Product designers Marlene Oeken and Martha Schwindling will discuss how they use the design thinking process to transform abstract concepts into physical objects.
Join us for a very special Maker Talk presented in partnership with the Goethe-Institut of Washington, D.C. This event will unveil the “Monumental Bag”, a unique physical tool kit iteratively designed to spark ideas and solutions.
This event is part of Monuments of the Future, a series of discussions, installations, and workshops about monuments and their statements of power and presence in public, and their place in our cultural memory, organized by The Goethe-Institut of Washington, DC. The event will unveil the “Monumental Bag”, a unique physical tool kit iteratively designed to spark ideas and solutions.
About the featured makers:
Marlene Oeken and Martha Schwindling are product and exhibition designers who met during their interdisciplinary studies at Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design (HfG). Based in Berlin, they collaborate mainly on exhibition projects, in which they take curatorial and conceptual positions in addition to creative direction. Recent projects include exhibition designs for HKW Berlin and Kunstverein München. Currently, in collaboration with Tuan Do Duc, they are curating and designing an exhibition accompanying the process of the planned Leipzig Monument for Freedom and Unity. Their shared interest for exploring the hidden politics in design led to their investigation of our daily encounters with monuments. By compiling “Monumental Questions” and putting them to use in the mediation toolbox ‘Monumental Bag’, their aim is to foster dialogues among experts and non-experts from all fields and places.
This talk will take place on the A-Level of the Martin Luther King Jr. Library. In-person seating is limited, so be sure to register to reserve a seat. ASL interpretation will be provided. This lecture will also be streamed live to DC Public Library's YouTube channel.
Sign up for additional activities at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library all day on Saturday, November 4 through the Goethe-Institut's registration page, and read more about the full three-day schedule of events.
AGE GROUP: | Adults | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | The Labs at DC Public Library | Makers & DIY Program | Lecture |