April 2024 - Allianz der Pioniere - Berlin

Tuesday 30th of April 2024 marks the kickoff of the "Allianz der Pioniere" in Berlin! Initiated by @toMOORow (Verbund aus @Umweltstiftung Michael Otto und @Michael Succow Stiftung, Partner im @Greifswald Moor Centrum), high-profile representatives will discuss the opportunities and challenges of utilizing paludi culture, as well as the necessities of peatland rewetting.

Markus Benesch Creates recently presented the Paludi Series as part of the "Riches to Rags" Exhibition at Palazzo Litta during Milan Design Week 2024.

Reflecting the urgent need for a reconsideration in the design process in light of the climate crisis. The exhibition emphasizes that future design is only possible if sustainability is embedded in the DNA of artifacts.

As designers and artists, the core of our professional life revolves around creativity, around the act of creating things. Our profession is also our calling, but it creates a paradox when we realize that the world doesn't necessarily need more products. Every object consumes finite resources. And then there is Paludi.

Far too unknown yet so vital. A material that contributes to carbon sequestration and promotes biodiversity simply through its cultivation in peatlands.

We've fallen in love with this material. Whether it can be used to build furniture, we're not sure yet - we re experimenting. But Paludi needs to be made known; a carbon-negative material that can be fully decomposed. Let's get inspired and brainstorm together.