Do. Grow Local.
Living outside Berlin and Potsdam, I have experienced that with joint expertise and engagement, change can be achieved. Not only the Amazon should be saved, but we also have to take care of the forests and wetlands on our own doorstep. I am also committed to better cycling infrastructure to improve mobility, the joy of the landscape and, in the long run, the quality of life.
Better Cycling
In late 2019, a group of cyclists came together to launch an initiative to improve local cycling. As part of the core team, we organized several open workshops and field trips to gather different perspectives and share detailed knowledge.
Our approach: define an overall concept, design a map with cycling routes and inventory the problem areas. The results are a solid basis for our local administration to create an official bicycle mobility concept. A first version was presented in winter 2022.
Since mobility does not stop at the municipal boundary, we connected with other initiatives and active cyclists. We are now using our knowledge to develop proposals for main cycling routes for the entire district of Potsdam-Mittelmark.
Mach Moor – Design with Paludiculture
“Bogs must be wet” – but how? Rewetted peatlands need new ways of being used to ensure long-term ecological stability and economic viability. In order to reach that aim new steps, a great deal of innovative spirit, and convincing arguments are needed. Wetlands have a lot to offer. So let’s get started – with design – by identifying new possibilities and creating new materials and products. Make things that are useful, beautiful, good for nature and good for us.
With the initiative Mach Moor students of System and Industrial Design from HTW Berlin did just that – researching, creating, testing and presentating. After two successful semesters, their work was showcased in an exhibition at the Heinrich Böll Foundation, alongside selected projects from the Federal Ecodesign Award.
Mach Moor is a collaboration between IDZ Berlin, HTW Berlin, Heinrich Böll Foundation, DVL Brandenburg and design studio weissbunt.
