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NERD for – New Experimental Research in Design (Hamburg, 23. – 24.October 2020)
Call for Papers The particular epistemic and innovative potentials of Design Research are increasingly recognized within the wider academic sphere and are in constantly growing demand by businesses, institutions and politics alike. Yet, design research also is a field and … Continue reading
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Tagged Anke Haarmann, Call for Papers, cfp, conference, design, Designforschung, designresearch, Experimental, Forschung, hamburg, haw, michael erlhoff, NERD, NERDfor, research, Sandra Groll, specspace, speculative, Studies, symposium, tom bieling, Wolfgang Jonas
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Designing Utopia – Designers as Catalysts for Transformation
by Tom Bieling It is said that if 3.5% of the population, across all classes, are prepared to change substantial aspects of their way of life, this will set in motion a profound change in society. 3.5 %, that doesn’t … Continue reading
Posted in activism, architecture, awareness, body, design research, exhibition, gender, posthumanism, Protest, social design, sustainability and social innovation
Tagged Critical Care, design research, Designtheorie, NDU, New Design University, Political, Social, St. Pölten, tom bieling, Transformation Design, Transformationsdesign, vienna, wien
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Practice based Design Research
Buchbesprechung von Tom Bieling Entwurfsbasierte Forschungsansätze werden in verschiedenen Gestaltungsdisziplinen seit einigen Jahren in zunehmendem Maße als Gegen- oder Ergänzungsmodell für bislang etablierte Bereiche und Vorgehensweisen der Grundlagenforschung diskutiert und entwickelt. Der Grundlagenforschung werden dabei zwar nach der wissenschaftlichen Methode … Continue reading
Posted in design research, design study, designwissenschaft, german/deutsch, Literature
Tagged Alain Findeli, Cameron Tonkinwise, design, design research, Designforschung, Eva Brandt, Jodi Forlizzi, Joyce Yee, Laurene Vaughan, Pelle Ehn, phd, Practice based, praxisbasierte Forschung, project grounded research, research, Research through Design, Teal Triggs, Thomas Binder, Thomas Markussen, tom bieling, Wolfgang Jonas
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IT für soziale Inklusion (Buchvorstellung)
Das jüngst bei DeGruyter erschienene Buch “IT für soziale Inklusion“, herausgegeben von Aljoscha Burchardt und Hans Uszkoreit widmet sich den Potenzialen der sozialen Inklusion im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung und Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI). Aktuelle Debatten über Digitalisierung und künstliche Intelligenz sind … Continue reading
Digitale Teilhabe verwirklichen
Dass Digitalisierung der Megatrend schlechthin ist und zudem immense Umwälzungen mit sich bringt, ist kein großes Geheimnis mehr. Laut Koalitionsvertrag für die 19. Legislaturperiode ist der Ausbau der Digitalisierung ein Kernthema für die neue Bundesregierung. Praktisch alle Bereiche wie Wirtschaft, … Continue reading
„Die Kunst als fünfte Gewalt im Staat?“ – Wolfgang Ullrich und Tom Bieling über Artivismus
In jüngster Zeit, vor allem im Zuge der Flüchtlingsdebatte mehren sich Projekte, die sowohl als Kunst verstanden wie an politischer Wirksamkeit gemessen werden wollen. Das Stichwort lautet ‚Artivism’, zusammengesetzt aus dem Englischen „Art“ und „Activism“. Zu den bekannteren Vertretern zählen … Continue reading
CUT//ACT: Video (and) Activism
Have you ever wondered how media has changed over time, and how “video” has been used as a political tool? In this course, you will learn both, not least by producing an activist video yourself! You may improve your knowledge/skills … Continue reading
Zwischen Materialität und Medialität: „Die Sprachen des Materials“ (#BookReview)
Die in den letzten Jahren auch in den designtheoretischen Diskursen zunehmende Auseinandersetzung mit dem Begriff „Agency“ – der in diesem Zusammenhang im Deutschen wohl am ehesten mit „Handlungsmacht“ übersetzt werden kann – hat nicht nur die Wirkungskraft von Subjekten, sondern … Continue reading
Posted in body, design research, designwissenschaft, embodiment, german/deutsch, interaction, philosophie
Tagged buch, design, Designforschung, Designwissenschaft, Digital Materialism, Harald Weltzien, Julia Wolf, kulturwissenschaft, Martin Scholz, Material, material turn, Materialforschung, New Materialism, Patrick Rupert-Kruse, rezension, Stefan Wölwer, tom bieling
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Beseelte Dinge – selige Designer? Spiegelungen gesellschaftlicher und philosophischer Debatten in den Designwissenschaften.
