{"id":16722,"date":"2026-01-22T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/?post_type=lab&p=16722"},"modified":"2026-01-23T12:13:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T11:13:40","slug":"desy-design-lab","status":"publish","type":"lab","link":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/","title":{"rendered":"DESY – Design Lab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This lab takes students on a digital round trip through the design thinking process, linking hands-on prototyping with paper, textiles, clay, and other materials to digital manufacturing methods such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and vinyl cutting. The lab offers a holistic view of design, from concept to production. Its layout ensures that even in an office environment, advanced machinery, including a high-powered laser cutter and a kiln for clay-printed models, can be used safely and efficiently by students. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"\" <\/div>\n
\n
\n\n

Lab Persona<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If DESY were a persona, they would be a creative, solution-oriented maker with a strong eye for detail and a curiosity for exploring unfamiliar fabrication processes. Whether experimenting with 3D printing on textiles or laser-cutting foldable structures, DESY is driven to address real-world challenges. The lab encourages hands-on exploration while sparking conversations and raising awareness around global and social topics through design. <\/p>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"\" <\/div>\n
\n
\n\n

Create with Technology<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The lab is equipped with a range of tools that support both physical and digital fabrication, including 3D and resin printers for rapid prototyping, a laser cutter and vinyl cutter for precision cutting, and a sewing machine for working with textiles. Airbrushing equipment and post-processing tools allow students to refine finishes and details, supporting projects from early prototypes to presentation-ready models. <\/p>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"\" <\/div>\n
\n
\n\n

Project-based Learning<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For example, a master\u2019s student project could involve designing a concept for a shelter structure that addresses displacement challenges around the world. Students work in groups to create an initial shelter solution tailored to a specific country of their choice. <\/p>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\n\n \n
\n
\n
\n
\n \"\" <\/div>\n
\n
\n\n

Meet the Expert<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Meet Chiara, a LearnLab Expert and Lecturer at DESY. She is an industrial designer with a strong focus on computational origami and digital fabrication, and is passionate about exploring how design can address real-world challenges through hands-on experimentation and interdisciplinary approaches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chiara studied industrial design in Italy and South Africa, where she developed a strong interest in design for social innovation. She has worked for several years at the intersection of digital fabrication and interdisciplinary collaboration across Italy, South Africa, and Austria. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

During her master\u2019s studies, Chiara researched and prototyped a full-scale, origami-based shelter. This project was exhibited at the Ars Electronica Festival in 2023 as part of the Open Futurelab, highlighting the potential of computational design for adaptable and sustainable structures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n

\u201cIt is not a failure if you learned something, it is a finding.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<\/div> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nDESY - Design Lab | IT:U<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DESY - Design Lab | IT:U\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"This lab takes students on a digital round trip through the design thinking process, linking hands-on prototyping with paper, textiles, clay, and other materials to digital manufacturing methods such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and vinyl cutting. The lab offers a holistic view of design, from concept to production. Its layout ensures that even in […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"IT:U\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-23T11:13:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/itu-og-image.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/\",\"name\":\"DESY - Design Lab | IT:U\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-22T15:07:13+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-23T11:13:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"DESY – Design Lab\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/\",\"name\":\"it:u\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"it:u - interdisciplinary transformation university austria\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06\/itu-org-logo.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06\/itu-org-logo.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"it:u - interdisciplinary transformation university austria\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"DESY - Design Lab | IT:U","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"DESY - Design Lab | IT:U","og_description":"This lab takes students on a digital round trip through the design thinking process, linking hands-on prototyping with paper, textiles, clay, and other materials to digital manufacturing methods such as 3D printing, laser cutting, and vinyl cutting. The lab offers a holistic view of design, from concept to production. Its layout ensures that even in […]","og_url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/","og_site_name":"IT:U","article_modified_time":"2026-01-23T11:13:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/09\/itu-og-image.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/","url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/","name":"DESY - Design Lab | IT:U","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2026-01-22T15:07:13+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-23T11:13:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/labs\/desy-design-lab\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"home","item":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"DESY – Design Lab"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/","name":"it:u","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#organization","name":"it:u - interdisciplinary transformation university austria","url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06\/itu-org-logo.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/06\/itu-org-logo.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"it:u - interdisciplinary transformation university austria"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lab\/16722"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/lab"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/lab"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/it-u.at\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}