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Ina Budde is founder of Design for Circularity, a Berlin based startup that works as a strategic tool and platform for designers, businesses and consumers to close loops for the fashion industry. Read more
From insulation to health and how they are related to us. Read more
At the Dialog "Closing the loop in the gastronomic sector" we discussed what consumers and professionals can do to contribute to a more sustainable gastronomic sector. Read more
Raphael Fellmer, the pioneer who lived five years of his life on a money strike and founded the nationwide food saving platform foodsharing.de, has now launched a new comprehensive initiative: sharecy.org. Read more
The circular minds behind CRCLR’s integrated living and working building project are the founders of the architectural agency Hütten und Paläste- Frank Schönert and Nanni Grau - an agency that focuses on experimental building for extreme locations. Read more
Kaffeeform is a Kreuzberg based start-up company, founded in 2015 which collects coffee waste from local coffee shops in the area and recycle it. Read more
Italian Roberta de Martino was actually happy with her job in the cultural sector. Nevertheless, she felt like something was missing from her life - the opportunity to be of positive influence to other people and articulate social problems. So in 2015 she became the co-founder of SOLIDRINKS - Solidary Drinks - a social enterprise and non-profit organization that collects money for humanitarian projects focused on helping refugees. Read more
Last year, CRCLR was honoured with the presence of award winning documentary filmmaker Valentin Thurn, the writer and director of the 2010 documentary Taste the Waste and the 2015 documentary 10 Billion - What will we eat tomorrow? Read more
The OSCEdays festival took place 3 weeks ago at the CRCLR House under the theme the Circular City. Over 750 participants ranging from businesses and grass root organisations to politicians and neighbours joined in the 4 day program. Read more
This post is a contribution from our very first school intern, Yosef who spent 3 days with us at the CRCLR House to learn about social entrepreneurship. Read more
How do we build a room that will be used temporarily, without having to throw away the structure or material afterwards? That is what we asked ourselves as we began preparing for winter at the CRCLR house. Our goal was to create a heatable space, giving a new life to used materials, a temporary structure which would not generate any waste once dismantled. Read more
URKU along with a group of graffiti artists used our house as their canvas a few weeks ago, and worked their magic on our walls. Check out the video to see h... Read more
“I think the media can be the greatest force for peace on earth”. The prize-winning American journalist Amy Goodman founded the independent, journalistic medium Democracy Now! in 1996 as an alternative to the established newspapers and TV-stations in the U.S. In November 2017 she told the audience at her lecture in Berlin how American media is used as weapons of war and why independent journalism is more necessary than ever. Read more
How does one build an entire structure made from waste? This task has been in the centre of our attention and we are currently in the process of realization of a completely new prototype made of waste material. Read more
Das haben die Besucher des Release Events von momus am Samstag selbst erfahren dürfen. Das Circular House war die Location für den Höhe- bzw. Wendepunkt einer Kampagne gegen Fast Fashion. Getarnt als Release des neuen Fast Fashion Labels momus hat das Event Besucher angelockt, die im besten Glauben waren einen Pop-Up Shop zu besuchen und die neuen IT-Pieces exklusiv vor der Eröffnung des online Shops erwerben zu können. Geködert hat das Label mit satten Rabatten auf die neuen Kollektionen beim Mitbringen ausrangierter Kleidungsstücke. Read more
After an insightful Kick Off Party on February the 9th 2018, the planning phase of our project Baubude is now coming to an end and the process enters the next stage:As a matter of fact we are going to build the pavilion with our own hands on the Kindl–Areal starting beginning of March! Read more
