The Imperfect Future – WOOD: Design between Symbiosis and Standardisation

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What does it mean for design when materials are not perfect?

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Next! Young European Design by EUNIC Berlin and Aedes brings together young designers from eleven European countries to discuss wood as a material in the context of climate change, resource scarcity and new production methods. The Imperfect Future – WOOD: Design between Symbiosis and Standardisation examines how designers are respondingto flawed materials, the slow growth cycles of natural resources and the tension between craftsmanship and industrial standardisation.The talk opens with short presentations by invited designers and studios, whose work ranges from experimental furniture and material research to site-specific design approaches. Some engage with locally sourced or reused wood, while others explore news forms of collaborations against the backdrop of natural growth processes or develop strategies for durable, sustainable products.These presentations are followed by a moderated discussion addressing the origins, uses and future of wood and asking how imperfection, reparability and material constraints can become productive starting points for contemporary design. <a href="https://aedesmetrolab.de/portfolio/eunic-next-2026/" title="https://aedesmetrolab.de/portfolio/eunic-next-2026/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">More</a>The Lab Talk forms part of the wider Next! Young European Design programme by EUNIC Berlin, which includes studio visits, workshops and exchange formats for participating designers. The programme is developed in collaboration with partners including the Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge, the Wood Design programme at the Schneeberg Faculty of Applied Arts, the project BeFallen - Art from Infestation and Studio J.Mayer.H.PROGRAMMEWelcome and IntroductionDunya Bouchi, Aedes, Berlin Saša Šavel Burkart, Head of the Slovenian Cultural Information Center – SKICA Berlin and Lead of Next! Young European Design by EUNIC Berlin Simona Binko, Art Historian and Cultural Manager / curator of Next! Young European Design, BerlinPresentations<a href="https://jakobniemann.com/" title="https://jakobniemann.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Jakob Niemann</a>, Austria <a href="https://www.instagram.com/house_of_parnamets/" title="https://www.instagram.com/house_of_parnamets/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Mirjam and Markus Pärnamets, House of Pärnamets</a>, Estonia <a href="http://www.henrijudin.com/" title="http://www.henrijudin.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Henri Judin, Design Studio Judin</a>, Finland <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lucyosullivan.ie/" title="https://www.instagram.com/lucyosullivan.ie/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Lucy O’Sullivan</a>, Ireland <a href="https://www.cathywolter.com/" title="https://www.cathywolter.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cathy Wolter</a>, Luxembourg <a href="https://www.pimvanbaarsen.com/" title="https://www.pimvanbaarsen.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pim van Baarsen</a>, Netherlands <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beata_mielus/" title="https://www.instagram.com/beata_mielus/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Beata Mielus</a>, Poland <a href="https://lun.studio/" title="https://lun.studio/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Cezar Blînda, LUN.Studio</a>, Romania <a href="https://materialbasic3000.wixsite.com/materialbasic" title="https://materialbasic3000.wixsite.com/materialbasic" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Richard Seneši</a>, Slovakia <a href="https://hisamandrova.com/" title="https://hisamandrova.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Aljaž Celarc, Hiša Mandrova</a>, Slovenia <a href="https://www.wolfestudio.co.uk/" title="https://www.wolfestudio.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nikita Wolfe Murray, </a>United KingdomDiscussionwith the designers and the audience, moderated by Simona BinkoIn collaboration with EUNIC Berlin<a href="https://eunic-berlin.eu/about/" title="https://eunic-berlin.eu/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">EUNIC Berlin</a> is the network of European cultural institutes in Berlin and part of the global EUNIC – European Union National Institutes for Culture – network.EUNIC organisers: Austrian Cultural Forum Berlin | Embassy of the Republic of Estonia | Finnland-Institut | British Council | Embassy of Ireland | Grand Duchy of Luxembourg – Embassy in Berlin | Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands | Polish Institute Berlin | Romanian Cultural Institute | Slovenian Cultural Information Center – SKICA Berlin | Slovak Institute BerlinImage: Richard Seneši, Morphosis. © Peter Čintalan

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