Lilo Viehweg is a researcher, curator and mediator with a background in Industrial Design and Cultural Studies. In her works she investigates critical historiographies of material based design processes, the hierarchies of knowledge production and the related socio-political conditions of design. She teaches design research and develops collaborative formats for knowledge exchange inside and outside academia. Lilo is currently a PhD researcher in the Make/Sense programme at HGK Basel IXDM and University of Arts Linz investigating the becomings of piezoelectric materials - a project looking into critical historiographies and futures of particular electroactive minerals and their paths between mountain, clean-room, kitchen, landfill, and archive.

Between 2016 and 2022 she was a curator and researcher at the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation engaging with critical material practices and decentralized histories of progressive design education. In 2019 she was affiliated as a researcher with the Weizenbaum Institute at the Berlin University of Arts looking into critical maker methods and activist practices in open science projects in Berlin. Her works were exhibited at Ars Electronica Linz, MAK Vienna, the Slovak Design Center, the Design Week Beirut, the Material Archiv Switzerland, the Werkbundarchiv - Museum of Things in Berlin and the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation amongst others.

Since 2014 Lilo teaches in various Design and Architecture related fields. She was a visiting lecturer at the Weißensee Academy of Arts Berlin, the University of the Arts Berlin, the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, the Zurich University of the Arts, and the Academy of Art and Design Basel. From 2019 to 2022 she was a lecturer and thesis supervisor at the international MSc. program COOP Design Research at the University of Applied Sciences Anhalt Department of Architecture and the Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence “Matters of Activity” at the Humboldt University Berlin. Since 2022 she is affiliated as a research associate and lecturer with the MA Experimental Design which transitioned to the new MA program Transversal Design in 2024 at the Academy of Art and Design Basel. Furthermore, Lilo is a lecturer in design theory and history at the MA Industrial Design at Zurich University of the Arts and a guest lecturer in Sustainable Product Design at University of the Arts Kassel in 2024.


CONTACT

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TALKS & MODERATION

10/2024
“Imagination as a Site of Struggle” panel contribution with Gabriela Aquije and Guillemette Legrande, moderation Lucie Kolb at Mesh Festival, HEK Basel and Academy of Art and Design Basel, CH


10/2024 
“From the field, to paper, and back.” Gabriela Aquije, Roberta Burchardt, Guillemette Legrand and Lilo Viehweg in conversation with Marisol de la Cadena, Make/Sense program at Critical Media Lab, Academy of Art and Design Basel, CH

10/2024 
“Design after Progress: Åsa Ståhl and Kristina Lindström on Reimagining Design Histories and Futures” Critical Media Lab Colloquium moderation, Academy of Art and Design Basel, CH

09/2024
“Cutting, Grinding, Dissolving, Growing Borders in the Assembly Line of Knowledge Production” Border Control - Design History Society Conference, UCA Canterbury, UK

01/2024
“The Archive of Awkward Relations and Partial Connections” Designwissenschaftliches Kolloquium – Raum für Experimente: Beispielsweise Gestalterisches Forschen, MA Designstudies, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, DE

02/2023
“Material ≤ Material ≠ Material ≥ Material <3 Material” at the Material Digital  Burg Frühjahrssession, Studium Digitale, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, DE

10/2022 (remote)
Talk/Discussion on Design and Ethics at the Institute of Applied Ethics, University Jena, DE

06/2022 (remote)
“Modes of Collectivity in Materials Research” at the German Society for Design Theory and Research (dgtf) anual conference, Muthesius University of Fine Arts and Design Kiel, DE

01/2021 (remote)
“Piezo Fragments“, Salon of Open Secrets Mz* Baltazar’s Lab Vienna, AT

12/2020 (remote and on site)
“Habitat” Festival Co-Moderation and Co-organisation, Bauhaus Study Rooms Festival, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

11/2020 (remote)
“Social Matters“, Lycée La Matinière de Diderot Lyon, FR

09/2020 (remote)
“Material as Experiment“, Academy of Art and Design Basel, CH

06/2020 (remote)
“Designmethods“ with Christian Zöllner, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle, DE

10/2019
“Matters of Sustainability“ panel moderator with panelists Amelie Klein, Mareike Gast and Arianna Nicoletti, Hurra Hurra Festival, University of Art and Design Halle, DE

09/2019
“Gaps and Bridges“ at “Changing Values“ Conference, MAK and AzW Vienna, AT

06/2019
“Social Material Research“ at In the Midl Forum, Bratislava Design Week, SK

11/2018
“Material as Experiment“ with Julia Wolf at the German Society for Design Theory and Research (dgtf) anual conference, Academy of Design Karlsruhe, DE

06/2018
“Sensing Materials Lab” with Julia Wolf at Jour Fixe, Werkbundarchiv - Museum of Things, Berlin, DE