Nachhaltigkeit ist ein globaler Trend der nicht nur in der Politik inzwischen voll angekommen ist sondern auch vor der Wirtschaft nicht mehr halt macht. So bemühen sich nun Unternehmen aus einer Vielzahl von Branchen und Geographien um eine positive und öffentlichkeitswirksame Ökobilanz. Aktuell stellen sich viele Unternehmen und ganze Branchen berechtigte und wichtige Fragen: Was können wir tun um den ökologischen Fußabdruck unserer Branche zu optimieren? Dieser Frage macht auch vor der Berliner Eventbranche nicht halt. Mehr noch bietet der Trend aber eine Chance für die Berliner Eventbranche, im Thema Nachhaltigkeit Vorreiter zu werden. Ein Lösungsansatz, der dabei zunehmend mehr Aufmerksamkeit erfährt, ist das Prinzip der Circular Economy (zirkuläre Wirtschaft): Eine Wirtschaft, die qua Design regenerativ ist. Sie zielt mit systemweiten Innovationen darauf ab, Produkte und Dienstleistungen so zu gestalten, um Abfall und negative Auswirkungen auf Mensch und Umwelt von vornherein zu verhindern. Doch während die eine zirkuläre Wirtschaft in der Theorie zunächst einleuchtend und vielversprechend klingt, fehlt es oftmals an konkreten Lösungen und Handlungsansätzen, um den Wandel dorthin zu gestalten. Im Rahmen des Tag der Berliner Kongresswirtschaft (MICE Summit) haben wir mit den Teilnehmer*innen die Potentiale für eine zirkuläre Wirtschaft in ausgewählten Wertschöpfungsketten der Eventbranche analysiert. In einer systemischen Analyse haben wir uns angeschaut, welche Akteure und Faktoren Treiber und Betroffene sind um somit im nächsten Schritt starke Hebel für Veränderung zu identifizieren. In der Arbeit unterstützen uns Methoden aus dem Google Sprint und Design Thinking: nutzerzentriert verfolgten wir die einzelnen Stationen des Caterers von der Beauftragung bis hin zu Durchführung und Abtransport möglicher Reste. Dies verdeutlichte die Momente in der Wertschöpfungskette, an denen aktuell besonders viel Müll entsteht. Beispielhaft nahmen sich die Teilnehmenden dem Aspekt der “Minimierung von Verpackungs- und Transportabfalls” vor, um zu erarbeiten, welche Hebel es für eine Veränderung hin zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit gibt. Im Brainstorming wurden anschließend spannende Ansätze entwickelt. In weiteren Iterationsschleifen kristallisierte sich die Idee für einen Kodex für zirkuläres Catering heraus.. Dieser wurde prototypisch in einer “Idea Napkin” ausdifferenziert. Was denkt ihr: könnte ein Kodex für zirkuläres Catering helfen die Eventbranche nachhaltiger zu machen? Es wäre ein erster Schritt hin zu einer Selbstverpflichtung der Branche. Um einen solchen Kodex zu entwickeln, müsste diese sich zunächst mit den Lösungen und Herausforderungen en détail beschäftigen. Ein solcher Kodex würde es Veranstaltern ermöglichen, auch in Zeiten von wirtschaftlichem und zeitlichem Druck, verlässliche und zertifizierte Partner für zirkuläre Event zu finden und somit den ökologischen Fußabdruck der Branche substantiell zu verbessern. Read more
“There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” - Marshall McLuhanExciting times are ahead of us! After four years of work and a lot of support from you, we were able to sign a 99 year lease on the CRCLR house.But what is a heritable building right?An heritable building lease describes the transfer of the right of use from the owner, in our case the Edith Maryon Foundation, to the ground leaseholder (our building cooperative) for 99 years. In return, we pay a ground rent and have a building and maintenance obligation. The heritable building right means that the land can be effectively withdrawn from speculation and permanently used for the common good of society without the barriers to entry being increased by rising prices over time. This is almost revolutionary, especially in times of extremely fast-rising rents, and we would like to see more heritable building rights for public interest projects and social housing in Berlin.In concrete terms, the heritable building lease means that we can secure our location for the Circular Economy House, which is oriented towards the public interest, for the next 99 years. We hope that this is enough time to initiate and drive forward the transformation from a linear to a circular economy in Neukölln.The heritable building lease entails not only the right of use but also the obligation to build. For example, we are now working together with architects and planners on a comprehensive educational journey to develop a circular construction method and utilisation concepts for the CRCLR house based on it. With the CRCLR House, a prototype for sustainable living and working is being built in the middle of Berlin-Neukölln - guided by principles of the circular economy. Further construction projects - also in rural areas - are planned. Read more
Tell us a bit about yourself: I was born and raised in Southern Africa and have lived in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa before settling in Berlin. I am p... Read more
Beim zirkulären Bauen stehen nicht nur recycelte Materialien oder eine besonders nachhaltige Bauweise im Vordergrund, sondern zunächst einmal die Frage ob ma... Read more
