculative design. Another line of research will investigate vascular encapsulations for energy exchange in architecture, relying on the generative capacity of thermodynamic processes. Based on the knowledge from these investigations, regeneration and repurposing will be studied as a broad concept that connects domains of medical research with the practices of healing, care and maintenance in design and architecture.
Behavioral Matter
Built from the two projects Matters of Activity (HU) and Behavioral Objects (Ensad), Behavioral Matter is a practice-based research project addressing the notion of behavior relative to matter and materials, objects and techniques. It aims at creating new protocols, new forms and formats for interdisciplinary research in science, humanities, art and design developing encounters around a new approach of matter and materials, objects and techniques, based on the notion of behavior on the one hand and of active matter on the other hand. By turning our attention to the agentivity of matter and working with active materials and systems, both natural and artificial, BM opens perspectives for developing works of art and design, integrating ecosystem and ecology requirements. We also create new visual vocabularies, new interpretations, which can reveal the inner structural world of matter as much as its possible – or impossible – ›devenirs‹.
- Material Trajectories. Designing with Care Event 6.5.2021–8.5.2021
- Magic Circle Event 25.2.2021
- Coworking Materials. Für einen aktiven Materialismus Event 8.10.2020–9.10.2020
- Material as Environmental Device Event 10.9.2020
- Times of Waste – Handling Matter Event 17.6.2021–18.6.2021
- Designing Matter 1: From Filament To Fabric Event 1.2.2021–2.2.2021
- Nature as Source of Inspiration News 3.12.2019
- Atem (Breath) Event 11.9.2019–13.9.2019
- Behavioral Matter Event 15.3.2019–17.3.2019
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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
De Visscher, E., Guiducci, L., Rešetar, I. 2021. »The Materiality of Resilience.« Cumulus conference proceedings. Presented at the Design Culture(s) Conference, Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Architecture and School of Industrial Design, Rome, 9 June 2021. in press. https://cumulusroma2020.org/
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C. 2021. »Fibrous Interfaces for Indoor Temperature Modulation Based on Phase Change Materials.« Auer, T., Knaack, U., and Schneider, J. 2021. Proceedings of the 9th PowerSKIN Conference. TU Delft Open. Presented at the PowerSKIN Conference, TU Munich, 9 April 2021. Delft: TU Delft Open / Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment, 187-198. https://doi.org/DOI: 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
Rešetar, I. (Coordinator, Designer), De Visscher, E. (Designer), Project »Material Form Function«, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, NODE Berlin Oslo (Designer) 2020. »Diagram »Material Form Function«.« Presented at »Material Form Function« presentation at the Cluster Retreat 2020. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/research/projects/125/material-form-function
Kycia, A., Guiducci, L. »Self-shaping textiles. Transfer of morphogenetic processes from plants to textiles.« Magic Circle Symposium. Berlin. 25/2/2021. Funded by the Cluster »Matters of Activity«. 25 February 2021. http://forschungskreis.com/event/magic-circle/
Ribault, P. »Curator of Cabinet of Curiosities at ExtraNatural (A Mark Dion Project).« 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 curated by Basta, S. Beaux-Arts, Paris, 18 May 2021 - 14 July 2021.
Sauer, C. (Project leader), Miodragovic, N. (Project leader, Designer), Beyer, B. (Designer), Rešetar, I. (Designer), Suarez, D. (Designer/Video production), Singer, N. (Designer,), Hengge, R. (Microbiologist), Hathroubi, S. (Microbiologist), Eder, M. (Materials scientist), Bidan, C. (Materials scientist) »Active Curtain.« Humboldt Forum, Humboldt Lab, Berlin, Funded by Cluster »Matters of Activity«. 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
Bauer, F. Constraint-driven Design. Talk at Colloquium. Histories and Habitations Lectures, Design for Manufacture MArch. The Bartlett (UCL), London. 25 February 2021.
Bauer, F. Rebuild Curve. On the Materialisation of Virtual Models in Contemporary Art Fabrication. Panel Presentation at Conference. Association for Art History Annual Conference 2021, University of Birmingham. 14 April 2021.