Wenn der Computer „spinnt“ und das Smartphone den „Geist aufgibt“ mag dies Ausdruck von archaischen Denkmustern sein, die den Dingen eine Seele zu schreiben. Dass sich diese Denkmuster nicht nur auf begriffliche Metaphern reduzieren lassen, wird deutlich, wenn unsere Umgebungen … Continue reading
Posted in design research, designwissenschaft, Literature, philosophie
Tagged Animismus, Arno Schmidt, Beseelte Dinge, design, Designethik, Designforschung, Designwissenschaft, Don Ihde, Ethik, Hannah Arendt, Judith Dörrenbächer, Kerstin Plüm, Manja Unger-Büttner, Technikphilosophi, Technoanimismus, tom bieling, Vilém Flusser
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Building Gravity: On Gravity in Architecture, Urban Development and Utopia
PROTOCOL Magazine’s recent issue (No. 8) showcases a variety of original works brought together under the theme of “the ground”. In their contribution “Building Gravity” Fernando Luiz Lara* (Austin University of Texas) and Tom Bieling** discuss the concept of “gravity” not exclusively related to the … Continue reading
Posted in activism, architecture, art, design research, philosophie, Protest, social design, sustainability and social innovation
Tagged architecture, blockupy, curitiba, democracy, democratic, design, favela, fernando luiz lara, gravity, jorge luis borges, movement, participatory, Protest, protocol, rio de janeiro, Social, Soziale Bewegung, space, spatial planning, teilhabe, tom bieling, urban planning, utopia
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Beseelte Dinge – Design aus der Perspektive des Animismus (#BookReview, german)
Der Titel kommt als vermeintliches Oxymoron daher. Seele und Ding? Das will nicht recht zusammen passen. Seele, das steht für Lebendiges, verweist auf den Bereich der Psyche, des Geistigen oder der Magie. Sie ist mit rationalen Mitteln nicht zu fassen, … Continue reading
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Tagged Andreas Muxel, Animismus, besselte Dinge, book, buch, design, Hartmut Böhme, Jean Piaget, Judith Dörrenbächer, Kerstin Plüm, review, rezension, Techno-animismus, tom bieling, transcript
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Design and Organisation 2.0: From „Design for Life“ to „Design Your Life“
Looking at society as the embodiment of a living environment, which is constituted of social, cultural, mental and material components, raises the question about how this is (or should be) actually organised. In the summer semester 2015, a new issue of … Continue reading
Posted in cyborg, design research
Tagged anja rosendahl, applied science and art, Ares Kalandides, Berlin, Berlin campus, cairo, christoph fleckenstein, cyborg, design, design research lab, FASA, GUC, inpolis, Iondesign, Juli Gudehus, Marion Godau, organisation, organization, Staubach Kuckertz, Stefan Greiner, Tammo Bruns, tom bieling, Uwe Kuckertz
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Die Welt als Modell | Andres Janser und Tom Bieling über Modelle als epistemische Praxis.