Our CRCLR House in Neukölln will be expanded by 2 1/2 floors, creating even more space for co-working, co-living and events. Read more
In April, CRCLR joined a German delegation traveling to Chile as part of an initiative by the EU Commission to promote knowledge exchanges on sustainable urb... Read more
Why should we be talking about the Circular Economy? The way our economy is currently designed is unsustainable in the long run. We take a large portion of ... Read more
Around the world, the awareness for circular ideas and products grows. So does the public interest - which, of course, makes us from CRCLR very happy! What w... Read more
Über mich: Ich bin Lilly Gerlach und habe in den letzten zwei Monaten ein Praktikum bei CRCLR gemacht. Da ich mich besonders für sozio-ökologische Veränderu... Read more
Overview In the past few years, social movements demanding climate action on a large scale have grown, establishing themselves as influential voices in the ... Read more
Ein Rückblick: Circular Futures #03 – The Future of Education Am 25. September waren Schüler*innen von drei Gymnasien zu einem ganztägigen Thinktank in die ... Read more
deep space • atmosphere • nature • CITY • under the earth • epicenter Klassik and Elektronik Music Play is a series of concerts that invite a classical and ... Read more
As summer is slowly coming to its end, we thought you might need a kilo (or two) of vintage treasures to cheer you up. Therefore, we are loading our van and... Read more
GreenBuzz Berlin has the honor to organize, one more year the #ECO4CLIM17 Climate Champion Award in Berlin. Join us for the 2017 edition #ECO4CLIM17 Overview In the lead-up to the Climate Change Summit in Bonn (COP23), Ecopreneurs for the Climate 2017, a global week of green business climate movements, is happening in cities, towns, and communities around the world. Read more
European CoHousing and Community-Led projects, professionals, researchers and activists will gather in Berlin in October 6 – 7, 2017 to present and discuss c... Read more
Eine derartige Show zu politischen Themen hat es so noch nicht gegeben: „vollehalle – Entertainment für eine andere Welt“ ist eine Mischung aus Multimedia-Show, TED-Talk und „Die Anstalt“ vom ZDF. Zwei Menschen auf der Bühne und auf der Leinwand inspirierende Menschen mit neuen Antworten auf die Fragen unserer Zeit; etwa zu Klimawandel, Flüchtlingsströmen oder Mobilität. Read more
European CoHousing and Collaborative Housing projects, professionals, researchers and activists will gather during the EXPERIMENTDAYS17 in Berlin (October 6 ... Read more
Muss man Käse wirklich dreimal verpackt kaufen? In Folie gehüllte Gurken – ernsthaft? Und für Nüsse und Obst hat doch Mutter Natur schon die perfekte Verpack... Read more
Jana Irmert - FLOOD - an immersive electronic live performance Read more
The Beginning of Our Endless Love is a play that explores the archetypal polarities of life Read more
The Quest For A Real Hard Hob is an audiovisual live show combining an animated film and live performed music. Read more
2nd Hand Mode, Kleidertausch und Reparatur Read more
It's been already two years that Pass the Crayon adventure started. On November 23, we woud like to invite you to our BIRTHDAY party in order to thanks all of you for your daily support! Read more
Iga Oliwiak (Wooga Games) talks about her experience in choosing analogue or digital approaches in Visual Arts and the movie Loving Vincentshe helped animate by hand in Vincent van Gogh's painting style – now out in the cinemas. Carlo Piu (Scuola Internazionale di Comics - Padova) and Julian Dieckert (Drink and Draw Berlin) are leading life drawing sessions. Valerio Rizzo (realities.io) will give an insight why AI and the evolution of tech may change the artistic approach in creating virtual worlds. Read more
After the success of the international symposium on current development in analogue film culture: “Film in the present tense”; LaborBerlin e.V. is proud to present the eighth edition of DIFFRAKTION, the annual showcase highlighting new works by LaborBerlin members. This year, the program emphasizes the boundary-breaking output of LaborBerlin members by showcasing film installations and live cinema performances alongside a screening of films. Works will be projected on diverse formats such as super 8, 16mm, slide film and digital. Read more
Wir laden ein mitzudenken, mitzumachen und mitzufeiern! In den kommenden Wochen werden wir auf dem Kindl-Areal einen temporären Pavillon bauen, der von euch genutzt werden kann. Wir - das sind 36 Studierende - arbeiten im Rahmen des Entwurfsstudios Building Cycle am Fachgebiet Natural Building Lab des Institut für Architektur der TU Berlin an diesem Vorhaben. Read more