Beyer, B., Cubasch, A., Fratzl, P., Hengge, R., Mareis, C., Perraudin, L., Sauer, C., Schäffner, W., for the Cluster »Matters of Activity«. Can Bacteria Spin a Yarn? We Need a New Culture of Materials. Panel Presentation at MitWissenschaft - Spinnen die, die Bakterien?. »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 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
De Visscher, E., Guiducci, L., Rešetar, I. The Materiality of Resilience. Talk at Conference. Conference Design Culture(s) Roma 2021, Sapienza University of Rome, Faculty of Architecture and School of Industrial Design, Rome. Virtual. 9 June 2021. https://cumulusroma2020.org/
De Visscher, E. We are Fluids. A quest to design life forms with electrons. Panel Presentation at Conference. the DGTF Annual Conference »Material Trajectories/Designing with Care« held by Held, M., Kimpel, K., Mareis, C., Sauer, C., organized by Perraudin, L., Winkler, C., Cluster of Excellence "Matters of Activity", Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin. Project panel with Müller, M.; Tikka, E.; Arhensfeld, V. Virtual. 8 May 2021. https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/
Dierichs, K. Designing Matter: Granular Architectures. Lecture at Lecture Series. hallo biologie # 1, a 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. Local fibre orientations control the behaviour of biological materials. Talk at Seminar. the International Seminar Series on Programmable Materials in Summer 2021, 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 Conference. Magic Circle – Symposium, Hybrid. 25 February 2021. http://forschungskreis.com/event/magic-circle/
Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P. Where to Begin: From Laying Waste to Generating Life Worlds. Talk at Symposium. Symposium "Times of Waste – Handling Matter", Museum of Decorative Arts, Berlin. Organized by the FHNW Academy of Art and Design Basel, in collaboration with the Cluster »Matters of Activity« at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the Museum of Decorative Arts Berlin. Virtual. 17 June 2021.
Razghandi, K. Design-Science Studio »Scaling Nature« – from Bio-inspiration to Co-creation. Panel Presentation at Conference. »Material Trajectories. Designing with Care« – 17th Annual Conference of German Society for Design Theory and Research (DGTF), 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 Conference. the PowerSKIN Conference, Technical University Munich. Virtual. 9 April 2021. https://www.events.tum.de/frontend/index.php?sub=132/
Sauer, C. Textile Potentiale – Funktionale Flächen für Architektur und Innenarchitektur. Talk at Conference. db+md Zukunfskongress 2021. Mut zum Experiment. Bauen Leben Arbeiten, Virtual. 7 May 2021. https://www.arcguide.de/themen/themenseite-zukunftskongress/
Winkler, C., De Visscher, E. New Materialisms and their Designs. Talk at Colloquium. the Research Colloquium »Design and the History of Knowledge«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Organized by Mareis,C. and Büsse, M. Virtual. 12 May 2021.
De Visscher, E. Making the Making Public. Talk at Colloquium. 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 Workshop. Material as Environmental Device. ‘Materials, form, function’ & ‘Weaving’ Projects, 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 Conference. the Annual Conference of the Cluster »Matters of Activity« 2020, Virtual. 11 November 2020. https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=11
Fratzl, P. Natural Active Materials. Talk at Conference. Annual Conference of the Cluster »Matters of Activity« 2020, Virtual. 11 November 2020. https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=2
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 Conference. 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/
Guiducci, L., Kycia, A. Self-shaping textiles. How geometric design weaves-in 3D shapes into textiles. Talk at Conference. Past and Present in Mathematical Weaving, Berlin. Virtual. 25 September 2020. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/de/activities/2241/past-and-present-in-mathematical-weaving
Hathroubi, S. (contributor), Beyer, B. (contributor), Rešetar, I. (contributor), Hengge, R. (organiser). Collaborative research with bacterial cellulose. Talk at 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 »Matters of Activity«. Virtual. 1 September 2020.