02/2018
“Designerly Ways of Doing“ with Julia Wolf at “Einsteins Spürnase” at Leopoldina Academy of Sciences Halle, DE

10/2017
“Inter-/trans-/multi-/anti-disziplinär? Kommunikation in Kooperationsprojekten“, Autumn Convention - Deutscher Museumsbund - Arbeitskreis Ausstellungen, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

09/2017
“Smart Materials Satellites - Curators as Hosts of the Bauhaus Festival at Stahlhouse” Co-Moderation, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

07-10/2017
“Material Livestream”, Moderator, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

02/2017
“smart materials satellites“, SYN Award, University of Art and Design Halle, DE

10/2016
“TABU“ at the German Society for Design Theory and Research (dgtf) anual conference, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences Dessau, DE

WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

11-12/2024
“Making Material-Thing-Text Awkward” seminar, Sustainable Product Design, University of the Arts Kassel, DE

10-12/2024
“Material.Word.Positionings” theory and discourse seminar, MA Industrial Design, Zurich University of Arts, CH

01/2024 
“Practice-based PhD” workshop with Axel Vogelsang, Design Promoviert Colloquium, HfG Offenbach, DE

01/2024
“A Polyphonic Musical in 1000 Acts including More-than-Human-Actors” workshop BA Process Design and MA Experimental Design, Open House HGK Basel, CH

05/2023
“Productions of Care - An Introduction to Critically Fabulating Tools and Taxonomies” module workshop together with Monja Hirscher at MA Experimental Design, HGK Basel CH

03/2023
“Situated Knowledges” workshop at HyperWerk HGK Basel, CH

 10/2022
“Oscillating Bodies” workshop at Crafting Futures Lab at Ars Electronica, Kunstuni Linz, AT

10/2019-09/2022
“Design as Research” seminar together with Regina Bittner, MSc. COOP Design Research, Institute Architecture, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences with Bauhaus Dessau Foundation in coop. with “Matters of Activity” Humboldt University Berlin, DE

03/2022
“Crystalline Coexistences” module workshop together with Sophie Kellner, Masterstudio Experimental Design, Academy of Art and Design Basel, CH

05/2021
“Material Explorations” seminar, Educational Department at VIA-Blumenfisch Workshops Berlin, DE

11/2020 (remote)
“Data Transfer“, “Diversity Art Life“ symposium workshop, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden, DE

10/2020 (remote)
“Decoding Recoding“, guest lecturer at design theory seminar “Critical Zones. Gestaltungsspielräume in der kritischen Lage unserer Erde“ led by Daniel Irrgang, University of the Arts Berlin, DE

08/2020
“De/posium“, workshop, Banstka St A Nica Artist Space, Banska Stiavnica, SK

07/2020 (remote / on site in Dessau)
“Situating Habitat - The Archaeology of Modernism“, Open Studios India workshop, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

12/2019
“Decoding Recoding“ workshop, Critical Zones Study Group of ZKM, National Archaeological Museum Matera, IT

11/2019
“The Disassembly Line“, symposium workshop, Berlin Open Lab, Weizenbaum Institute, University of the Arts Berlin, DE

08/2019
“In-Between“ workshop at “De/posium“, Banska St A Nica Artist Space, Banska Stiavnica, SK

07/2019
“Anthropocene Fossils“ workshop at “unselect“ festival, Kleine Humboldt Galerie, Institute of Physics - Humboldt University Berlin, DE

06/2019
“Localities and Materialities of Care“ workshop together with Hui Tse Gan, Chiba University, JPN

11/2018
“Transdisciplinary Research” workshop with Gerhard Heide, Holger Kunze, Lucy Noris, Susanne Ritzmann and Julia Wolf, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

08-09/2018
“Material as Experiment” workshop seminar together with Clemens Winkler, Franziska Müller-Reißmann, Julia Wolf, Luke Franzke, Interaction Design and Material Archive, Zurich University of Arts, CH

08/2018
“sensing materials lab“ workshop with Julia Wolf, Long Night of the Museums Berlin, Werkbund Archive - Museum of Things Berlin, DE


08/2018
“De/posium” Design Platform founding workshop, Banska Stiavnica, SK

10/2017
“Material Utopia” focus seminar, Department of Integrated Design, University of Applied Sciences Anhalt, Dessau, DE

06-07/2017
“On Air“ Open Workshop for Children at the “Material as Experiment” exhibition, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

04-05/2017
“Material Lessons” workshop with Open Studio Tallin together with Reiseuni_labs, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

12/2014 - 01/2015
“Things in Film and more-than-human Storytelling” workshop seminar, Product Design, Weissensee Academy of Arts Berlin, DE
WRITINGS

“ Untouched Design Histories of a Crystalline Modernity”, Leida Journal, Faculty of Design, Estonian Academy of Arts (upcoming in 2024)

