Katja Kremser M. A.

VITA

Katja Kremser is a research associate in the joint project transform.NRW at the Chair of Design Theory and Design Research.
After completing her studies at Bergische Universität Wuppertal in Industrial Design (B.A.) and Strategic Product and Innovation Development (M.A.), she worked as a project manager in the field of trend and futures research at Zukunftsinstitut Workshop GmbH.
In her current position, she is responsible for project management, the planning and implementation of workshops and events, as well as research and the development of the hybrid platform to advance a sustainable transformation in North Rhine–Westphalia.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

2023
“transform.NRW – Creating Sustainability Through Art, Culture, and Design”. A platform project within the ‘Kooperationsplattformen 2022’ funding line of the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia (MKW). May 2023 – April 2027.
Project management and academic project collaboration (w/ Prof. Dr Martina Fineder (BUW), Prof. Erica von Moeller (BUW), Prof. Dr Christa Liedtke (BUW and Wuppertal Institute) and Dr Carolin Baedeker (Wuppertal Institute))
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PUBLICATIONS

2024
Fineder, M., Baedeker, C., Fastenrath, F., Kremser, K., & Liedtke, C. (2024). Design in öko-sozialen Transformationsprozessen: Eine explorative Betrachtung seiner Wirkung und Wirkungsmacht. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Impact and Consequences in Design DGTF ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2024 IN LUCERNE, 108–119.
doi.org/10.25368/2024.DGTF.009

CONFERENCES, TALKS AND WORKSHOPS

2025
Symposium “transform.NRW – Creating Sustainability Through Art, Culture, and Design”, 13—14 November 2025, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
Co-organization and co-conceptualization (w/ Prof. Dr Martina Fineder (BUW), Prof. Erica von Moeller (BUW), Prof. Dr Christa Liedtke (BUW and Wuppertal Institute) and Dr Carolin Baedeker (Wuppertal Institute))
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Panel and workshop “How to transform … die Wirtschaft” at the transform.NRW symposium, 13—14 November 2025, Bundeskunsthalle, Bonn
Conceptualization and chair (w/ Prof. Dr Martina Fineder (BUW) and Angela Kesselring)
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Workshop “Wirkpotenziale guter Beispiele in Kunst, Kultur, Design für Transfer und Nachhaltigkeit” at Green Culture Festival, 13 June 2025, PACT Zollverein, Essen
(w/ Dr Carolin Baedeker (Wuppertal Institute) and Eva Eiling (Wuppertal Institute))
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CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2025
Exhibition “Fruitful Structures – Lab Exhibition for Networked Thinking and Action”, 24 January—23 February 2025, Kunsthalle Barmen, Wuppertal
Curatorial assistance for the exhibition and the accompanying program (w/ Prof. Dr Martina Fineder (BUW) and Prof. Katharina Maderthaner (BUW))
kunsthallebarmen.de/fruchtbare-strukturen