Häsler, L. Synthetik am Körper. Die kulturelle Bedeutung von Chemiefasern für Produktion und Konsum von Kleidung. Talk at Conference. Neue Fasern – Innovationen des 20. und 21. Jahrhunderts und ihre Bedeutungen in der Mode, St. Gallen. Virtual. 13 November 2020.
Mareis, C. Truth to Materials: Entangled Histories of Design and Material Politics. Talk at Conference. the Annual Conference of the Cluster »Matters of Activity« 2020, Virtual. 11 November 2020. https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=1
Rešetar, I., Beyer, B. Soft Fibrous Structures: Spatial Concepts for Cellulose Biofilms. Talk at Conference. Annual Conference of the Cluster »Matters of Activity« 2020, Virtual. 11 November 2020. https://www.virtualspace.matters-of-activity.de/annualconference/?id=10
Rešetar, I., Sauer, C. Skin as Environment: Between Softness and Solidity. Talk at Workshop. the Workshop Material as Environmental Device, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Hybrid. 10 September 2020. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/2249/material-as-environmental-device
Ribault, R. From Form to Formlessness: The Octopus, a Master of Finesse. Talk at Conference. the International Conference »Other Worlds: Octopuses in Interdisciplinary Perspective«, 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. Public Debate. 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.
Fratzl, P. Stützen und Bewegen. Einige Bauprinzipien von Skelettsystemen. Talk at MoA Talks. Interdiciplinary Lecture Series, Cluster »Matters of Activity«, weißensee school of art and design Berlin. 29 October 2019. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/864/interdisciplinary-lecture-series-at-weissensee-school-of-art-and-design-berlin
Guiducci, L. (contributor), Rešetar, I. (contributor). Breathing skins: Bio-inspired design strategies for temperature and humidity regulation in architecture. Conference. Tagung Atem. Gestalterische, ökologische und soziopolitische Dimensionen, 1900–Gegenwart, Institut für Kunst- und Bildgeschichte, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. 13 September 2019. https://www.kunstgeschichte.hu-berlin.de/veranstaltungen/atem/
Napolitani, M., De Visscher, E. (moderation) Wunderkammers and their contemporary use. Talk at Colloquium. the Brown Bag Brunch, Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Berlin. 12 November 2019.
Nyakatura, J. A. The Anatomy of Movement and Nature's Design. Vertebrate Function, Evolution, and Scaling. Talk at MoA Talks. MoA Talks, weißensee school of art and design, Berlin. 19 November 2019. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/938/moa-talks
Ribault, P., Pasche, D. Materials and Immaterials. Talk at Conference. 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. Colloquium. The symposium Breath. Creative, ecological and socio-political dimensions, 1900-today, HU, Berlin. 12 October 2019.
Sauer, C. Future Talks 019 - Keynote Lecture Design. Keynote at Conference. 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/
Held, M. (organizer), Kimpel, K. (organizer), Mareis, C. (organizer), Sauer, C. (organizer), Perraudin, L. (organizer), Winkler, C. (organizer), Iva Rešetar (moderator) Performative Surfaces, Programmability, Scalability. Invited moderation/comment at Conference Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity. Image Space Material« Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Virtual. 7 May 2021. https://materialtrajectories.dgtf.de/
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
Bauer, F., Schneider, M. Constraints as Chance. Workshop. 11th International New Materialisms Conference: New Materialist Informatics, Computing and Worldmaking. Virtual. 22 March 2021.
Petruschat, J. (organizer), Wiesener, H. (organizer), Sauer, C. (guest critic), Stoll, M. (moderation). Forschungskreis - Magic Circle. Symposium. Kunsthalle, weißensee school of art and design berlin. Organized by the »Forschungskreis« of the weißensee school of art and design berlin (khb) in cooperation with »Matters of Activity«, under the direction of Prof. Dr. Jörg Petruschat. Hybrid. 25 February 2021. http://forschungskreis.com/event/magic-circle/
Petruschat, J., Ribault, P. On Gestaltung: New Online Lecture Series at weißensee school of art and design berlin. »Theories« and »Actions«. Virtual. 11 May 2021 - 22 June 2021. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/5048/on-gestaltung
Cubasch, A. J., Perraudin, L., Cojal Gonzalez, J., Razghandi, K. How to environ? Epistemic & design perspectives on environments, cultural techniques, and structures. Internal Colloquium. 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. Colloquium. UCL London. Virtual. 11 December 2020 - 12 January 2021.
