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Workshop Series Visiting Material Futures
Open Lab Abend: Magic Machines Made from Bio Plastic
Speculate with us about the materials of tomorrow and co-create a temporary exhibit for Futurium Lab! In the workshop series "Materialzukünfte besuchen” (Visiting Material Futures), researchers from Matters of Activity share insights into their work, which you will use to develop futures scenarios and design prototypes. The experienced speculation team of CollActive Materials will guide you – no previous knowledge or special skills required!
New workshop series in cooperation with the Berlin Cluster of Excellence »Matters of Activity« and CollActive Materials at Futurium.
Futurium
© Eva Bullermann
This workshop will focus on shapeable materials such as cellulose, bioplastics and silicone as possible (new) materials for soft robotics or even biological machines. Soft Robotics is a relatively young field of research that deals with alternative approaches to designing the machines of tomorrow. How can we build machines to make them more sensitive and adaptable? Can we use flexible, perhaps even sustainable materials instead of using more and more metal, plastic and energy?
Together with design researchers Anna Schäffner and Eva Bullermann, we speculate on how the machines of the future could be designed. How does your Magic Machine look like?
Cooperation
CollActive Materials is an experimental laboratory of the Berlin Clusters of Excellence »Matters of Activity« (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) and »Science of Intelligence« (Technische Universität Berlin), funded by the Berlin University Alliance. The aim of the project is to develop Speculative Design as a new approach for knowledge exchange between research, society, and design, thus making joint encounters possible on equal footing.
As an experimental, transdisciplinary project, CollActive Materials brings material everyday practices from diverse social contexts into open conversation with approaches in research.
Workshop Instructors
Science communicators Antje Nestler and Kristin Werner are connecting science and society at the research cluster Matters of Activity. Within the co-design project CollActive Materials, they explore how people from research and society can engage in conversation through speculative design. Their colleagues Eva Bullermann and Julia Blumenthal support them in this endeavor.
Anna Schäffner is an interaction designer and researches the relationship between humans and (new) machines at the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity. Her expertise is complemented by designer Eva Bullermann, who is working on cellulose as an alternative material in design.
Information
- Venue: Workshop Futurium Lab (-1)
- Admission: Free of Charge
- Event language: German
- Maximum number of participants: 30
- Conditions of participation: no prior knowledge required
- Age recommendation: from 14 years and older
- The workshops in the series are independent of each other and can be attended individually
Accessibility
- We are a wheelchair accessible venue.
- Spaces without seating are available for wheelchair users.
- An induction loop system is available.
- People with visual impairments are welcome. We will request guide dog assistance if you need it.
The future is for everyone! The Futurium wants to be accessible to everyone.
If there are any other access needs on your part, please feel free to let us know. We will try to meet them: info@futurium.de
All information on accessibility can be found here.
Photo & Video
Photos will be taken during the event. If you don’t wish to be pictured, please let us know in advance.
Tickets
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