About
The Living Library is a temporary research project (April 2024 - March 2026) at the HfG Karslruhe’s Bio Design Lab in cooperation with the Open Resource Center. It investigates bioregional material cycles in Karlsruhe (Germany), interlinked with teaching through field trips, workshops and lectures.
Coordinator
Julia Ihls
Material Curator
Fara Peluso
Digital Curators
Pleun van Dijk and Jaap Knevel
Student assistants
Cornelia Herzog, Luzia Holzbach, Lilith Stumpf, Sebastian Schilbach
Network
Graphic Designer (Open Access Publication)
Severin Geißler
Programmer
Simon Knebl
Makers
Freia Achenbach, Atelier Schaft, Vik Bayer and Michael Reindel, Verena Brom, Prof. Filipa César, Nina Flaitz, Loana Flores, Simon Gehring, Nina Havermans, Franziska Müller-Reissmann, Liene Kazaka, Florian Knöbl, Carolin Schelkle, Dario Schmid, and Hannah Segerkrantz
Experts
BAFA Hanf GmbH, Börner & Vogel GbR, Markus Bier, Reiner Dick, Joachim Dittus, Fiber Engineering GmbH, Friedrich Feldmann GmbH, Forstamt Karlsruhe, Theodor Hellinger, Franziska Müller-Reissmann, Scheck-in Center Karlsruhe, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Karlsruhe, Urbane Gärten Karlsruhe, Zentrum Holzbau Schwarzwald