De Visscher, E., Miadrogović, N., Wenig, C., Winkler, C. Times of Waste. Symposium. the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin. 18 March 2020 - 19 March 2020.
Harrasser, K., Macho, T., Schäffner, W. Coworking Materials. Für einen aktiven Materialismus. Joint conference. the Cluster »Matters of Activity«, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and the 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
Kuitenbrouwer, K., Ribault, P., da Mosto, J., et al. The Zoönomic Method. Workshop series. Collaboration of the Het Nieuwe Instituut with Cluster »Matters of Activity«, weißensee school of art and design; We Are Here Venice, École des Arts Décoratifs, and Université PSL. Virtual. 1 June 2020 - 31 August 2020. https://zoop.hetnieuweinstituut.nl/instruments-methods/zoonomic-method
Rešetar, I. (organizer), Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer) Material as Environmental Device. Workshop. 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
Ribault, P., De Visscher, E., Kuitenbrouwer, K. Zoonomic Cooperations (Zoöp): Imagining a space of interspecific observation and intervention for MoA. Workshop. the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, Berlin. Virtual. 13 November 2020.
Sauer, C. (organizer), Stoll, M. (organizer). From Fiber to Yarn: A Discussion Between Textile, Biology and Design. Workshop. Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«, 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. Berlin Science Week. Gropius Bau, Berlin. In cooperation with Schering Stiftung. Hybrid. 7 November 2020. https://falling-walls.com/event/botanical-comrades-植物同志-plants-practice-politics/
Bianchini, S., Freire, M., Quinz, E., Ribault, P., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K. Morphostructures: life-like behavior in material systems. Workshop. Centre Pompidou, Paris. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.
Blümle, C., Burchert, L., Schönsee, R. Atem. Gestalterische, ökologische und soziopolitische Dimensionen. 1900–Gegenwart. Conference. 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. Lecture series. 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. Workshop. the Retreat 2019 of the Cluster »Matters of Activity«, Nauen. 2 November 2019.
Ribault, P., et al. Behavioral Matter. Workshop. Centre G. Pompidou, Paris. Co-organisation of the symposium and workshop during the exhibition La Fabrique du Vivant, in cooperation with ENSAD, ENSCi, ENSBA Paris and HU Berlin. 15 March 2019 - 17 March 2019.
Ribault, P., Fratzl, P., Schäffner, W., et al. Behavioral Matter: Composer avec le vivant. Workshop. Centre Pompidou, Paris. In cooperation with Ensadlab (École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs, Paris) and the Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity«. 29 March 2019. https://fonds-perspektive.de/fr/behavioralmatter/
Bauer, F., with guests Kim, Y., Rasehorn, F., Schneider, M., Tebbe, M., Wenig, C., Yang, B., Situated Digital Agencies. Seminar, B.A./M.A. Architecture. Universität der Künste Berlin. 16 April 2021 - 16 July 2021. https://www.udk-berlin.de/studium/architektur/fachgebiete/digitales-und-experimentelles-entwerfen/seminar-situated-digital-agencies/
Petruschat, J., Wiesener, H., Beyer, B. Magic Circle Panelist. Invited Critic, Weissensee School of Art and Design. Since 25 February 2021.
Sauer, C., Stoll, M., Schneider, M., Fransén Waldhör, E., Beyer, B., Rešetar, I. Scaling Fibre. Invited Critic, Weissensee School of Design. 14 April 2021 - 6 July 2021.
