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The Design Research Lab is a laboratory for experimental design and research reflecting on the digital society. Through playful interventions, critical making and collaborative reasoning we investigate possible futures. As a platform and network, we are deeply involved with the requirements and policies needed for an inclusive and sustainable development of the digital society from a design perspective.

We are an interdisciplinary team of designers, researchers, tech-enthusiasts and critical thinkers from Berlin University of the Arts, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, as well as Einsteincenter Digital Future (ECDF).

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Team

Prof. Dr. Gesche Joost
Head of Design Research Lab
Prof. Dr. Gesche
Joost
Dr. Eleftherios Avramidis
Senior Researcher
Dr. Eleftherios
Avramidis
Dr. Michelle Christensen
Senior Researcher
Dr. Michelle
Christensen
Dr. Florian Conradi
Senior Researcher
Dr. Florian
Conradi
Dr. Bianca Herlo
Senior Researcher
Dr. Bianca
Herlo
Dr. Daniel Irrgang
Senior Researcher
Dr. Daniel
Irrgang
Dr. Andreas Unteidig
Senior Researcher
Dr. Andreas
Unteidig
Marie Munz
Assistance / Project Management
Marie
Munz
Malte Bergmann
Researcher
Malte
Bergmann
Katharina Bellinger
Researcher
Katharina
Bellinger
Elizabeth Calderón Lüning
Researcher
Elizabeth Calderón
Lüning
Marie Dietze
Researcher
Marie
Dietze
Hannah Fischer
Researcher
Hannah
Fischer
Rahel Flechtner
Researcher
Rahel
Flechtner
Friederike Fröbel
Researcher
Friederike
Fröbel
Clara Elisabeth Gleiß
Researcher
Clara Elisabeth
Gleiß
Emilia Knabe
Researcher
Emilia
Knabe
Katharina Lorenz
Researcher
Katharina
Lorenz
Rashid Owoyele
Researcher
Rashid
Owoyele
Christian Pflug
Researcher
Christian
Pflug
Bodo Pahlke
Researcher
Bodo
Pahlke
Ben Siegler
Researcher
Ben
Siegler
Sandra Stark
Researcher
Sandra
Stark
Daniela Wittmann
Researcher
Daniela
Wittmann
Patricia Wagner
Researcher
Patricia
Wagner
Emil Woop
Researcher
Emil
Woop
Esther Zahn
Researcher
Esther
Zahn
Hristina Asenova
Student Worker
Hristina
Asenova
Athena Grandis
Student Worker
Athena
Grandis
Clara Grillmaier
Student Worker
Clara
Grillmaier
Mia Grote
Student Worker
Mia
Grote
Lisa Hofmann
Student Worker
Lisa
Hofmann
Zeynep Keskin
Student Worker
Zeynep
Keskin
Rebecca Merdes
Student Worker
Rebecca
Merdes
Kristina Müller
Student Worker
Kristina
Müller
Alina Slomkowski
Student Worker
Alina
Slomkowski
Berkay Soykan
Student Worker
Berkay
Soykan
Hannah Tatjes
Student Worker
Hannah
Tatjes
Pablo Torres
Student Worker
Pablo
Torres

