Work and Activities

_Materialdesign_Research_Projects

Selected projects I was involved in or made by myself over the past years. These include projects I co-supervised and participated in as collaborator at the IMD Institute for Materialdesign.

Traumraum

interactive installation based on Heiner Müller’s picture description.
Student cooperation project between the stage design and materialdesign department at the hfg offenbach, supervised by Prof. rosalie and Prof. Dr. Markus Holzbach

KMMM – self organising membrane

cooperation between IMD Institute for Materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies with ILEK Institute for Leightweight Structures and Conceptual Desig

LEM

cooperation project by IMD Institute for Materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies, Hyundai Europe and BASF designfabrik

膜 (Maku)

Liquid 3D Printing process for generating biologically powered pneumatic structure – final thesis project

IMD Planttransistor

Interactive installation exhibited at Palmengarten Frankfurt in 2020

Ma – between nature and craftmanshop

Cooperation Project between IMD Institute for Materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies and Mazda Europe
Exhibited at Milan Design Week 2023 and Madrid Design Festival 2023

Insect Embassy

Cooperation of IMD Institute for materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies and ISOE Institute for social-ecological Research

Silikat 1746

Installation as part of the „Weißes Gold – Meisterstücke & Materialdesign“ at the bischöfliches Dom- und Diözesanmuseum Mainz in 2026

2025 Co-organizer of the Materialdesign designresearch Symposium at IMD Institute for Materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies

_Teaching_Materialdesign_Research

Since 2019 I was affiliated with the IMD Institute for Materialdesign and Advanced Material Studies at the University of Art and Design hfg Offenbach. I was part of the Team when the Institute moved from the historic Isenburg casle in Offenbach into the Höchst Porcellain Manufactory (HPM), playing a critical role in organising the new laboratories, teaching and workspaces and the intersection of historic porcellain manufactorial working with the teaching and researching of materialdesign. I co-supervised all projects that were made in the materialdesign program up until Summer 2026.

2019 – 2021 as teaching assistant
2021 – 2026 as research assistant, lecturer and artistic collaborator

Supervising student projects from second year undergrad, to graduation projects, giving lectures, organizing exhibitions and events, participating in and conducting research projects and much more.

PhD Student since 2020, investigationg the role of materials as actors in Materialdesign processes. Supervised by Prof. Dr. Markus Holzbach, hfg Offenbach and Prof. Dr. Valentina Rognoli, Politecnico di Milano.

Workshops and Lectures (selection):

since 2022 „Future Matters Workshops“ with Dr. Ziyu Zhou
2021 „MATlab“ with Emily Grimm
2023 „Digital FABRICation“ with Emily and Andreas Grimm
2026 „nonanthropocentric materialities“ – Diplom/masters project
2026 „Cluster/Network“ – undergrad project

Talks and presentations (selection):
2022 DRS conference Bilbao
2026 Materialdesign designresearch symposium