“Making Design Research Awkward, Yet Partially Connected” In: Neuwerk Magazin für Designwissenschaft, Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design Halle (upcoming in 2024)

“Forms of Togetherness” [2020] In: William Skeaping, Vlasta Kubušová (eds.),
Togetherness. Contributions by De:posium attendees and colleagues. self-published with support of Goethe Institute Slovakia (upcoming in 2024)

“This is…An Introduction to many Introductions to Crystals of Power” first edition, self-published artist book with support of Institute Design und Technik, University of the Arts Linz, 2024

“Cutting, Grinding, Dissolving, Growing Borders in the Assembly Line of Knowledge Production”, Conference Paper and Book of Abstracts, Border Control - Design History Society Conference, University for the Creative Arts Canterbury 2024

“Modes of Collectivity in Materials Research” in: Augsten, Frye, Wölfel, Köck (Eds.) Design × Nachhaltigkeit : Materialität / Systeme / Gerechtigkeit, Conference Paper and Book of Abstracts, DGTF anual conference, Muthesius-University of the Arts Kiel, Technische Universität Dresden, 2022

“What is Civic Furniture? - All Sitting is Compromise”, What is Civic? Website, Academy of Art and Design Basel, 2022

“Cal Arts” and “Škola umeleckých remesiel (ŠUR)” In: Bittner, Klaus, Sack (eds.) “Schools of Departure”, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, 2022

“Data Transfer - Die Vermittlung situierter Materialgeschichten des Digitalen“ In: Karin Kruppa (ed.), “Handmade Tales - Diversity Art Life“, Academy of Fine Arts (HfBK) Dresden, 2021

“The Chiba Care Protocol“ co-author with Paul A. Rodgers, Craig Bremner, Giovanni Innella, Mark Bradford, Hui Tse Gan, Jaime Garcia, Delfina Fantini van Ditmar and others “Design Research for Change“, Lancaster University, 2021

“Material als Experiment - Transdisziplinäre Vermittlungsforschung durch die Methoden des Designs“ co-author with Julia Wolf, in: Vogelsang, Foraita, Herlo (eds.): Matters of Communication – Formen und Materialitäten gestalteter Kommunikation. Bielefeld: Transcript Verlag, 2020

“De/posium Design Platform” co-author together with Vlasta Kubušová and Seetal Solanki In: Mária Rišková, Christoph Thun-Herrenstein (eds.) “Human by Design” Exhibition Catalogue, MAK Vienna and Slovak Design Center, 2020

“Localities and Materialities of Care“ co-author with Hui Tse Gan. In: Paul A. Rodgers, Craig Bremner, Giovanni Innella (eds.), Does Design Care?, Lancaster University, 2019

“D for Dominance“ In: Paul A. Rodgers, Craig Bremner, Giovanni Innella (eds.) An Illustrated A to Z for the Design of Care. Lancaster University, 2019

Kompendium “smart materials satellites“ with Julia Wolf, Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau, Weißensee Kunsthochschule Berlin, 2019

“Material als Experiment. Das Ausstellungsprojekt ‘Material als Experiment’ – ein disziplinübergreifendes Forschungslabor” co-author together with Julia Wolf In: merlin Ausgabe 2/2018, p. 14, 15

UDK Design Graduates IMM Cologne - Pure Talents, exhibition catalogue, author and co-editor with Frieda Femfert, Stephanie Jasny, Hanna Wiesener, Berlin University of the Arts 2015


INTERVIEWS

“Communication, cooperation, sharing, participation, DIY and responsible design” Interview with Valentýna Filipkova founder of Conscious Design CZ, 2021

“What is ment by smart?” Interview with Lilo Viehweg, Clemens Winkler and Holger Kunze about smart materials led by Franziska Eidner, EINSATEAM, Bauhaus Magazine 9 - Substance, Spector Books 2018

“Smart Materials – Am Bauhaus Dessau lernt man intelligente Materialien verstehen“ Interview Lilo Viehweg and Julia Wolf,  Sendung FAZIT, Deutschlandradio, 2017

CO-CURATION

06/2022 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“Engaging with Dirt - Thinking Design Beyond Cleanliness”, Bauhaus Study Rooms Festival, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE

06/2021 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“Infrastructure”, Bauhaus Study Rooms Festival, Bauhaus Dessau Foudation, DE

08/2019 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“In-Between“ exhibition with Marlene Huissoud, Vlasta Kubušová and Seetal Solanki, Banska St A Nica Gallery, Banska Stiavnica, SK

05/2018-08/2019 (Co-Curation) “Forschungswerkstatt smart materials“, experimental lab and exhibition, Technische Sammlungen Dresden, DE

09/2018 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“Material as Experiment - Past/Present/Future“ exhibition, Material-Archiv Academy of Arts Zurich, CH

