Werkschau. University of Applied Sciences. Peter Behrens School of Arts, New Craft Object Design Graduation Show 2025

Artist list

Jenne Beck, Carola Dargel, Jinrok Do, Jana Junker, Franka Lenferink, Margarete Lux, Eleonora Radke, Nora Katharina Scheidt, Anna Schulze-Ardey

In 2025, twelve bachelor's and master's students of the New Craft Object Design Department graduated. Driven by discovery, questioning and design, the graduates have developed reflective and significant new products. Extensive research and interpretation of their own discoveries, traditional jewelry forms, new innovative approaches or connections between jewelry, object and art are the basis of their individual design process.
 

Franka Lenferink. New Craft Object Design - Master of Arts. 
Fabrikated Futures. Potentiale textile Transformationen
The growing fashion industry is causing massive environmental pollution due to textile waste, of which only about 1% is used for textile-to-textile recycling. Innovative approaches to reusing textile fibers are urgently needed to conserve resources and reduce environmental impact. In the thesis "Fabricated Futures. Potentials of Textile Transformations," Texterra was developed -an innovative material made from textile fibers and a natural binder based on cornstarch. Texterra resembles artificial leather in a thin material thickness and plastic in a thicker form. The fiber material can be processed using various production techniques, such as molding, laser cutting, or extrusion, offering versatile applications in the design sector.



Jinrok Do. New Craft Object Design - Master of Arts. 
Parfiltrémoi
Parfiltrémoi is composed of the French words parfum (perfume), filtre (filter), and moi (me).
This artificial word means ‘filtered through me’ and reflects the central idea of my project. Have you ever noticed a particular scent and experienced an intense memory or emotion? Perhaps a scent from your childhood or that of a loved one? ‘Scents are invisible, but they are powerful conveyors of memories and emotions.’ With my Parfiltrémoi project, I have tried to create a way to preserve these memories and emotions in a tangible form.
It is my wish that wearing Parfiltrémoi will remind the wearer of these special moments and bring the associated feelings back to life. To design this brooch, I created the 3D model and shape of the paper on the computer and implemented the design using a 3D printer and a plotter.  



Anna Schulze-Ardey. New Craft Object Design - Bachelor of Arts.
Zwischen Tradition und Perspektive. Eine fragmentarische Betrachtung der Dinge. (mo.lan)
mo.lan is a design project that deals with fragments of porcelain. Found fragments with classic blue and white decoration are used to create new vases with yellow connections. The conscious approach to breakage and repair combines historical tradition with a contemporary perspective. Inspired by principles such as kintsugi and theoretical approaches by Didi-Huberman, the fragment is understood not as a flaw, but as a starting point for a new wholeness.



Carola Dargel. New Craft Object Design - Master of Arts. 
Paper Loam – Potentials of a Fusion
Paper Loam is a sustainable material that combines the positive properties of clay with the lightness and formability of papier-mâché. It enables the simple and interactive use of loam in product design and makes its diverse qualities accessible to a wide user group. Thanks to its moisture-regulating effect and biophilic design, it supports a healthy indoor climate, promotes well-being and protects surrounding objects. 
While paper is often used for short-term products, this material demonstrates a circular way. Paper Loam is biodegradable, repairable and recyclable and opens up new potential for a future-oriented and responsible use of materials.



Jana Junker. New Craft Object Design - Bachelor of Arts.
Repetition - Material in Motion
Repetition - Material in Motion explores the tension between body, material, and repetition. Latex becomes a performative surface: it stretches, responds, resists. In the friction between movement and recoil, a choreography of its own emerges. The body activates the material ñ and the material shapes the movement. Repetition appears here not as the repetition of the same, but as a process of change, shift, and intensification. 



Jenne Beck. New Craft Object Design - Master of Arts. 
Places without haste - resting structures in public spaces
Places without haste is a structure for public spaces that opens up new places to spend time and promotes social interaction in an urban context.
The street furniture is based on a modular system consisting of benches for sitting and standing as well as add-ons such as backrests or tables. Different geometries can be created using pivoting connection points, from anonymously convex arrangements to concave shapes that invite people to linger together.
The furniture is installed as closed structures around trees or urban infrastructures, allowing them to adapt flexibly to different spatial conditions.
The aim is to promote the quality of time spent in public spaces and to strengthen the social and ecological value of urban spaces.



Margarete Lux. New Craft Object Design - Bachelor of Arts.
Nettalique. experimental fusions
Nettalique. The experimental fusions project is concerned with the artistic and technical exploration of enamel as a material in contemporary jewellery and objects. The emphasis of this study is on the experimental utilisation of transparent enamel on stainless steel filter mesh, and the creative and material expansion of conventional enamelling techniques. The utilisation of lead-free enamel colours from traceable production and industrial materials, such as stainless steel mesh, was a deliberate choice that aligns with the principles of sustainability and contemporary design. The central parameters of this work are light, perception, transparency, reflection and colour. The result of this process is the creation of jewellery and vessel objects. 



Nora Scheidt. New Craft Object Design - Bachelor of Arts.
Typologie von Zeitlichkeit - Eine Materialstudie
The world is full of objects, more or less interesting, I do not wish to add any more. / Douglas Huebler
Based on Douglas Huebler's quote, an object has been created that deliberately plays with temporality and is not designed for permanence. The supposed weakness of a historical material is understood here as creative potential. The basis is a bio-based material made of casein, inspired by historical galalith, which is completely compostable and free from harmful additives. Ash serves as a filler, giving the work not only physical substance but also symbolic depth. In keeping with the Baroque zeitgeist, which was characterized by abundance, the object reflects a contemporary idea of vanitas: it invites us to reflect on consumption, finiteness and memory. 



Eleonora Radke. New Craft Object Design - Bachelor of Arts.
circle - between object and emotion
Can objects evoke emotions? What do meaningful objects look like?
The 'circle' glassware series invites interaction - between human and object, as familiar shapes are re-experienced through touch, and between people, as concave and convex forms connect in action.