Modelle können vieles (sein): Sie fungieren als Referenzobjekt für Bestehendes oder noch nicht Existentes, sie dienen der Veranschaulichung, sind haptisch oder visuell, detailgenau oder abstrakt. Wir sprechen von Modellen im Zusammenhang mit theoretischen Konzepten und wir kennen praktische Modelle … Continue reading
Posted in design research, interview
Tagged Andres Janser, Architektur, design, Designforschung, designresearch, Designtheorie, Entwurf, epistemic practice, epistemische Praxis, Forschung, kunst, Modell, Modelle, Modelle zum Entwerfen, Museum für Gestaltung, Otl Aicher, reflective Practice, reflexive Praxis, Schaudepot, Stadtplanung, tom bieling, Urbanism, Welten Bauen, Zürich
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Zum Wandel der Kommunikation im Zeitalter der Digitalisierung
Am Donnerstag (23. Juni 2016) startet eine zweitägige, interdisziplinäre Konferenz über die fortlaufenden Transformationsprozesse von Sprache, Literatur, Medien, Kunst und Alltagskultur am Beispiel der kleinen, heimlichen Globalisierungsgewinner digitaler Kommunikation: den Emoji und Emoticons. Tom Bieling sprach mit Elena Giannoulis (FU … Continue reading
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Tagged affective labour, Berlin, conference, design, digitalisierung, Elena Giannoulis, emoji, emoticons, Forschung, kaomoji, kommunikation, linguistic, tom bieling
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Changing Worlds – Ideologies, Utopias and Ambitions in Science and Technology
The latest issue of the Graduate Journal of Social Sciences (GJSS) has a strong focus on Science and Technology Studies (STS) topics. Its title “Changing Worlds” alludes to multiple meanings as not only are we changing the world – or worlds –, but they … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, activism, alternative communication, augmentative communication, deaf-blind, design project, design research, design study, disability studies, Diversity, Enhancement, Literature, STS
Tagged Berlin, deaf-blind, deafblind, design research lab, gesche joost, lorm glove, Lorm Hand, lormhand, STS, taubblind, tiago martins, tom bieling, Udk, wearable
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Partizipative und inklusive Mensch-Technik-Interaktion
Bereits am 21. April 2015 fand in der Berliner Villa Donnersmarck das “Friedrichshainer Kolloquium des Instituts Mensch, Ethik und Wissenschaft (IMEW) unter dem Titel „Technikgestaltung – die Perspektive Behinderung im Kontext der Innovations- und Technikentwicklung“ statt. In ihrem gemeinsamen Vortrag und der anschließenden Podiumsdiskussion … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, Conference, design research, designwissenschaft, event, philosophie, social design, universal design
Tagged Birgit Behrisch, design, design research lab, designabilities, Fürst Donnersmarck Stiftung, Forschung, Friedrichshainer Kolloquium, IMEW, inklusion, interaction, lorm glove, Lorm Hand, partizipation, research, technik, tom bieling
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Design and Organization
In order to design, Designers need tools, such as pencils, dremels, notebooks, software or brainstorm-sessions. In order to mediate between the ‘uncertain’ and the ‘real’, Designers also design tools, such as guiding systems, urban structures, services or interfaces. The … Continue reading
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Tagged anja rosendahl, Berlin, cairo, christian mayrock, christoph fleckenstein, connecting talents, cornelia horsch, design, design research lab, GUC, katrin hinz, l design, lola güldenberg, museum der dinge, organisation, organization, raban ruddigkeit, tom bieling, Udk, ulrike meyer, university, werkbundarchiv
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Schöpfer der zweiten Natur – Der Mensch im Anthropozän (Book Review, german)