06/2018 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“smart materials satellites“ exhibition, Ecsite - Network of European Science Centers and Natural History Museums, Geneva, CH

05-10/2018 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“sensing materials lab“ experimental laboratory at “Erotisism of Things” Werkbundarchiv - Museum of Things Berlin, DE

10/2017 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“Material als Experiment” Symposium, Bauhaus Dessau Foundations in cooperation with the Weissensee Academy of Arts Berlin, DE


07-10/2017 (Co-Curation and Co-Organisation)
“Material as Experiment“ experimental laboratory and exhibition, Bauhaus Dessau Foundation, DE



FEATURED WORK & PRESS (SELECTION)

“What is civic furniture?” In: “Introducing CIVIC” on e-flux Arts and Education, 2023

“Engaging with Dirt - Bauhaus Study Rooms”, e-flux Architecture, 2022

“Sensing Materials Lab” In: Jay Owens “Tell me, do you intend to fuck it? On why we call the iPhone sexy.” Dirty Furniture Magazine 5/6, 2021

“Challenging Infrastructure Modernism - Bauhaus Study Rooms” e-flux Architecture, 2021

“Habitat - Bauhaus Study Rooms” e-flux Announcements, 2020

“De/posium” In: “Design your Education” by Zuzana Duchová for Critical Daily - Critical Practice in Graphic Design, 2019

Internationales Design Symposium “Deposium” Goethe Institute Slowakei, 2019

“Sensing materials lab” In: “You Sexy Thing: Gesammelte Dinge der Erotik“ zur Ausstellung “Erotik der Dinge“,  Werkbundarchiv – Museum der Dinge, by Noemi Molitor for TAZ, 2018

“Material as Experiment” in “Denkende Dinge” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Die Woche, 35/2017

“Gute Seele” and “Dust to Dust” In: Designtransfer Rückblick 2008-2012, University of the Arts Berlin, 2012
EXHIBITED & SCREENED WORK (SELECTION)

09/2024 (Exhibition)
“This is…An Introduction to many Introductions to Crystals of Power“ at Crafting Futures Lab at Ars Electronica, AT

09/2023 (Exhibition)
“The Archive of Awkward Relations and Partial Connections of Complex Matter” at Crafting Futures Lab at Ars Electronica, AT

10/2022 (Exhibition)
“Oscillating Bodies” at Crafting Futures Lab at Ars Electronica, AT

03-06/2020 (Exhibition)
“In-Between” Installation at “Human by Design“ with De/posium group, MAK Vienna, AT

09-10/2019 (Exhibition)
“In-Between” Installation at “Human by Design“ with the De/posium group, Galéria dizajnu SATELIT, Slovak Design Center, Bratislava, SK

06/2019 (Exhibition)
“Material Codes” at “unsown“, Kleine Humboldt Galerie, Institute of Physics, Humboldt Universität Berlin, DE

05/2016 (Exhibition)
“Dust to Dust” at “Growing Limitations“ curated by studio Quei, Goethe Institute Lebanon, Design Week Beirut LBN

12/2015 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” at Best of Kurzsuechtig Film Festival, Leipzig, DE

11/2015 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” at 20min|max Film Festival, Ingolstadt, DE

08/2015 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” at Flimmerzimmer 365°, Berlin, DE

07/2015 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” at Cellu L'Art Film Festival, Jena, DE

04/2015 (Screening and Winner Newcomer Award)
“Moritz Winnebrock” at Kurzsuechtig Film Festival Leipzig, DE

01/2015 (Exhibition)
“TABU” at UdK Design Graduates, IMM Cologne, DE


08/2014 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” Flimmerzimmer Network, Berlin, DE

07/2014 (Exhibition)
“TABU” at UdK Design Graduates, University of Arts Berlin, DE

05/2014 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” Back-up Filmfestival, Bauhaus University Weimar, DE

02/2014 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock” Genrenale Filmfestival, Kino Babylon, Berlin, DE

08/2013 (Screening)
“Moritz Winnebrock - A Modern Weapons Producer” Kino Krokodil, Berlin, DE

06/2012 (Exhibition)
“Dinner for David” with Charlotte Bräuer, Hanna Halstenberg, Axel Müller at "Lynch by Inch" curated by Alexandra von Stosch, Galerie L40, Berlin, DE

05/2012 (Exhibition)
“Dust to Dust” at Do Good! - DMY Satellites, Designtransfer, Berlin, DE

02/2012 (Exhibition and Screening)
“The Secret” at “Objects & Filmlets” curated by Frieda Bellmann, Galerie “bauer&ewald“, Berlin, DE

05/2010 (Exhibition)
“Gute Seele” at DMY - Design May Snapshot, Designtransfer, University of Arts Berlin, DE