Open Lab Evening: A Materials Revolution with Lignin

Discover new materials from research and test them yourself

What are the materials of the future made of? And what role does lignin play in this? In this workshop, you’ll gain insights into the world of biopolymers and have the opportunity to be among the first to test innovative materials based on lignin—an underappreciated industrial byproduct of wood processing—and transform them into your own products.

After a brief introduction to the importance of lignin as a key building block of the future and a presentation of the materials developed, you’ll have the opportunity to turn them into products using a 3D printer and needle and thread. You’ll receive guidance and instruction directly from the developers themselves. The products created during the workshop can be taken home afterward.



In collaboration

A collaboration between Futurium and the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin.

On Friday, November 13, 2026, the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlinwill host a public opening reception at the Futurium Lab from 4:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m. For information and to register for the opening reception, visit:


Workshop Leaders

The workshop will be led by members of the interdisciplinary research project LignoLight. Participants include: Esther Kaya Stögerer and Jannis Kempkens from the Weißensee Academy of Art Berlin, Steven Eschig from the Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research WKI, Christin Zimmer from Lignopure, and Sönke Detjen from CompriseTec.

LignoLight is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).



Information

-> Venue: Futurium Lab Workshop

-> Admission: free

-> Registration is required.

-> Remaining tickets are available on site.

-> Event language: German

-> Maximum number of participants: 20 people

-> The event is open to anyone aged 16 and older.

-> Duration: 3 hours

-> Requirements: No prior knowledge required



Accessibility

-> We are a wheelchair-accessible venue.

-> Spaces without seating are available for people in wheelchairs.

The future is for everyone! The Futurium aims to be accessible to all. If you have any additional accessibility needs, please let us know. We’ll do our best to accommodate them:

Here you’ll find all the information about accessibility.



Photos & Videos

Photos and videos will be taken during the event. If you do not want to be photographed or filmed, please let us know in advance.



Tickets

-> You’ll need a free ticket for this event.

-> Due to limited seating, only one ticket per person can be booked.

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Meeting point: Futurium Lab Workshop

Next date:

• Date Thursday, 12/November/2026 17:00 bis 20:00
• Venue Futurium
• Address Alexanderufer 2, 10117 Berlin-Mitte