Ulrike Acker-Thomsen

CIRC&LOV

Interior Architect, Furniture Designer

Ulrike Acker-Thomsen - Photo: picture people — Photo: picture people

Ulrike Acker-Thomsen is a designer, interior architect and furniture designer. She works at the interface between space and product and develops holistic concepts from idea to realisation - with a focus on learning and working environments as well as gastronomy and hospitality. With the start-up CIRC&LOV, she is dedicated to the creative transformation of discarded furniture and researches how materials and furniture can be reused through circular design.

Programm

Apr28.

CIRC&LOV circular lounge – Prototypes for Circular Furniture Design Made from Discarded Furniture

CIRC&LOV invites GCES visitors to the "Circular Lounge" – a temporary place to discover, try out and linger. The first prototypes created from discarded school and office furniture and new sustainable materials will be presented in the lounge, allowing visitors to experience CIRC&LOV's circular approach. The furniture is expressly designed to be used: Visitors can sit on it, test it and use it as an informal meeting place during breaks. In this way, the idea of circular transformation is not only shown, but can be experienced. At the back of the lounge, a surprise collaboration with an AI artist opens up an additional perspective: The dialogue between design, material and artificial intelligence reveals new questions and surprising aspects of CIRC&LOV's circular design approach.

09:30–19:00h

Format: Side Program

Stage: Foyer

Apr29.

CIRC&LOV circular lounge – Prototypes for Circular Furniture Design Made from Discarded Furniture

09:30–16:00h