Deconstruktion – Recoding Materials
Berlin Design Week
Exhibition · M60 Die Macherei
May 28–31, 2026
Services
Material Consulting & Technology Selection
- Trend reports and road map analyzes
- Material and technology research
- Technology and materials advice
Sustainable Product Design & Material Development
- Innovation impulses and workshops
- Application scenarios for innovative materials
- Development of sustainable material solutions
- Sustainable product development
Innovation Transfer & Technology Marketing
- Material exhibitions and innovation shows
- Development and implementation of congresses and events
- Publications on materials and technologies
Events
Tire Innovation Lab
Deconstruction – Recoding Materials
Nature’s kitchen of materials
Mycoustics: 3D printing with mycelium and wood
Lectures
High-advanced materials for circular design
Material trendsetting for low-impact furniture
Fungi materials for designers
Monomaterial as an innovation driver
Magazine
Tire Innovation Lab
June 9–11, 2026 · The Tire Cologne · Koelnmesse The Innovation Lab at The Tire Cologne demonstrates how material innovations and smart processes enable tire production of the future with…
Deconstruction – Recoding Materials
28–31 May 2026 · Berlin Design Week · M60 Die Macherei In the exhibition Haute Innovation makes hidden material flows visible and display some haute cuisine compositions and high-advanced material…
BISYKA synthetic rubber
Fraunhofer researchers have succeeded in transferring the mechanical quality of natural rubber for strain-induced crystallization to synthetic rubber and establishing manufacturing processes.
Nokian Tyres Betula
The Nokian Tyres Betula concept tire incorporates birch bark material in its tread, sourced from the pulp, paper, and plywood industries by the Swedish company Reselo.
Exoskeleton assists tire changes
German Bionic has developed an AI-powered exoskeleton called EXIA for physically demanding work such as changing tires. EXIA is part of the Innovation Lab at The Tire Cologne.
Rusted Leather
Munich based high end footwear brand nat-2 and designer Talia Luvaton present a very special collaboration by launching handmade sneakers made from flower rusted leather.
Smart Revolution
As the organizer of the interzum guangzhou Award, Elly Li speaks with juror Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters The trends to integrate digital tools into materials, furniture and smart solutions..
High-advanced materials for circular design
5 June 2024 · interzum forum italy · Bergamo Highly developed, plastic-free materials are particularly suitable for the circular design of complex furniture and interior products. Sascha Peters will…
Prof. Dr. Sascha Peters
Managing DirectorMaterials Expert, Key-Note Speaker, AuthorHonorary Professor
Diana Drewes
Biodesigner, material developerTechnology scout, authorExpert in biofabrication with fungi, proteins and bacteria
References
Technology analysis for chrome-free coating processes
At the instigation of Germany, chromium trioxide was listed as a dangerous substance in the European REACH regulation. This stipulates that approval permits…
Trend study on smart materials
As part of a material research, the status of development and the availability of smart and sustainable materials for use in long-distance trains were recorded…
Green Deal Materials Box
What do desert beetles, apples and carbon fiber have in common? They are all starting points for the development of innovative materials that will have a…
