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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
Philipp von Becker
Researcher
Philipp von
Becker
Malte Bergmann
Researcher
Malte
Bergmann
Elizabeth Calderón Lüning
Researcher
Elizabeth Calderón
Lüning
Marie Dietze
Researcher
Marie
Dietze
Tomma Suki Hinrichsen
Researcher
Tomma Suki
Hinrichsen
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
Lutz Reiter
Researcher
Lutz
Reiter
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
Emil Woop
Researcher
Emil
Woop
Esther Zahn
Researcher
Esther
Zahn
Hristina Asenova
Student Worker
Hristina
Asenova
Katharina Bellinger
Student Worker
Katharina
Bellinger
Mia Grote
Student Worker
Mia
Grote
Athena Grandis
Student Worker
Athena
Grandis
Kristina Müller
Student Worker
Kristina
Müller
Rebecca Merdes
Student Worker
Rebecca
Merdes
Zeynep Keskin
Student Worker
Zeynep
Keskin
Hannah Tatjes
Student Worker
Hannah
Tatjes
Alina Slomkowski
Student Worker
Alina
Slomkowski
Lukas Wirsching
Student Worker
Lukas
Wirsching

Alumni

Gameli
Adzaho
Sénamé Koffi
Agbodjinou
Veronika
Aumann
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
DDAI – Design-driven Artificial Intelligence

DDAI – Design-driven Artificial Intelligence

Digital Sovereignty
Material Interactions

New

Calendar

Calls
Events
News
Talks
Teaching
Workshops
15 Apr 2021 – 15 July 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Outside The Bubble
Talks
Teaching
20 Apr - 13 July 2021
Studio Class: Politics of Machines / Michelle Christensen & Florian Conradi
Teaching
30 Mar 2021
MYOW Field Test
Allgemein
Workshops
6 Apr 21 – 9 Apr 21
Compact Course: Hands-on Machine Learning
Teaching
Workshops
15 Mar 21 – 19 Mar 21
Compact Course: Designing Intimate Tech
Teaching
Workshops
25 Feb 21
Virtual Colloquium: Gesche Joost – Closing Session
Talks
Teaching
18 Feb 21
Virtual Colloquium: Marie Dietze and Alice Stewart – Making Intimate Tech
Talks
Teaching
11 Feb 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Philipp Staab – Digital Capitalism and the political economy of AI
Talks
Teaching
4 Feb 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Uta Brandes and Michael Erlhoff – Who is the object?
Talks
Teaching
28 Jan 2021
Virtual Colloquium: Rainbow Unicorn – Heal the Web
Talks
Teaching
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Stuff

Resources

Code
Publications
Tools
Christensen, M. & Conradi, F. & Dietze, M., (2021). “Trans/Feminist Critical Making – Design as Open-Source Opposition“ In Cumulus Conference 2021 'Design Culture(s)', Cumulus Association / Sapienza University of Rome.
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
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
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.
Publications
Hinrichsen, T. & Schmidt, K. & Herlo, B. , (2020). “Krise To Go #1-5“.
Publications
Ramge, T., (2020). “postdigital: Wie wir Künstliche Intelligenz schlauer machen, ohne uns von ihr bevormunden zu lassen“, Murmann, Hamburg.
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Irrgang, D., (2020). “Où atterrir? Bericht aus einem Forschungsseminar mit Bruno Latour“ In Texturen, UdK-Verlag.
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Herlo, B. & Pierri, P., (2020). “Exploring Digital Sovereignty: Open Questions for Design in Digital Healthcare“ In Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health, Volume 2, Sheffield Hallam University.
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Herlo, B., (2020). “Werkstattgespräch: Experimentierräume für digitale Kompetenzen“, Berlin Open Lab.
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Irrgang, D. & Jahn, C., (2020). “Chronotopologies“ In KOKO online journal.
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Guarnieri, C. & Irrgang, D. (interviewer), (2020). “The ephemerality of contact tracing apps – A talk by and interview with Claudio Guarnieri, for the Weizenbaum Institute research group "Inequality and Digital Sovereignty"“.
Publications
Moll, J. & Irrgang, D. (interviewer), (2020). “Cynicism by design – An interview with Joana Moll, for the Weizenbaum Institute research group "Inequality and Digital Sovereignty"“.
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Foraita, S. & Herlo, B. & Vogelsang, A., (2020). “Matters of Communication. Formen und Materialitäten gestalteter Kommunikation“, transcript Verlag.
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Irrgang, D., (2020). “Vilém Flussers Black Box“ In Black Boxes. Versiegelungskontexte und Öffnungsversuche. Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven, eds. Eckhard Geitz, Christian Vater and Silke Zimmer-Merkle, De Gruyter, Berlin et al..
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Gallico, T. and Joost, G. , (2020). “Inciting Engagement and Collaboration Through Interaction Design: An Urban Transport Systems Digitisation Case Study“ In Proceedings of the City and Complexity Virtual Conference, London, UK, 17-19 June 2020.
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Christensen, M., Conradi, F., (2020). “Krise des Seins“ In Form Magazin Nr. 288 – Krise und Design, Form, Frankfurt am Main.
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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.