Ob Tsunamis, Erdbeben oder Dürreperioden. Ob Meteoriteneinschläge oder Vulkanausbrüche. In der geologischen Arena spürbarer Brachial-Ereignisse und langfristig evidenter Veränderungsprozesse haben die herkömmlichen „Naturgewalten“ längst einen Konkurrenten bekommen: den Menschen. Mit den von ihm produzierten, transportierten, konsumierten, verarbeiteten und entsorgten Eingriffen … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, STS
Tagged Anthropozän, Arno Bammé, Bazon Brock, buchbesprechung, Buchkritik, Christian Schwägerl, kultur, mensch, metropolis, natur, Paul Crutzen, postakademisch, schöpfung, technik, tom bieling, Wilhelm Berger, zweite natur
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Technik und Protest
Technik verändert die Gesellschaft und ihr Naturverhältnis. Sie ist Gegenstand und zugleich Ausgangspunkt und Antriebsfeder für Ängste, Konflikte, Hoffnungen und Heilversprechen. Ob Flughäfen, Stromtrassen, Atommüllendlager, Bahnhöfe oder Bauten zum Hochwasserschutz: Proteste gegen Infrastrukturprojekte haben Konjunktur. Nicht nur in Deutschland, sondern … Continue reading
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Tagged Achim Brunnengräber, André Baier, Annette OHme-Reinecke, Basil Bornemann, Bettina Engels, BMBF, Cathrin Klenck, chiara esposito, Constanze Kurz, Daniel Guagnin, design research lab, Dieter Rucht, Dr. Dr. Peter Ulrich, ETH Zürich, Eugen Huthmacher, Eva Kalny, fabian werfel, Gabriele Wendorf, gesche joost, Hans-Liudger Dienel, Heike Walk, Heinricht Böll Stiftung, Jürgen Rubelt, Jochen Stay, Johan Lilliestam, Klima Allianz, Lars Ostermeier, lorm glove, lormhand, Melanie Müller, Michael Reckordt, Mona Bricke, Niklas Creemers, Olivier Höbel, Ralf Fücks, Roland Roth, Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, Sabine Pongratz, Simon Teune, Tadzio Müller, tiago martins, tom bieling, TU Berlin, Valerie Hänsch, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Zentrum Technik und Gesellschaft, ZTG
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Signatur des Digitalen
Der Umgang mit den digitalen Tools verändert nicht nur unsere Art zu denken, zu kommunizieren und zu produzieren, sondern verändert auch unsere Erwartungen an die Benutzung und die Materialität der physischen Welt. Doch wie so oft gilt auch hier: Nicht … Continue reading
“Die digitale Arbeitswelt gestalten!”
“Die digitale Arbeitswelt gestalten!” Unter diesem Motto findet heute die 6. Engineering- und IT-Tagung der Hans-Böckler-Stiftung in Kooperation mit der IG Metall in Rüsselsheim statt. Im Fokus stehen dabei auch Themen wie das Recht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung als Voraussetzung dafür, … Continue reading
Disability Representation and the political Dimension of Art.
Tobin Siebers (University of Michigan) and Tom Bieling (Berlin University of the Arts) thoroughly explore the interconnections between disability, theory, aesthetics, artistic practice, as well as its political dimensions. The discussed elements help in setting the framework to a number … Continue reading
Posted in art, disability aesthetics, disability studies, interview
Tagged art, disability, politics, tobin siebers, tom bieling
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Policital Interventions (Book Review, german)
Wann immer soziale Protestbewegungen ihr Formenrepertoire erweitern, verschieben sich auch die Grenzen von politischem Aktionismus und Kunst. Historische Beispiele finden sich etwa im Kontext der Arbeiterbewegung der 1920er, der Friedens-, Frauen-, Studenten- und Bürgerrechtsbewegungen der 1960er, oder der Öko-Bewegung der … Continue reading
Posted in activism, art, Literature
Tagged activism, aktionsimus, aktivismus, Anke Hoffmann, art, book, Bruno Magrini, buch, Christoph Wachter, design, Dieter Daniels, Dominik Landwehr, kunst, Mathias Jud, Mercedes Bunz, politik, review, Stefan Heidenreich, technologie, technology, tom bieling
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Design as Radical Labour (Interview with Tom Bieling)
NewPractice (Issue One) on ‘Design as Radical Labour’ includes an interview with Tom Bieling about social, cultural and political dimensions of Design. Find the entire interview here!
