To what extent have the goals formulated by the opposition in 1989 been fulfilled? Where are there disappointments or disenchantments? Did we expect too much? What needs to be done today? We have found ten keywords for the ten letters of the word “democracy” that we would like to rub up against and on which we would like your opinion.
Archives: Case Studies
Pottfiction
In 2010, the Ruhr district (aka »Ruhrpott«) was designated a European Capital of Culture. We were hired to create a networking project in collaboration with local youth theaters. With Pottfiction, we brought a small and temporary world to life, in which young people would set their own coordinates for a better tomorrow.
Young Energies
Since 2008, we have been developing and running participatory projects with teenagers and young adults. From researching summer schools to creating temporary interventions in urban spaces, all these assignments have essentially explored the same question: How do young people relate to their city and its future?
Hello, Partner
In 2015, the German Federal Cultural Foundation set aside 3.8 million euros to support small-town museums in a fund named Stadtgefährten – »city partners«. We designed the project’s corporate identity and developed an innovative nationwide tour of workshops and lectures to spread the word.
Border? What Border?
In 2009 we headed out into the field on a mission from the Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Affairs. Our assignment was to research, design and organize a traveling exhibition of exemplary international projects – commercial, cultural and social – along the German-Polish border.
GRIPS for All
When Stefan Fischer-Fels took over as the new artistic director of Berlin’s GRIPS Theater, we took on the redesign of its visual identity. We mixed up a bright neon red for the legendary empowerment theater and focused its communications on the here and now while still maintaining its signature visual style.