Dierichs, K., Farmer, J., Bonavia, E., Mballa-Ekobena, A., Douny, L., Eder, M., Rosenthal, N., Stoll, M. Designing Matter 1 - from filament to fabric spunbonds as architectural material systems. Supervision by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Karola Dierichs. weißensee school of art and design berlin, Berlin. 5 October 2020 - 26 March 2021. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/3454/designing-matter-1-from-filament-to-fabric
Dierichs, K., Sauer, C., Eder, M., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M., Stoll, M. Scaling Nature (3) - Growth (MoA Design Research Studio). Design Research Studio. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 14 April 2020 - 17 July 2020. https://www.kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-3-growth-i-moa-design-research-studio-3216.html
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M. Scaling Nature (X). MoA Design Research Studio. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 5 October 2020 - 5 February 2021.
Rešetar, I. Representations: Image Material Movement. Seminar, In conjunction with the seminar "Scaling Nature 2", Textile and Surface Design. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 20 November 2019 - 6 January 2020. https://kh-berlin.incom.org/workspace/1013
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Fransén Waldhör, E., Schneider, M.; Scaling Nature (1) – Wrinkles. Design Research Studio. With contributions by Agata Kycia, Cécile Bidan, Peter Fratzl, Michael Friedman, Regine Hengge and Mareike Stoll. Student projects from Scaling Nature (1) were presented at NuThinkers during Domotex Tradefair in Hanover, 10-13 January 2020. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 April 2019 - 20 July 2019. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1130/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-1-wrinkles
Sauer, C., Guiducci, L., Razghandi, K., Kycia, A. Scaling Nature (2) – Fibers, Muscles & Bones. Design Research Studio. With contributions by Peter Fratzl, Mason Dean, John A. Nyakatura, Iva Rešetar and Mareike Stoll. weißensee school of art and design berlin. 15 October 2019 - 11 February 2020. https://www.matters-of-activity.de/en/activities/1142/moa-design-studio-scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones, https://kh-berlin.de/projekt-detail/Project/detail/scaling-nature-2-fibers-muscles-bones-3102.html
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/
Rešetar, I. Polymer composites based on bacterial cellulose. Research with M. Eder, C. M. Bidan and P. Fratzl. Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPIKG), Department of Biomaterials, Potsdam-Golm. 14 December 2020 - 31 January 2022. https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/, https://www.mpikg.mpg.de/biomaterials
Ribault, P. Since 2021. Member of the Scientific Board for the image-based research journal .able, Chaire arts & sciences of École Polytechnique, École des Arts Décoratifs (EnsAD) – Paris Sciences & Lettres University (PSL) and the Daniel and Nina Carasso Foundation.
Ribault, P. Since 2020. Member of Shared Campus - Creative Practices Across Cultures, a cooperation platform for international education formats and research networks in art and design.
Ribault, P. Since 2020. Member of the Curatorial Board for the Glass - hand formed matter project, Aalto University, Glass Museum Riihimäki, The Factory, Boda, Bröhan-Museum Berlin, KHB Berlin.
Fratzl, P. 2021. »Materialwissenschaft – von der Biomimese zur Bioinspiration.« Austria Presse Agentur/Science, 8 April 2021. https://science.apa.at/gastbeitrag/materialwissenschaft-von-der-biomimese-zur-bioinspiration/
Hoferichter, A. 2020. »Rinde zum Anziehen.« With Wenig, C. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22 September 2020. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wissen/baumrinde-jacke-stoff-1.5035535
Ribault, P., Lessing, N. 2019. »Vom Gesellschaftsleben der Objekte, interview with Nora Lessing.« Humboldt’s newsletter, 1 September 2019. https://www.hu-berlin.de/de/pr/nachrichten/september-2019/nr-1992
Rasehorn, F., Zwick, C., Petruschat, J., Dean, M., Yang, B., Rosenthal, N., Nyakatura, J. A., Van Le, M.-L. Tessellated Material Systems - A workflow towards designing surfaces with distinct kinematic properties. Video. 4 minutes, 24 February 2021. https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/524787023
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