Hi, my name is Mareen. I’m a multidisciplinary designer working at the intersection of ecology, craft and technology. My practice is driven by researching materials and their manufacturing processes. I investigate the ecological, social and political forces embedded in materials, and use design as a tool for regeneration – of processes, landscapes and cultural knowledge. I develop not only sustainable materials, but also new ways of making for underused or discarded resources. Often, I turn to traditional craft techniques, translating them into digital methods to unlock overlooked potentials. In this interplay of hand and machine, material histories become futures. My work is rooted in respect – for materials, for the ecosystems they come from, and for the people who shape them.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Interior Architecture from the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Detmold and a master’s degree in Product Design from Weißensee Academy of Art and Design Berlin. My work has received international awards and been exhibited widely. I aim to contribute to a regenerative design culture that replaces linearity with interdependence and beauty with meaning. In addition to working on my own projects, I am currently working at Matters of Activity – Cluster of Excellence at Humboldt University in Berlin.

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