Material Matters! Materials always exert an influence on the design and production of a given piece of furniture. The focus tour provides an opportunity to explore the diversity of materials in furniture design from its beginnings up to the present day and to learn about surprising material experiments.

Duration: approx. 60 minutes
Admission: € 7 plus entry fee Vitra Schaudepot

POSTPONED: New date to be announced.

Larvae, sheep’s guts, marine algae – German designer Julia Lohmann studies natural materials and uses them in new, surprising objects and installations. As part of the programme accompanying the exhibition »Sea Change« at the Vitra Design Museum Gallery, Lohmann will talk about the oceans as a resource and a challenge, about her research into marine algae, and about the astonishing versatility of this material.

Free admission