“membran“ is a public space intervention that questions how the urban is constructed. It
searches for possibilities of grassroots re-construction and invites playful interaction. The construction industry is responsible for almost a third of world's waste. "membran" repurposes what is otherwise thrown away. It transforms damaged tarpaulins into nets.
Nets that are reimagining dead corners and convert them into spaces of interaction,
encounter and play.
To create the nets, damaged tarpaulins collected from construction sites in Vienna are
cleaned, cut and twisted into ropes following the traditional craft of rope making. "membran" produced over 1km of stable ropes, which were then knotted into triangular
nets.
searches for possibilities of grassroots re-construction and invites playful interaction. The construction industry is responsible for almost a third of world's waste. "membran" repurposes what is otherwise thrown away. It transforms damaged tarpaulins into nets.
Nets that are reimagining dead corners and convert them into spaces of interaction,
encounter and play.
To create the nets, damaged tarpaulins collected from construction sites in Vienna are
cleaned, cut and twisted into ropes following the traditional craft of rope making. "membran" produced over 1km of stable ropes, which were then knotted into triangular
nets.
The process of devaluing and revaluing material, from waste into the nets, echoes the
building and re-building of contemporary urban spaces. “membran“ thereby challenges
dominant assumptions on how to design and claim public space and invites everyone to
climb, relax and play with it.
building and re-building of contemporary urban spaces. “membran“ thereby challenges
dominant assumptions on how to design and claim public space and invites everyone to
climb, relax and play with it.
This project was created together with Julia Habarda, Tobias Kauer and Frieda Teller.
Awards:
Erste Bank Social Design Award 2023
iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024
Erste Bank Social Design Award 2023
iF DESIGN STUDENT AWARD 2024
Exhibitions:
Vienna Design Week 2023
Angewandte Festival 2023
Klima Biennale Wien 2024
Kollektiv Karole Alsergarten
Vienna Design Week 2023
Angewandte Festival 2023
Klima Biennale Wien 2024
Kollektiv Karole Alsergarten