Mensch Raum Maschine – Bühnenexperimente am Bauhaus (Book Review)
Dass es im Bauhaus als Hochschule für Gestaltung nicht ausschließlich um den alltagsrelevanten, ganzheitlichen Gestaltungsansatz ging, zeigt bis zum 21. April die Dessauer Ausstellung »Mensch Raum Maschine – Bühnenexperimente am Bauhaus«. Begleitend dazu skizziert der von den Kuratoren Torsten Blume … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Literature, performance
Tagged bauhaus, bühnenexperimente, buch, dessau, maschine, mensch, raum, review, rezension, tom bieling
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Kollisionen
Was passiert, wenn Mode und Architektur kollidieren, Design beim Tanz aufschlägt oder Gesellschafts- und Wirtschafts- mit Visueller Kommunikation zusammenstößt? Was, wenn Textil- auf Textgestaltung trifft, Performance die urbane Raumplanung befragt oder Kulturtheorie durch bildende Kunst und Musik herausgefordert wird? In … Continue reading
Posted in design project, music
Tagged alexander katzmann, art, axel kufus, Berlin, campus, design, design research lab, flugmusik, jazz, kollisionen, kunst, performance, tanz, tilmann dehnhard, tom bieling, Udk, universität der künste, University of the Arts
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Book Review (german): Budenzauber Inklusion
AG SPAK Bücher, Juli 2013, 147 S., kart., 16 €; ISBN 978-3940865571 In der öffentlichen Debatte um die Gleichstellung von Menschen mit Behinderungen ist der Begriff der Inklusion von zentraler Präsenz. Der mit respektablen Zielen und ebenso großen Hoffnungen verbundene … Continue reading
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Tagged buch, budenzauber inklusion, rezension, tom bieling, udo sierck
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DFG Roundtable Design Research (Video)
The Design Research Lab conducted an intense two-days event: The DFG Roundtable Design Research. Numerous highly profiled positions from the international field have been brought together in order to compare, discuss and map the different approaches and perspectives within design … Continue reading
Posted in design research, movie
Tagged andreas unteidig, Arne Scheuermann, Axel Vogelsang, Berlin, Bianca Herlo, Bill Gaver, Brigitte Wolf, Cameron Tonkinwise, Chris Rust, Christian Wölfel, Clive Dilnot, Corinna Schmidt, design, design research lab, Designforschung, designresearch, designtransfer, dfg, Ezri Tarazi, Fabian Hemmert, Florian Conradi, florian sametinger, Forschung, Gerhard Buurman, gesche joost, Jennifer Schubert, Jure Purgaj, Katharina Bredies, Klaus Krippendorff, Malte Bergmann, Marc Pfaff, Marcel Befort, Matthias Held, Michael Hohl, Michal Eitan, Michelle Christensen, Mike Press, Peter Stephan, Rachel Cooper, Ralf Michel, Ranulph Glanville, research, Roundtable, Sabine Foraita, Sandra Groll, Stefanie-Vera Kockot-Baur, Susann Vihma, tom bieling, Udk, universität der künste, University of the Arts, Uta Brandes, Wolfgang Jonas
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New Book: The History of Sustainable Design
click to enlarge! The new publication ‘Die Geschichte des nachhaltigen Designs‘ (= The History of sustainable Design) by Karin-Simone Fuhs, Davide Brocchi, Michael Maxein & Bernd Draser (Hrsg.) contains a contribution by Design Research Lab‘s Tom Bieling, Florian Sametinger and Gesche … Continue reading
Posted in design research, Literature, sustainability and social innovation
Tagged Bernd Draser, buch, Davide Brocchi, design research lab, Die Geschichte des Nachhaltigen Designs, florian sametinger, gesche joost, Innovation, Karin-Simone Fuhs, Michael Maxein, nachhaltigkeit, Social, sustainability, tom bieling
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F L U G M U S I K (Kollisionen 2014)
