CoLab is a collaborative design laboratory whose aim is to examine certain interfaces that exist between design strategies and design processes in contemporary industry in order to apply a model – based on collective work in design practice and architectural representation.
Between designers and the manufacturing trades there is still a lack of communication and interaction. In order to bridge this gap and to promote good cooperation, design practice, architectural representation and production processes are included in projects, the success of which is based on working together.
CoLab Berlin is part of a larger network that also includes a team in Madrid where it was founded in 2009. CoLab Berlin is based in the department of architectural representation and design at TU Berlin.
Current team
People at CoLab
CoLab brings together a diverse group of designers, researchers, and collaborators engaged in experimental design practice, architectural representation, and teaching. The team includes core members, international research residents, and dedicated collaborators in research initiatives like DiKieHo. The following list introduces all members (ex- and current) – those who have shaped and contributed to CoLab’s work in recent years.
CoLab Team
Ömer Acar
Benjamin Albrecht
Gabriela Barrera
Kate Bilyk
Ignacio Borrego
Leo Dähndel
Noha Elhady
Francesco Grillo
Johannes Hackethal
Konstanze Habenicht
Anna Hartung
Sandra Heck
Michale Klingner
Ktrin Krampe
Inka Kuik
Sebastian Labis
Emma Mera Pescke
Katja Müller
Thomas Pearce
Pauline Peter
Franziska Polleter
Matteo-Moses Rauer
Ruven Rotzinger
Ann-Kathrin Salich
Ueli Saluz
Isabella Serro Azul
Claudia Steinhäuser
Annelene Stielau
Clemens Trautwein
Katerina Tzouvala
Elisabeth von Hausen
Mirza Vranjakovic
Luca Wenzel
Mirco Wieneke
Andreas Woyke
Gaizka Altuna Charterina
Research Residency
Mohamed (Midu) Abdo
Mohamed Abdo
Víctor Armas
Gaizka Altuna Charterina
Antonio Cerezuela
Begoña de Abajo
Lucía de Molina
Ceren Dogan
Konstanitna Laki
Christian Mendoza
Eva Morales Soler
Martino Peña
Karolína Trębska
Juan Camilo Vanegas
Zhang Yingle
DiKieHo Research Team
Wasita Amatyakul
Raoul Bunschoten
Johana Hristova
Sebastian Orozco
Johannes Reinders
Nadine Abdelghani