Prizes and Awards
Product design alumna Lara Weller receives scholarship for Design Campus Dresden 2022
Lara Weller has been awarded a scholarship for her Master's thesis »BetaWare« in the Design Campus Public Voting of the German Design Graduates.
In addition to three workshop scholarships for the Design Campus Summer School of the Dresden State Art Collections, Weller, sponsored by the Goethe Institute, will also receive the opportunity to present her work at the renowned Design Biennale BIO27 in Ljubljana this year.
About »BetaWare«:
BetaWare is a material made of sugar beet cellulose and molasses, which is vegan and honestly compostable. These are by-products of sugar production, so no additional land is used for the consumption of goods. After intermediate use, the material can be returned to a natural cycle. The material was developed through intensive research and a large number of trials, including successful injection molding tests. Products were designed that are versatile and demonstrate processing methods. In the context of resilient, honest and sustainable design, a future-oriented design approach was created.
The master's thesis was mentored by guest professor Katrin Krupka and artistic associate Sarah Böttger.
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