
PLATFORM
Talk
MATTERS UNUSED – INDUSTRIAL BYPRODUCTS AS A RESOURCE FOR NEW MATERIALS
LAUFEN
- Talk: 28.9.2026, 6.30pm–9pm
LAUFEN space Wien
How can industrial manufacturing byproducts be utilized, material cycles closed, and circular production systems and regional value chains established?
Building on their joint research project with LAUFEN in Gmunden, mischer'traxler studio and bioregional.agency present concrete solutions for utilizing industrial manufacturing byproducts in their keynote. In the subsequent panel discussion, experts from the fields of design, industry, and research will discuss processes, material cycles, and strategies for circular production systems as well as regional value chains.
Keynotes: Katharina Mischer and Thomas Traxler (mischer'traxler studio) as well as Gordon Selbach and Jakob Travnik (bioregional.agency)
Talk with: Karin Huber-Heim (Circular Economy Forum Austria), Denis Milosevic (Wiener Linien), and Sigrid Stagl (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
Moderation: Irina Nalis (Transformational psychologist)
The exhibition accompanying the UNUSED MATTERS talk is on view at the VIENNA DESIGN WEEK Festival Headquarters.
Mon 28.9., 6.30pm–9pm
Limited number of places
Registration at showroom@at.laufen.com
