Workshops: Hot Stuff and Smart Materials – this September
(Glasmanufaktur Harzkristall – MAKE.)
(Memory Metal Prototype – Paula van Brummelen)
At the upcoming Summer School (also known as Herbstsession) we are offering two workshops for BURG art and design students. MAKE. is very proud to collaborate with Sebastian Richter (BURG – Image Space Object Glass) hosting our first glassblowing workshop at the Glasmanufaktur Harzkristall – Hot Stuff! We also invited Paula van Brummelen (weißensee academy of art berlin) to discover the artistic qualities of memory metals through hands-on experiments during a three day workshop on Smart Materials.
For more information and registrations, please visit:
– Herbstsession 2017: Hot Stuff – Glassworkshop
– Herbstsession 2017: Smart Materials for Dummies
Deadline for registration: 02-08-2017
Enjoy the summer break – see you in September!
Material Snack: Summer School by ThermHex
ThermHex is a company based in Halle (Saale) with a clever way of manufacturing of honeycomb sandwich materials. Tuesday 27th, they will tell us more about their upcoming “Innovation Summer School“ (24.–29.09.2017) focused on furniture design. Burg students, graduates and young startups – feel very welcome to join this short update at the materials collection!
Factory Visit: How Christmas Trees Are Made
Enjoy the holidays break! With best wishes from all of us at MAKE.
(from National Geographic’s I Didn’t Know That: Season 1 Clips)
Excursion: Saline Museum Halle
We’ll will be giving a special focus on the material “Salt” together with Prof. Stella Geppert this semester. Feel free to join us for an excursion to the Saline Museum Halle and learn more about the role and importance that salt production played on the economic development of the city of Halle (Saale).
The excursion takes place this Wednesday 8.10.2014.
Read more at www.burg-halle.de
Video Tip: A ‘putter-togetherer’ of scissors
This film was made by Shaun Bloodworth for our ‘Steel Stories’ project. Ernest Wright & Sons of Sheffield is the last remaining hand manufacturer of scissors. The film documents ‘Putter’ Cliff Denton – literally a ‘putter-togetherer’ of scissors. – via Core77
Zai Ski Factory Tour
Know Zai skis? One of their ski models even has a core made of stone, sourced from local mountains. ZAI’s research led to the development of carbon fibre stone (CFS)—created by wrapping stone in a special carbon fiber laminate, making it not only pressure-resistant but also flexible. Worth checking out! Enjoy the Photo Gallery: Zai Ski Factory Tour in the Swiss Alps at Core77, one of our favorite sites.
PS Does your dad build race cars? Visited a great factory yourself? – Let us know by sending an email to make(at)burg-halle.de
Factory Visits: Manufacturing at Mykita
The online magazine Sight Unseen just featured a visit at Mykita. The tour begins where completely flat, 3.5-mm sheets full of the brand’s metal frames first arrive at the production facility from Mykita’s manufacturer. Watch the full process of making here.
