Steffen Fiedler and Stephan Thiel from Berlin-based Studio NAND will give an overview of their practice of building data-driven tools for researchers and why good design is key in making complexity accessible.
Studio NAND combines technology and research to design data visualizations, knowledge exploration tools, and novel physical interfaces that interact with the digital world. They invent and develop interactions that visually distill relevant information from vast data sets and unravel complex processes into engaging interactive expositions and prototypes.
Shared Cities: Creative Momentum is a European cultural platform addressing the urban challenges of contemporary European cities. SCCM is a joint project of Goethe-Institut (DE), Czech Centres (CZ), reSITE (CZ), Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava (SK), Association of Belgrade Architects (RS), Contemporary Architecture Centre (HU), Katowice City of Gardens (PL), KUNSTrePUBLIK (DE), Mindspace (HU), Old Market Hall Alliance (SK), Res Publica – Cities Magazine (PL). Co-funded by the Creative Europe Programme of the European Union. Local partner: Regional Institute of Culture in Katowice.
Stephan Thiel
Stephan Thiel is co-founder of the Berlin-based Studio NAND, where he realizes projects at the intersection of design and technology with a team passionate about communicating knowledge and making data accessible. The studio’s clients include major cultural institutions, research departments, and leading technology firms seeking to design and conceptualize possible scenarios derived from research technologies. The studio’s work ranges from data-driven installations and visualizations to speculative design concepts and has been exhibited worldwide. When he’s not designing things, Stephan volunteers as a project lead for Start Coding e.V., a German non-profit supporting coding literacy, diversity in tech and education in collaboration with many partners.
Steffen Fiedler
Steffen Fiedler – one of the Co-Founders and Interaction Designer at Studio NAND – a multi-disciplinary design practice that explores interactions between society, science and technology. He has taught/lectured at University of Arts Berlin (UdK), University of Applied Arts Vienna, Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID), Dresden Academy of Fine Arts (HfBK), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), University of Applied Sciences Potsdam (FHP), Berlin Technical Arts School (BTK), Academy of Visual Arts Frankfurt a. Main (AVA).
