Crafting Futures Lab

What is the future of craft?

What is the craft of the future?

What futures do we want to craft?

The Crafting Futures Lab was initiated to provide a platform for research and design practice and education that inquire into the social, technological and aesthetic interactions of crafts and (digital) technologies. It serves as a place for associated teaching, research, and collaborations.

As designers, educators, researchers, and technologists in the Crafting Futures Lab we investigate materials, techniques and tools, to generate and diversify knowledge. We engage in publication and exhibition activities, talks, and workshops to engage with a wider public.

The lab also hosts the focus theme Crafting Futures Toolkit where master students of the teacher training programme develop new approaches, topics and tools for education.
The lab space is housed within the Department of Design und Technology at the University of Arts Linz.

News

Wachsende Farben Lebendige Pigmente26. May 2025
Julia Moser gives a talk and workshop at the University of Fine Arts Munich
Digital Tools for Textile Art Education2. June 2025
Irene Posch gives a talk as part of the lecture series at the University of Applied Arts Vienna
Ars Electronica Festival 20252. September 2025
For the fifth time, we are opening our lab to the public as part of the Ars Electronica Festival

Team

Network

Space

Irene Posch
Head of Crafting Futures Lab
Professor of Design and Technology

Monja Hirscher
Research Assistant
PhD Candidate

Julia Moser
Research Assistant

Valerie Moschner
Student Assistant

ALUMNI:
Michael Kramer
Student Assistant

Lilo Viehweg
liloviehweg.cargo.site
PhD Candidate

Anna Blumenkranz
annablumenkranz.de
PhD Candidate

Laura Devendorf
artfordorks.com
Artist in Residence, Fall 2022

Talia Mukmel
taliamukmel.com
Artist in Residence, Fall 2021

Giulia Tomasello
gitomasello.com
Guest Lecturer, Fall 2020

Teresa Almeida
Researcher in Residence, Fall 2020

Ars Electronica
ars.electronica.art
Exhibition partner

Pädagogische Hochschule Oberösterreich
ph-ooe.at
Education partner

Unstable Design Lab
unstable.design
Research Collaboration

Noor Stenfert Kroese
www.stenfertkroese.com
Guest Lecturer, Spring 2024

Judit Eszter Karpati
https://ejtech.studio
Guest Lecturer, Fall 2024

Petra Vicianova
https://petravicianova.com
Guest Lecturer, Fall 2024

Tim van der Loo
https://tim-vanderloo.myportfolio.com
Guest Lecturer, Spring 2025

Katharina Sand
https://www.katharinasand.com
Guest Lecturer, Spring 2025

The Crafting Futures Lab is physically located at Hauptplatz 8, 1. floor (H8.01.07), 4020 Linz, Austria.

The lab provides a physical space to meet and work – both for individual projects and as part of project courses. is equipped with appliances such as 3D printers, laser cutters, vinyl cutters or digital embroidery machines, among others. Using this machinery is supervised by teaching assistants.

It has general opening hours during which it is accessible to students and faculty of the University of Arts Linz. It also hosts events that are open to the wider public.

OPEN:
Wednesday 14:00 – 18:00
Thursday 11.00 – 18.00
(open until 19:00 if needed)

CONTACT:
dut.craftingfutures@kunstuni-linz.at