Sommersemester 2019, BA/MA Textil- und Material-Design Exzellenzcluster , Textil_Startseite

Scaling Nature (1): Wrinkles

Scaling Nature/MoA Design Studio is a series of interdisciplinary, experimental and innovative teaching, conducted by Prof. Christiane Sauer at weißensee school of art and design berlin in the Department of Textile and Surface Design, in close collaboration with researchers from the Cluster of Excellence „Matters of Activity. Image. Space. Material“ (MoA). The Cluster aims to create a basis for a new culture of materials. Biology and technology, mind and material, nature and culture intertwine in a new way.

Central concerns are the interdisciplinary research and development of sustainable practices and structures in areas such as textiles, materials and digital filters, surgical cutting techniques, architecture and soft robotics. The Cluster focuses on a new role of design, which is emerging in the context of growing diversity and the continuous development of materials and forms of visualization in all disciplines.

Scaling Nature (1): Wrinkles constitutes the first part in a series of interdisciplinary investigations and took place in the Summer Semester 2019 and was conceived by Prof. Christiane Sauer, Dr. Lorenzo Guiducci, Dr. Khashayar Razghandi in close cooperation with the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, especially with the Department of Biomaterials. The course investigated the dynamic interplay of fibrous elements in natural systems and transferred them into principles for differential surfaces. Over the course of the semester, various members of the Cluster “Matters of Activity” provided scientific lectures, tutorials, and continuous input, namely Dr. Lorenzo Guiducci, Dr. Khashayar Razghandi, Dr. Cecile Bidan, Prof. Dr. Dr. Peter Fratzl, Dr. Michael Friedman and Prof. Dr. Regine Hengge.