gewerk in the garden

The event series gewerk in the garden serves as an exchange platform and resonance space for designers, culture professionals and other creative enthusiasts, taking place in the garden of our studio in Berlin-Friedenau.

We aim at one to three events of this series per year, each with a different thematic focus. Invited speakers from various areas offer theoretical or practical grounds for an interactive discourse with our guests by means of inspiring speeches, readings and workshops, making accessible new perspectives and developments.

Why is this important to us?

Design in general and exhibition design in particular are always an expression of societal developments and are also an opportunity to influence modes of action. Cultural, social and political processes are inscribed into all creative disciplines. Thereby, it becomes virtually indispensable to ask specific creative questions time and again. Questions such as: Who is being addressed? And maybe more importantly: Who isn’t? How is the creative message being communicated? Are ecologic and economic factors being considered sufficiently? How do current events, the discourse and trends alter creative disciplines, the creative industry and creative work?

As an interdisciplinary design studio, we need to pose these questions continually and discuss them, to transfer ideas and concepts to other areas, perspectives and contexts, to make them transparent for us and our audience. By exploratively thinking outside of the box of our own creative activity, we are searching for sustained inspiration.

Together with our guests, we would like to not only discuss current issues and tendencies, but beyond that, to jointly develop new topics and questions, in the hope of sparking a fruitful dialogue between different perspectives from various areas.

Sound in Spaces
The invisible experience architect

Friday, 11 July 2025

Sound is becoming increasingly important in spatial design. Sound is no longer just used as a supporting element in scenography concepts, but is increasingly being given a defining function. Instead of being used merely as an addition to visual narratives, sound also functions as an independent, guiding element that can be used to direct, shape and emotionally intensify the dramaturgy of a space.

At »gewerk in the garden #6«, sound artist and sound designer Felipe Sánchez Luna talks about his work with sound in spatial design. The effect that sound has on the audience when it plays a leading role in the scenography, rather than just a supporting one, is illustrated by a number of projects from his sound studio Kling Klang Klong. In a live performance, the musicians Arne Imig (electric bass) and Lukas Backs (flute) will electronically sample natural sounds from our garden and improvise on their instruments. The instruments do not take centre stage, but rather attempt to be part of the space – to immerse in the surrounding sounds, to connect with what already sounds.

View the summary of the event here (in German).