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In the Bachelor's degree course Design - "Product and Jewelry" and the Master's degree course "Material Culture Design", students design products, objects and processes and make them applicable for the diverse challenges of a dynamically developing living and working environment. The requirements for the development of sustainable concepts are demanding and subject to constant change. In addition to considering functional, technological and aesthetic aspects of the design brief, critical reflection on social and ethical contexts also plays an important role. The location of the course within the Faculty of Art and Design as well as in the engineering-oriented university sector offers an ideal surrounding for this.

At the Grassimesse 2024, selected results from the semester projects will be shown.

Project - PINUS

In her final thesis PINUS, Johanna Ebert explores the creative and technological possibilities of using pine needles.
The series of objects demonstrates the versatility of these materials, offers possibilities for material substitution and for dealing with our usual ideas of materials.

Project - Grasp me

Hannah Steenken is working on the idea of creating alternative therapeutic tools for self-harming behavior. The graduate's intensive study of a wide range of topics relating to mental disorders, their symptoms and treatment options as well as the treatment of haptics and the sense of touch led to the creation of various therapeutic tools in the field of mindfulness.

Project - Touch Meets Taste

In her work, Sara Lamitschka creates tactile and haptic sensations that evoke taste experiences. The customizable tools of the tableware and cutlery series create an interactive experience and thus activate our senses of taste.

Direction:

Prof. Stephan Schulz

Participants:

Johanna Ebert, Hanna Reppmann, Hannah Steenken, Sara Lamitschka, Celine O´Neal

For centuries, jewelry makers and goldsmiths have worked sustainably. They have created circular economies by melting and reshaping metal objects and remounting gems.

This longstanding practice is continued in the work of contemporary jewelry designers who upcycle waste to use it alongside pearls and silver, thereby turning “trash into treasure.”

The exhibition presents a selection of contemporary jewelry from Hong Kong, a city that connects local and global practices while remaining rooted in Asia, one of the world’s top waste-producing and waste-receiving areas. Understanding craft as a way of thinking, the exhibition presents an overview of artistic research into the fabric of a city in flux.

With works by Chan Po-fung 陳寶鋒, Chan Wing-sze Cissy 陳穎斯, Ching Sze-yin Cicy 程詩賢, Chong Yan-xuan Kimberly 張嫣玹, Chung Ka-pang Adrian 鍾家鵬, Shirley Lam 林秋怡, W;nk Atelier
 

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