Eine Woche lang arbeiteten Studierende aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen der Berliner Universität der Künste (UdK) zusammen an fliegenden Klangobjekten und klingenden Flugobjekten. Objekte, die schweben, gleiten, geworfen oder katapultiert werden. Objekte, die klingen, singen, knattern und flüstern. Einzige Grundbedingungen: kein Strom, … Continue reading
Posted in art, design project, music, sound
Tagged 2014, Berlin, design research lab, flugmusik, flugobjekte, jazzinstitut, klangobjekte, kollisionen, tilmann dehnhard, tom bieling, Udk, universität der künste
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“Flugmusik” – Jazz Institute Berlin meets Design Research Lab
[Dehnhard & Bieling: F L U G M U S I K] The Jazz Institute Berlin and the Design Research Lab are going to collaborate for early 2014. In the project Tilmann Dehnhard and Tom Bieling are going to work on flying … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, campus, design research lab, flug, jazz institute, kollision, kollisionen 2014, musik, tilmann dehnhard, tom bieling, Udk
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Lorm Hand connects deaf-blind people with twitter
On the 4th October an impressive protest march of the deaf-blind took place in Berlin. Many of the participants took the opportunity to express and tweet their thoughts, demands, needs, wishes and requests with the @LormHand. The Lorm Hand is an … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, deaf-blind, design research, interaction
Tagged andrea clemens, Berlin, deaf-blind, deafblind, design research lab, gesche joost, hand, inci zohrap, interaction, interface, lorm, taubblind, tiago martins, tom bieling, Udk
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DFG Roundtable Design Research
The Design Research Lab at Berlin University of the Arts is looking forward to an intense two-days workshop next week: the DFG Roundtable Design Research. Even more, we are excited to meet our ca. 40 participants. The list of participants … Continue reading
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Tagged andreas unteidig, Berlin, Bill Gaver, Brigitte Wolf, Cameron Tonkinwise, Chris Rust, Clive Dilnot, design, design research lab, Designforschung, designresearch, designtransfer, dfg, drlab, gesche joost, Katharina Bredies, Klaus Krippendorff, Mike Press, Pelle Ehn, Rachel Cooper, Ranulph Glanville, research, roundtrable, Ruedi Baur, Susan Vihma, tom bieling, Udk, universität der künste, University of the Arts, Uta Brandes, Wolfgang Jonas
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Current DESIGN RESEARCH LAB projects by our colleagues Katharina Bredies, Tom Bieling and Alexander Müller-Rakow will be shown in Munich from 21. – 24.2.2013. Click fyers to enlarge! [Look Twice | Exhibition & Symposium, Munich February 2013]
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Tagged alexander müller-rakow, ausstellung, design research lab, exhibition, Katharina Bredies, look twice, münchen, munich, nadin heinich, plan a, tom bieling
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Radio Interview (Tom Bieling, Multicult FM, 24 October 2012)
Tom Bieling talks about the Project DESIGN IN(G) SOCIETY in this Radio Interview (Language: German). To listen or download the Interview click here! Or “watch” it on Youtube: For further Infos on the project click here! Project DESIGN IN(G) SOCIETY In the winter semester 2012/13, a … Continue reading
Job Opportunity: Internship at Design Research Lab Berlin
Das Design Research Lab der Universität der Künste Berlin sucht ab März/ April 2012 in Berlin eine/n Praktikant/in für 3 – 6 Monate im Projekt „Services für Demenz-Patienten“. Das übergreifende Ziel des Design Research Lab (www.drlab.org) besteht darin, durch praktische und theoretische Beiträge im … Continue reading
Posted in care, demenz, design research, jobs
Tagged Berlin, demenz, design research lab, gesche joost, praktikum, Stefan Göllner, tom bieling, Udk
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Mobile Lorm Glove – A Communication device for deaf-blind people.