Alumni

Gameli
Adzaho
Sénamé Koffi
Agbodjinou
Veronika
Aumann
Philipp von
Becker
Alexa
Beckmann
Marie Rosa
Beuthel
Dr. Tom
Bieling
Sanket
Bindle
Nina
Blume
Stephanie
Braune
Dr. phil. Katharina
Bredies
Samantha
Briehn
Lea
Brumsack
Sandra
Buchmüller
Benjamin
Bähr
Agata
Böhm
Dr. Rosan
Chow
Andrea
Clemens
Blanca Dominguez
Cobreros
Peter
Conradie
Dr. phil. Mario
Daniels
Linda
Debray
Tilmann
Dehnhard
Michael
Ertel
Chiara
Esposito
Eric
Esser
Esther
Feiertag
Marc
Ferrer
Mads Nygaard
Folkmann
Erik
Freydank
Jochen
Fuchs
Özden
Gelgeç
Johannes
Geng
Christin
Gierke
Benjamin
Gladki
Jan
Gohlke
Ulrike
Gollner
Ramyah
Gowrishankar
Dr. Berit
Greinke
Jana
Grewy
Rike
Grill
Stefan
Göllner
Nicole
Gütl
Susann
Hamann
Adam
Harvey
Christine
Hausen
Paul
Heinicker
Dr. Tincuta
Heinzel
Dr.-Ing. Fabian
Hemmert
Christian
Hertlein
Susanna
Hertrich
Daniela
Hery
Tomma Suki
Hinrichsen
Lisa
Hoffmann
Steffi
Hoffrichter
Birte
Huizing
Ron
Jagodzinski
Nikita
Jerschov
Hans-Peter
Kadel
Paula
Kassenaar
Nicole
Kengyel
André
Knörig
Marie
Kochsiek
Oscar
Koller
Paul
Kolling
Nathalie
Krüger
Miriam
Lahusen
Fabricio
Lamoncha
Alina
Lange
Dr. phil. Bastian
Lange
Jaclyn
Le
Jan
Lindenberg
Matthias
Löwe
Jeanne
Mandaroux
Joshua
Marr
Dr. Tiago
Martins
Julia
Mayer
Cathryn
McAnespy
Mandy
Meissner
Tinka
Molkenthin
Masoud
Morgan
Franziska
Müller
Alexander
Müller-Rakow
Severin
Neumann
Stephanie
Neumann
Leonie-Marie
Onas
Oscar
Palou
Riccardo
Pascotto
Hannah
Perner-Wilson
Nora
Perseke
Paola
Pierri
Michael
Pogorzhelskiy
Lorenz
Raab
Dr. phil. Thomas
Ramge
Lutz
Reiter
Anke
Riemer
Susanne
Ritzmann
Sara Diaz
Rodriguez
Konrad
Röpke
Dr. phil. Florian
Sametinger
Sarah
Schipper
Birga
Schlottmann
Katharina
Schmidt
Corinna
Schmidt
Dr. phil. Jennifer
Schubert
Marie Luise
Schulz
Max
Schäth
Franziska
Schüffler
Paul
Seidler
Paul
Seidler
Jojo
Shone
Ananda
Siml
Juan Pablo Garcia
Sossa
Jan-Erik
Stange
Daniel
Stepanov
Alice
Stewart
Jan
Tepe
Kathrin
Vent
Lilo
Viehweg
Pauline
Vierne
Ursula
Wagner
Ebba Fransén
Waldhör
Samuel
Weiss
Lisa
Weiss
Fabian
Werfel
Julia
Werner
Max
Westbrock
Reto
Wettach
Joanna
Wilkans
Aaron
Winter
Götz
Wintergerst
Lukas
Wirsching
Karina
Wirth
Hendrik
Wittemeier
Anne
Wohlauf
Sebastian
Wolf
Dr. Stefanie
Wuschitz
Mohit
Yadav
Jelena
Zach
Cécile
Zahorka
Josefine
Zeipelt
Youyuan
Zhao
Inci-Ana
Zohrap
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Make

Projects

Digital Sovereignty
Material Interactions
Social Design
Practicing Sovereignty: Digital Involvement in Times of Crises

Practicing Sovereignty: Digital Involvement in Times of Crises

Digital Sovereignty
TEXAS

TEXAS

Material Interactions
TOOLS – a DIY-kit for dialog and participation

TOOLS – a DIY-kit for dialog and participation

Digital Sovereignty
Social Design
Inequality and Digital Sovereignty

Inequality and Digital Sovereignty

Digital Sovereignty
HeadSense

HeadSense

Material Interactions
ConText

ConText

Material Interactions
Bericht zum Designmethoden-Kompaktkurs “Critical Zones. Gestaltungsspielräume in der kritischen Lage unserer Erde“

Bericht zum Designmethoden-Kompaktkurs “Critical Zones. Gestaltungsspielräume in der kritischen Lage unserer Erde“

Digital Sovereignty
Social Design
Practicing Sovereignty. Means of Digital Involvement

Practicing Sovereignty. Means of Digital Involvement

Digital Sovereignty
Miadé – Local Community Networks in Lomé, Togo

Miadé – Local Community Networks in Lomé, Togo

Digital Sovereignty
Social Design
PowerGrasp – A Soft Robotic Assistive System

PowerGrasp

Material Interactions

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Calendar

Calls
Events
News
Talks
Teaching
Workshops
25. Nov 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Rosaria Taddeo - Ethical Governance for Sustainable Artificial Intelligence
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18. Nov 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Cesy Leonard– Legal Stress
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11. Nov 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Klasse Klima – Climate-Just Design for Institutional Transformation
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4. Nov 2021
Job Opening: Student Worker with an interest in clothing concepts
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2. Nov 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Leo Fidjeland and Linnea Våglund - Nonhuman Nonsense
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28. Oct 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Joana Moll – The Environmental Impact of Surveillance
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21. Oct 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Gesche Joost - Kick-Off
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21 Oct 2021 – 17 Feb 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Responding To Crisis
Talks
Teaching
22 Oct 2021 – 23 Oct 2021
Symposium: Responding to Crisis. Interventions for Sustainable Futures
Events
Talks
Workshops
26 Oct 2021 – 15 Feb 2022
Studio Class: Politics of Machines / Michelle Christensen & Florian Conradi
Teaching
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Stuff

