Education

Our vivid research culture is rooted in the undergraduate and graduate study programmes offered by the Textile and Surface Design Department at the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin. Personal and topical synergies between education and research allow for an active development of relevant issues. The inclusion of current technological, cultural and socio-economic urgencies creates a wide field of references, combining traditional competences of textile design with contemporary issues of other disciplines. The development of a strong studio practice aspect and the ability to critically place own work within the border socio-cultural and technological contexts are core components of the course. A design approach is promoted that combines professionalism, critical thinking, transdisciplinary exchange and aesthetic autonomy. Collaborations with partners from science, research and industry enable the realisation of novel and meaningful design concepts.

 

Projects

2021

APeel

Youyang Song MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina, Prof. Dr. Antonella Giannone https://youyangsong.com

2021

CyColor

Rebecca Entzminger, Stefanie Eichler BA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina Cooperation Partner: Döhler GmbH

2021

Restless Textiles

Lobke BeckfeldMA Graduation ProjectSupervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina, Prof. Dr. Antonella Giannone

2020

Extension Charm 2.0

Elena Eulitz Bachelor Graduation Project within the framework of Matters of Activity Supervision:...

2020

Codes in Knots

Nayeli Vega Vargas MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Christiane Sauer , Prof. Dr....

2020

Moving Light

Kirsten Hermans MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer, Prof. Dr....

2020

BLACK LIQUOR

Esther Kaya Stögerer, Jannis Kempkens Bachelor Graduation Project within the framework of Greenlab Supervision:...

2019

BC universal

Lena Ganswindt MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina, Prof. Dr....

2019

New Blue

Tim van der Loo MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina, Prof....

2019

2-3-4D

Katja Bremer MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina, Prof. Nils Krüger, Prof. Dr. Jörg Petruschat

2019

Micro.colours

Abigail Goodwin, Boram Park Bachelor Graduation Project within the framework of Greenlab Project GreenDesign...

2019

Cladophora

Malu Lücking Bachelor Graduation Project within the framework of Greenlab Project GreenDesign 8.0; Circular...

2018-2019

Soft Solids

Samira Akhavan Semesterproject: bios logos Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina Cooperation partner: Sächsischen Textilforschungsinstitut (STFI) 3dk.berlin Trevira

2018

Cooking New Materials

Youyang Song study project within the framework of Greenlab Project GreenDesign 7.0...

2018

Rewoodable

study project within the framework of Greenlab Project GreenDesign 7.0 – Material Cycles Supervision:...

2018

Shaping Paper

Bára Finnsdóttir MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer

2017

Modern Felt

Yolanda Leask BA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina Cooperation Partner: Sächsisches Textilforschungsinstitut e.V. (STFI)

2017

Smell Memory Tools

Essi Johanna Glomb MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane...

2017

Moment

Philippa Lorenzen Bachelor Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina    

2017

EKMA

Alexander Gärtner, Carine Kuntz MA Graduation Project Supervison: Prof. Zane Berzina  

2017

Stone Web

Idalene Rapp, Natascha Unger BA Graduation Project: SteinWeich Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer, Agata Kycia Cooperation Partner: DBF...

2017

Divine Fibers

Dominyka Sidabraite MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Zane Berzina Cooperation Partner:...

2016

Merging Loops

Bára Finnsdottir BA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer  

2016

Betontextil

Anne-Kathrin Kühner MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer

2015

Blow Up

Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer Cooperation Partner: Marco Canevacci / plastique fantastique Berlin

2015

Hilanderia

Sara Diaz Rodriguez MA Graduation Project Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer

2015

Resonanzräume

Dafna Stoilkova Project Supervison: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina  

2014

The Clay Project

Jennifer Maier Greenlab Project Postcarbon Supervison: Prof. Dr. Zane Berzina    

2014

Undercoding

Adriana Cabrera MA Graduation Project Supervison: Prof. Zane Berzina Cooperation Partner: Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin  

2014

Solar Curtain

Bára Finnsdottir Supervision: Prof. Christiane Sauer Cooperation Partners: Innovationsnetzwerk smart³; Fraunhofer Institut IWU, Dresden 1. Preis...

Workshops & Exhibitions

Exhibition

Bauhausfest 2022

From September 1-4, 2022, the Bauhaus Festival took place at the Bauhaus Dessau. For the 10th time, the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin was invited to present projects from the faculties of textile and surface design as well...

Workshop

September 2021

TheraText Kidsworkshop

At the TheraTex Kids workshop, the system developed as part of the TheraTex research project was tested together with children affected by hemiparesis. The focus was on designing clothing and a feedback system specifically for this...

Exhibition

2020

Bauhaus Festival 2020

Auch in diesem ungewöhnlichen Jahr 2020 wurde die weißensee kunsthochschule berlin nach Dessau ins Bauhaus eingeladen um im Rahmen des Bauhausfests minimal Projekte aus dem Fachbereich Textil– und...

Exhibition

10.-13.01.2020

Scaling Nature @ Domotex Hannover

Selected works from the semester project Scaling Nature (1): Wrinkles were exhibited at the Domotex fair in Hanover as part of the "NuThinkers" trend show. The Domotex is a...

Exhibition

16.3.-30.6.2019

New Textile Worlds

The exhibition New Textile Worlds at Wasserschloss Klaffenbach is putting an emphasis and showcasing the potentials of technical textiles and smart materials. Together with product innovations by...

Exhibition

2019

Bauhaus Festival Dessau 2019

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus, the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin was invited to present projects from the fields...

Workshop

October 2018

LIVING SURFACE

Living Surface was a two-day workshop at BIFT - Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, held by Julia Wolf and Essi Johanna Glomb, designers and researchers from the weißensee kunsthochschule berlin. During the workshop, the participating...

Workshop and Exhibition

26.08. - 30.09.2018

smart materials satellites at Zurich University of the Arts

smart materials satellites at Zurich University of the Arts In cooperation with the Department of Interaction Design of the Zurich University of the Arts (Clemens Winkler, Luke Franzke), the Material Archive ZHdK (Franziska...

Workshop

24. - 26.04.2017

„Designing with the 4th Dimension – Time“

Within the research project „smart materials satellites“ a workshop was held to introduce three specific Shape Changing Materials. The idea was to take little steps towards...