The Mobile Lorm Glove is a communication and translation device for the deaf- blind. It translates the hand-touch alphabet Lorm, a common form of communication used by people with both hearing and vision impairment, into digital text and vice-versa. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Berlin, design research lab, gesche joost, Mobile Lorm Glove, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk, Ulrike Gollner, University of the Arts
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Tom Bieling wins 2nd Place at Falling Walls Lab 2011
100 ideas, 3 minutes, 1 day. At the Falling Walls Lab in Berlin, 100 inspiring people presented their breakthroughs. DESIGNABILITIES Initiator Tom Bieling was one them….and won the second place. Congrats! [Chairmen of the falling walls lab jury, Ernst Th. … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, falling walls lab, preisträger, prize, tom bieling
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HangUp (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“HangUp” is a tool that accounts certain human conditions or situations, where people can not use their hands while being on the phone. For example deaf people need both hands for sign language. But also non-deaf people are often confronted … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, Film, prototyping
Tagged Berlin, design research lab, designabilities, gesche joost, Kai Hattermann, tom bieling
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Mobile Alert Recognition (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Mobile Alert Recognition” is an application that identifies auditory alerts through signal recognition and informs the user about important events. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN RESERACH LAB of the University of the Arts in collaboration with … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, care, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, Film, movie, universal design
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, designresearch, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, disability, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, mobile phone, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk
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Conference Review: INCLUDE 2011
Last week (18-20 April) the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the London Royal College of Art conducted the sixth edition of INCLUDE, the biannual conference on Inclusive Design. This year’s theme: The Role of Inclusive Design in Making Social Innovation Happen. … Continue reading
Sign-to-Text (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Sign-to-Text” is an application for tracking fingeralphabet for SMS-use on Mobile Phones. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN RESERACH LAB of the University of the Arts in collaboration with T-Labs Berlin. . The project explores challenges and possibilites … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, care, deaf, design research, disability studies, Film, interaction, movie, research, universal design, visual communication
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, fingeralphabet, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, Kai Hattermann, mobile phone, Sarah Schipper, sign language, T-Labs, tom bieling, Udk
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Im Werden begriffen – Designperspektiven für Berlin (ARCH+ 201/202)
[ARCH+ issue 201/202 on Berlin; Cover by Meiré und Meiré] The german magazine for archicture “ARCH+” recently published this one: “Im Werden begriffen – Designperspektiven für Berlin Von Bieling, Tom Berlin, Stadt der Kreativen. 2006 zur „UNESCO City of Design“ ernannt, … Continue reading
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Tagged arch+, archplus, article, artikel, Berlin, cornelia horsch, design, DGTF, reto wettach, tom bieling, torsten posselt
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Teilnahmeaufruf: 5. Kolloquium ‘Design Promoviert’
Zum Jubiläum mal wieder in Berlin: Wie schon beim allerersten mal, so werden wir auch das 5. Kolloquium »Design promoviert« wieder in Berlin durchführen. Diesmal an der Universität der Künste, der neuen Heimat des Design Research Lab. Am 4. Juni … Continue reading
Call My Attention (Deafness-inspired Interaction at Design Research Lab Berlin)
“Call My Attention” is an application for immediate Line-of-Sight Signaling on Mobile Phones. The application proposes a mobile device function to be used like a remote control, for achieving immediate attention. It results from the Project “Speechless” at the DESIGN … Continue reading
Posted in accessible, alternative communication, augmentative communication, care, co-design, deaf, design project, design research, disability studies, Film, interaction, movie, research, universal design, visual communication
Tagged deaf, deafness, design research, design research lab, designabilities, Designforschung, Deutsche Telekom Laboratories, gesche joost, hci, interaction, Interaction Design, Interface Design, mobile phone, sven kratz, T-Labs, tilo westermann, tom bieling, Udk