Resources

Code
Publications
Tools
Fröbel, F. & Beuthel, M. & Joost, G. , (2021). “Wearable Mapping Suit: Body Mapping for Identification Wearables“ In Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI , CHItaly 2021: 14th Biannual Conference of the Italian SIGCHI. Association for Computing Machinery, Bozen-Bolzano (Italy).
Publications
Wittmann, D. & Fischer, H. & Martins, T. & Joost, G., (2021). “TheraTrousers: Reactive wearable for playful therapeutic self-empowerment: Wearable for Therapeutic Exercising“, ISWC: 216-220.
Publications
Fischer, H. & Wittmann, D. & Baucells Costa, A. & Zhou, B. & Joost, G. & Lukowicz, P., (2021). “Masquare: A Functional Smart Mask Design for Health Monitoring“, ISWC: 175-178.
Publications
Dietze, M. & Stewart, A., (2021). “Exploring Do-It-With-Others communities in the realm of SexTech“ In 'Politics of the Machines – Rogue Research' Conference, Berlin.
Publications
Joost, G. , (2021). “No App, No Access“ In Theologie und Digitalität - Ein Kompendium, Herder, 1. Auflage, Freiburg, 32-49.
Publications
Pierri, P. & Herlo, B., (2021). “Exploring Digital Sovereignty: Open Questions for Design in Digital Healthcare“ In Design for Health Journal, Routledge.
Publications
Seydel, H., Gliemann, K., Stark, S. & Herlo, B., (2021). “Erzählen im Reallabor“ In Raumforschung und Raumordnung | Spatial Research and Planning.
Publications
Christensen, M. & Conradi, F. & Dietze, M., (2021). “Trans/Feminist Critical Making – Design as Open-Source Opposition“ In Cumulus Conference 2021 'Design Culture(s)'.
Publications
Dietze, M., (2021). “Exploring Feminist Modes of Hacking as a Commoning Design Practice“ In Design as Common Good. Framing Design through Pluralism and Social Values, Swiss Design Network Symposium 2021.
Publications
Ramge, T., (2021). “SPRIND – der Podcast der Bundesagentur für Sprunginnovationen #2 Gesche Joost“.
Publications
Herlo, B., (2020). “Design muss mit an den Tisch!“ In Interview in Jahresbericht des Weizenbaum-Instituts 2019/2020.
Publications
Efroni, Z. & Etsiwah, B. & Florian, M. & Herlo, B. & Metzger, J. & Mischau, L. & Schimmler, S. & von Becker, P., (2020). “Stellungnahme zur Online-Konsultation zur Europäischen Datenstrategie“, Weizenbaum-Institut, Berlin.
Publications
Irrgang, D., (2020). “Transhumanist Eschatologies“ In Critical Zones. Observatories for Earthly Politics, MIT Press, Cambridge.
Publications
Dietze, M. & Kochsiek, M., (2020). “Body Literacy through Collective Tech Spaces“, EASST/4S Conference, Prague.
Publications
Woop, E. & Zahn, E. & Flechtner, R. & Joost, G., (2020). “Demonstrating a Modular Construction Toolkit for Interactive Textile Applications“, NordiCHI: 115:1-115:4.
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Christensen, M. & Fezer, J. & Herlo, B. & Hornuff, D. & Joost, G., (2020). “Lechts und Rinks. Auseinandersetzungen mit dem Design der neuen Rechten“, adocs Verlag, Hamburg.
Publications
Flechtner, R. & Joost, G. & Lorenz. K., (2020). “Designing a Wearable Soft-Robotic Orthosis: A Body-Centered Approach“, TEI ‘20, Sydney, Australia.
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Irrgang, D., (2020). “Telepresence and the decay of private space (in times of crisis)“ In Flusser Studies, 29th edition.
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Hinrichsen, T. & Schmidt, K. & Herlo, B. , (2020). “Krise To Go #1-5“.
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Ramge, T., (2020). “postdigital: Wie wir Künstliche Intelligenz schlauer machen, ohne uns von ihr bevormunden zu lassen“, Murmann, Hamburg.
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Ramyah Gowrishankar

Alumni

Ramyah joined the Design Research Lab as a PhD student in August 2015 in the ArcinTex ETN project. Her research interest lies in exploring Tangible Interaction Design for e-Textiles and she is curious about the possibilities presented by textiles for re-shaping our interactions and understanding of the digital.