Projects of the Design Department

    Taiwan – DAAD ISAP-Programms

    International Study and Training Partnership with the National Taipei University of Technology (Taiwan)

    Exchange programme for students and teachers within the framework of the DAAD ISAP programme

    Ausstellungsraum mit großem Aufsteller

    Drängende Gegenwart × Luckenwalde – Photographic and Textile Works

    The exhibition "Drängende Gegenwart – Fotografie als Forschungsinstrument" and "Drängende Gegenwart – textiles in transit" combines photographic and textile works. Starting with the opening of the exhibition on the 6th of June 2024, it will be on display at the Luckenwalde branch until the 27th of June 2024.

    navel facial expressions

    Human-Robot Interaction in Social Robotics

    The aim of the project, which is subsidised by the European Regional Development Fund, is to set up an interdisciplinary test and experimental environment for social robots.

    Studierende mit den Schalungselementen für den Rumpf des Betonkanus

    Concrete Canoe Construction for the 19th German Concrete Canoe Regatta 2024

    In this project, students from the Departments of Civil Engineering and Design are designing and building concrete boats to compete against teams from all over Germany at the concrete canoe regatta in Brandenburg an der Havel in June 2024.

    Mockup eines Laptops mit Titelfolie „Angst vor Veränderung“

    Fear of change – transformation prototypes

    Participatory design as a means of participation and understanding to counteract social division.

    Ausstellung in Strassburg

    Hyperimages – Visual Ecology of Urban Environments

    "Hyperimages – Visual Ecology of Urban Environments" is a research project between the University of Strasbourg in France and the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam in Germany.

    Drei Buchcover von vorne, zwei davon mit Fotos drauf

    Photography and Trauma

    How photography can contribute to recovery from trauma

    4 Bücher übereinander gestapelt, man sieht nur die Buchrücken

    School needs Orientation

    Design solutions for communication in educational institutions

    Blick über verschiedene Wände mit gerahmten Fotografien und ein Banner mit dem Titel Drängende Gegenwart

    Drängende Gegenwart - Photography as a Research Tool

    Exhibition for the Brandenburg State Parliament

    Bunte Sitze, angebracht am Geländer einer Straßenbahnhaltestelle.

    MORARI – Redefining Comfort at Station

    Morari (Latin for linger) is a six-part urban furniture series developed in collaboration with Jesse Altmann, Valentina Lenk and Klara Schneider, which questions the comfort at bus stops using Potsdam as an example.

    Bildauswahl aus dem Archiv des Fotografen Frédéric Brenner

    GraDiM: Granularities of Dispersion and Materiality – Visualising a Photo Archive on Diaspora

    In collaboration with photographer Frédéric Brenner and his international project team, the GraDiM research project is developing theoretical and technical concepts for the visualisation of a photo archive with particular sensitivity for a collection documenting the Jewish diaspora.

    Urnenprojekt Sepulcrum Gewinnerurne

    sepulcrum – Biodegradable Urns for Humans or Animals

    In the "sepulcrum" seminar, contemporary and biodegradable urns for humans or animals were designed in cooperation with the family business and urn manufacturer Völsing. In a final presentation with jury meeting at the Baumschulenweg crematorium, the best urn designs were awarded prizes.