Event: Design on Wednesday

The open lecture series of the Faculty of Design

‘Design on Wednesday’ showcases design in all its facets. Whether from a scientific perspective, as an insight into the various professional fields, as a pure craft or in an interdisciplinary context: there are many fascinating aspects to be discovered by taking a look behind the scenes.

Accordingly, a new programme of lectures and workshops is put together each semester. Experts from all design disciplines are invited to take part.

The lecture series is open to students and members of the public alike.

All Events will take place at the
Weinberg Campus
HAWK-Faculty Design
Renatastraße 11
31134 Hildesheim

Lecture series by the Faculty of Design: Open to students and interested parties

Each semester, the lecture series "Design on Wednesday" presents a new program with lectures and workshops. The venue is Campus Weinberg, Renatastraße 11, 31134 Hildesheim.

Programs Winter term 2026/2027

04.11.2026, 17:00 o'clock: Elisabeth Mach, HAWK Founding Initiative
18.11.2026, 17:00 o'clock: Freelense e.V.
25.11.2026, 17:00 o'clock: Prof. Barbara Kotte
02.12.2026, 17:00 o'clock: Corrina Goutos

How to design a protest?

A lecture by Prof. Barbara Kotte

What can revolutionaries learn from brands? And what other small tricks and techniques are there to achieve maximum impact with minimal effort? At this design session on Wednesday, various case studies will be presented and the basic principles for successful protest will be outlined.

The lecture "How to design a protest" by Prof. Barbara Kotte will take place as part of the public lecture series "Design on Wednesday" on November 25 at 5:00 PM on the ground floor of House A in the "Aquarium," Room E02, at Renatastraße 11.

The lecture is public, admission is free.

Anthrosmithing

A lecture by Corrina Goutos

Corrina Goutos is a New York born, Hamburg based interdisciplinary artist working across jewelry, objects, and installations. She coined the term “Anthrosmithing” to describe her practice, which rejects the idea of “raw material.” Instead, she views the craftsperson’s hand as just one of many agents continuously reshaping matter. Her future artifacts reflect humanity—its ingenuity, excess, and its detritus. Corrina applies precise, pre-industrial craft techniques to post-consumer detritus with the same reverence a smith would give a rare earthly resource. Through a radical attention to the political ecologies of human and non-human forces, her eerily harmonious conglomerates dismantle hierarchical narratives of the master-maker with nature at his disposal, and instead cultivating a sense of compassion through co-creation with materials.

She received her BFA in Jewelry and Objects from the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2013 and has since participated widely in international craft exhibitions. Corrina was the 2025 Françoise van den Bosch Residency recipient and a two-time AJF Young Artist Award finalist, alongside multiple distinctions in sustainable fashion. She is recognized for her expansive, fluid interpretation of contemporary jewelry and object-smithing.

The lecture ‘Anthrosmithing’ by Prof. Corrina Goutos will take place as part of the public lecture series ‘Design on Wednesday’ on 2 December at 5.00 pm on the ground floor of Building A at the Aquarium (Room E02) at Renatastraße 11.

The lecture is open to the public and admission is free.