Valentin Brück

Valentin Brück is a researcher at the Department of Design, Offenbach am Main University of Art and Design. His work focuses on the role of materials as active actors in the design process, emphasizing the transformation of material properties to embed functions and information directly into artifacts. This approach aligns with posthumanist and new materialist theories, positioning materials as non-anthropocentric collaborators in design networks.

Research Highlights:

• Material design as a non-anthropocentric design methodology
• Integration of new materialism into design practice
• Exploration of human-material collaboration in artifact creation
• Analysis of material properties as dynamic design components

The thesis investigates how posthumanist theory can be operationalized through material-oriented design practices, creating hybrid networks of human and non-human actors. This research bridges material science with philosophical frameworks, offering novel perspectives on sustainable and function-driven design.