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Book (german): Entwerfen – Wissen – Produzieren
[Claudia Mareis, Gesche Joost, Kora Kimpel (Hg.) Entwerfen – Wissen – Produzieren. Designforschung im Anwendungskontext; Language: German; Nov 2010, 302 S., Transcript; ISBN 978-3-8376-1463-3] ”Knowledge” and “Research” have become key terms for design. The reciprocal relationship between design practice and … Continue reading
Posted in design research, german/deutsch, Literature, philosophie, research
Tagged Claudia Mareis, design research, Designforschung, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Designtheorie und -forschung, DGTF, Gert Hasenhütl, gesche joost, Kees Overbeeke, Kora Kimpel, Mads Nygaard Folkmann, Rosan Chow, tom bieling
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Andy Miah speaks at our Research Colloquium (November 22)
On November 22 (Monday), Andy Miah gives a talk at our T-Labs’ Research Colloquium. Don’t hesitate to spread to spread the word and feel free to join! *** Research Colloquium *** Date: 22.11.2010 Time: 14.00 – 15:30 Location: Deutsche Telekom … Continue reading
Posted in event, neuroscience, posthumanism, Transhumanity
Tagged Andy Miah, Berlin, Colloquium, design research lab, Posthumanism, T-Labs, tom bieling, Transhumanism
Conference Review: Sustainability in Design NOW! (Bangalore/India 2010)
We recently attended the Sustainability in Design: NOW! Conference in Bangalore/India. The Conference was promoted and organized as the concluding event of the EU funded LeNS project, which aims at the development and diffusion of design for sustainability in design … Continue reading
Tuuli Mattelmäki speaks at our Research Colloquium (on 23nd of august)
Another Talk, another interesting guest speaker: On august 23 (Monday), Tuuli Mattelmäki from Aalto University Helsinki comes to talk at our T-Labs’ Research Colloquium. Here topics will range from design probes, empathic design, co-design to service design and design for … Continue reading
Posted in design project, design research, design study, event
Tagged Aalto, Berlin, Colloquium, Design Probes, design research lab, tom bieling, Tuuli Mattelmäki
Tom Shakespeare speaks at our Research Colloquium (on 2nd of august)
This august is full of interesting guest speakers. Before Graham Pullin (august 9) and Tuuli Mattelmäki (august 23) come to talk at T-Labs’ Research Colloquium, we are happy to have Tom Shakespeare speaking on “What do we need to know … Continue reading
Graham Pullin speaks at our Research Colloquium (on 9th of august)
We are happy to have Graham Pullin as a guest speaker at our next Research Colloquium at T-Labs on monday, 9th of august. Graham will talk about aspects from his book, as well about some of his latest projects, e.g. … Continue reading
Lennard J. Davis speaks at our Research Colloquium
We are happy to have Lennard Davis as a guest speaker at our Research Colloquium next monday. Lennard will speak on the interconnections between science, medicine, technology, and culture, arguing that to separate these categories, as has been historically done, … Continue reading
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Tagged Lennard Davis, tom bieling
Book Review (german): Fritz Kahn – Man Machine
[BuchCover: Fritz Kahn – Man Machine; Springer Wien New York, 2009] Halb Wesen und halb über Ding Tom Bieling Was haben eine Fabrik und ein Penis gemeinsam? Worin liegt die Parallele der menschlichen Verdauung zur Eisenbahntechnologie? Synchron zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung … Continue reading
Posted in art, exhibition, graphic, Literature, STS, visual communication
Tagged Fritz Kahn, Man Machine, tom bieling
Conference Report: PRESENT DIFFERENCE – The Cultural Production of Disability (Manchester)
Just got back from „Present Difference – The Cultural Production of Disability“, a Conference at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), that brought together academics, writers, artists, performers, broadcasters, film-makers and one design-researcher (;-)) to explore the cultural production of disability. A … Continue reading
Posted in Conference, disability studies
Tagged david t. mitchell, disability studies, Lennard Davis, lucy burke, manchester, robert mcruer, sharon l. snyder, tom bieling
THINKING AND PROBLEMMAKING (Interview with Paola Antonelli)
Earlier this year i did this interview with Paola Antonelli for the DesignResearchNetwork We talked about the relationship between “making” and “thinking”, and that both these worlds seem to actually grow together especially in design research. We talked about the … Continue reading
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Tagged Design and the elastic mind, Paoloa Antonelli, tom bieling
Deaf StreetLab (Review)
Our Workshop with with deaf Teenagers at the StreetLab (13 august 09) was interesting and fun. We had two Sign Language Translators to support us. We talked about specifics and properties of Deaf Life. What are typical problems for Deaf … Continue reading
