Hey, I am Lilli Malou Weinhold, a designer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, with a passion for craftwork and material exploration. To me, design is a powerful tool that sparks meaningful dialogues and thought-provoking conversations. Embracing an interdisciplinary approach, I engage in various disciplines and workshops. I believe that many past traditions and customs, though often forgotten, remain highly relevant today. By revitalizing these practices, I strive to offer fresh perspectives that align with contemporary sensibilities, creating objects that resonate on a personal level.
10/2018 - 03/2023
B.A. Industrial Design at Folkwang University of the Arts
19/10/2024-27/10/2024
19/10/2024-27/10/2024
07/04/2024 - 21/04/2024
07/03/2024 - 29/03/2024
10/2023
04/2023
06/07/2022 - 09/07/2022
23/10/2019
Graduates Exhibition at Microlab-Hall during DutchDesignWeek 2024
Sectie-C during DutchDesignWeek 2024
Animism exhibition as part of Adorno at Alcova Milano during milano design fair Salone del Mobile 2024
Exhibition of Dig In as one out of fifteen finalists at Prague Designblok Diploma Selection 2023
Exsomatise group exhibition, Sittarderstr. 5, Düsseldorf
Installation Sunday 08:45 (with Janek Beau), presented at Electric Flux, PACT Zeche Zollverein, Essen
03/2024
10/2023
09/2023
04/2023
Shortlisted for the one&twenty award 2024
One out of fifteen finalists at Prague Designblok Diploma Selection 2023
Winner of the Espresso D'Oro Prize from the research staff of the Product Design Department at Folkwang University of the Arts for best graduation project
05/2024 - 11/2024
Resident at the Sustainability by Design Residency offered by Folkwang University of the Arts, which is a six-month stipend program. The project Metallophytes:Echoes of Extraction was developed during the residency and exhibited at Dutch Design Week 2024.
Metallophytes:Echoes of Extraction reveals the hidden presence of heavy metals in Germany’s soils through stoneware ceramics, using plant ash glazes formed by pollutants absorbed by metallophytes — plants tolerant to toxicity. Accompanied by a booklet, the project turns environmental data into a poetic archive, raising awareness about soil contamination and endangered metallophytes. The ceramics act as witnesses to industrial legacies from mining and agriculture, inviting dialogue on environmental impact and evolving pollution levels, while promoting the conservation of these unique metallophyte ecosystems.
02/2024 - 05/2024
01/2023 - 06/2023
12/2022 - 01/2022
04/2020 - 03/2023
07/2022
02/2018 - 05/2018
01/2015 - 02/2015
Internship at MakeEindhoven in Eindhoven in the glass and metal workshop
Commissioned work for the production of big ceramic bowls
Student assistant at the next reality student laboratory
Workshop assistant at the ceramics workshop of the Folkwang UdK
Organization and development of the award for outstanding presentation and work for the Folkwang UdK exhibition in 2022
Internship at the furniture restoration company Wüstenberg in Düsseldorf
Internship at the screen printing shop Druckbar in Düsseldorf