THE BFGF DESIGN LAB IS CONCERNED WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. IT IS ABOUT ECONOMICALLY, SOCIALLY AND ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE DESIGN.
WITH CIRCULAR ECONOMY STRATEGIES, WE STRIVE TO PRODUCE GOODS THAT ARE USEFUL. BENEFITS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN A MODERN AND GROWING WORLD.
THE LAB INVESTS IN RESEARCH, CONSULTING, TEACHING AND NETWORKING - IT TAKES A JOINT EFFORT TO MAKE THIS PLACE A BETTER WORLD.
HISTORY
Redefining Aviation through Lightness and Circularity
Redefining Aviation through Lightness and Circularity FairCabin, as part of FairCraft, is the first aerospace project dedicated to developing a fully circular aircraft cabin. More than lightweight: FairCraft rethinks aircraft interiors with sustainability and circularity at the core. FairCraft explores how aircraft interiors can be designed, produced, used, and reused
Circular Design Hub Hamburg – bei BFGF am 6. Juni 2025
Hamburg Sustainability Week (HSW) takes place in the city as part of the international ‘Hamburg Sustainability Conference’. Sustainable topics for the future are addressed in independent public events. The Circular Design Hub Hamburg invites you to the BFGF Design Studios
FAIRcraft MockUp auf der DIVE’25
In unserem Vortrag durften wir über die Potenziale der Kreislaufwirtschaft sprechen. Anhand von Beispielen wie dem Projekt FAIRcraft – der Entwicklung einer nachhaltigen Flugzeugkabine – haben wir klassische Designwerkzeuge wie ‚Design for Disassembly‘, Materialkunde und zirkuläre Strategien vorgestellt. Im Anschluss des Vortrags ging es zum Probesitzen…Danke für die Möglichkeit das
DIVE’25 in München
Design jenseits des Verbrauchs – vom Serienprodukt zum Kurswechsel Sebastian Mends-Cole – als einer der Co. Gründungsmitglieder des Circular Design Hub Hamburg – war eingeladen auf der DIVE’25 über die Potenziale der Kreislaufwirtschaft zu sprechen. Was wäre, wenn Kreislaufwirtschaft nicht nur Ressourcen schont, sondern Unternehmen und Kund:innen langfristig verbindet? Dieser
COMPETITION ENTRY BRISE-VENT
“It's our future.” Our contribution to the Brise Vent competition in Le Havre does not design the result, but the process. We see this as the future: our approach creates a space in which progress is actively shaped and negotiated, as flexible and dynamic as the future itself. A central museum and information centre...
Founding of Circular Design Hub Hamburg
Hey, here we are!!! We are looking forward to the future with enthusiasm. Because we believe it will be bright. Because we are certain that it can be shaped. The founding act has been completed and the Circular Design Hub officially launched yesterday.