We are thrilled to invite you to the opening of the Disruptive Materials Institute e.V.
Date: April 5 & 6 2025
Location: Galerie KuLe, Auguststraße 10, 10117 Berlin
The immersive opening event of the Disruptive Materials Institute e.V. is featuring a 2-day exhibition, presenting designers and practitioners who are pushing the boundaries of Textiles, Tools and Biomaterials. Under the thematic pillars of our organization, we showcase projects that challenge conventional approaches – ranging from mushroom-based textile dyes to cutting-edge digital manufacturing processes and systematic takes on material culture and knowledge-transfer.
On April 5th, the event is kicking-off with a focused session of expert talks and use-cases providing an inspiring afternoon, followed by relaxed networking with accompanying drinks.
Throughout the second day of the event, on April 6th, visitors are invited to experience our topics hands-on through workshop sessions and technology demonstrations, while the exhibition stays open for public.
register for both days 
register for Sunday
Program April 5
15:00 – 20:00 Exhibition open
16:00 – 18:00 Presentations by local and international
pioneers of material design
The Disruptive Materials Institute
Our vision, research and community
Prof. Julia Lohmann
Knowing, Acting and Caring with Algae
Birke Weber MycoColors
The colorful World of Fungi
Robin Hoske / WINT Design Lab
The new RAW – from feedstock to textile
Jasmin Martinez
Hacking Textile Tools
Holly McQuillan
Woven Textile-forms Futures
Arianna Moroder
Lottozero Textile Explorer: a digital Archive
through Heritage and Innovation
Arianna Nicoletti
Circular Berlin
From 18:00: Networking & Drinks
Program April 6
11:00 – 16:30 Exhibition open
12:00 – 16:30 Workshops
12:00 – 14:00 Rope Making with textile waste
by Jelisa Weber
13:30 – 15:00 Re-producing Modularisation
by Hannah Kelbel / RWTH Aachen
14:30 – 16:30 Textile Printing with Algae
by Essi Johanna Glomb & Juni Sun Neyenhuys
Registrations for the workshops open soon.
Exhibited Projects
Tim van der Loo New Blue
STEM Elastic Wool in Fashion Application
Lottozero Lottozero Textile Explorer
Sara Hassoune Emergent
Esther Kaya Stögerer & Jannis Kempkens LignoLight
Sophia Reißenweber Break-up Lab
Sanna Ahonen Slow Unfolding – Woven Shibori as a Tool in Zero Waste Clothing Design
Verena Brom A Matter of Fruit by Plantonic Noon Studio
Birke Weber Mycocolors – The colorful World of Fungi
Goran Sidjimovski Wall Hanging
JÜNGERKÜHN Soft Touch
Hilo Textiles / Sara Diaz Rodriguez Open-source Spinning Machine
Malu Lücking , Juni Sun Neyenhuys, MOME Innovation Center Wet biofibre spinner
Malu Lücking Cladophora
Juni Sun Neyenhuys Re.Code
Juni Sun Neyenhuys Designing the Afterlife
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