Momus invites you to their release event on January 20th, 2018. Momus is a brand new fashion label from Berlin producing unique pieces with edgy pattern prints. From classic basics to edgy streetwear – momus offers high quality fashion at affordable prices. With a pop-up shop they celebrate their release. Take the chance to purchase the new collections as one of the first! Special: When you bring old clothes with you, you get a discount of 30% on the new collections! Read more
FrenchTech is joining forces with MakeSense Berlin to co-host a SenseDrink on the topic of Social Innovation Join us for a night of inspiring pitches by established social startups, open pitches and networking with the French Tech and MakeSense communities. Read more
Open your Mind - so we can use your data’ is a career-spanning retrospective book about the Dutch artist DADARA. Its release will be celebrated in Berlin wit... Read more
Paivapo is an African Story Series, sharing stories of Africans living in Germany. The first storynight, titled “Finding Home” will be a safe space for Afric... Read more
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The Berlin Feminist Film Week is a film festival with focus on feminist and intersectional perspectives. As of now, the patriarchy controls storytelling an... Read more
How much water is hanging in your wardrobe? And what does our clothing consumption have to do with the water crises in the producing countries? The textile ... Read more
We will kick off our first screening of "Guckst du" our monthly movie program. It will be focused on topics such as environment, human interaction with nature, sustainable energies, social issues. Movies, feature or documentaries that forces us to question our actions and ruminate our place on Planet Earth. _____________ Koyaanisqatsi (1982) - Godfrey Reggio Koyaanisqatsi is a Hopi Indian word and it means „life out of balance“ Koyaanisqat is also a debut film by Godfrey Reggio , created between 1975 and 1982. Film is a visual and musical experience without dialogue or narration and directors vision of coallision of two different worlds: urban life and technology ( and its fast development) versus environment. Music score was composed by Philip Glass. One of the main purpose of a film as a medium is to tackle and provoce and make us (re) think and (re)act. Koyaanisqat is one of the groundbreaking films made, where the nature vs man or man vs nature is its main plot, without giving any explanations or narrative, it just leaves you with images upon images of life, our way of living , high technology and its impact on our environment. As described by the director itself: „Koyaanisqatsi is not so much about something, nor does it have a specific meaning or value , the meaning is in the eyes of the beholder. Its the encounter a viewer has with the film that matters. In the meaning of art alone, Koyaanisqatsi is whatever you wish to make of it.“ Godfrey Reggio was born in New Orleans, USA in 1940. Godfrey Reggio is a pioneer of a film style that creates poetic images of extraordinary emotional impact for audiences worldwide. Reggio is prominent in the film world for his QATSI trilogy, essays of visual images and sound that chronicle the destructive impact of the modern world on the environment. Reggio, who spent 14 years in silence and prayer while studying to be a monk, has a history of service not only to the environment but to youth street gangs, the poor, and the community as well. Koyaanisqatsi (1983), Reggio's debut as a film director and producer, is the first film of the QATSI trilogy. Read more
We are happy to announce our second screening of “Guckst du”, our monthly movie night, organised by Tanja Bresan. Tanja Bresan is a film enthusiast with a m... Read more
Kitchen on the Run is a mobile kitchen in a shipping container and part of the social project Über den Tellerrand. With the container we travel Europe and Ge... Read more
Mindfulness is the practice of cultivating deliberate sustained attention on the present moment. Empirical research has demonstrated benefits of mindfulness training that align with the challenges social entrepreneurs regularly face. Through consciously paying attention to the present moment, social entrepreneurs can: Reduce the negative impact of stress Cultivate increased focus, authenticity, and intentionality Create the mental space needed for creative, compassionate problem-solving and solutions-building Improve communication and cooperation with others The one day course is designed to incorporate mindfulness practices into social entrepreneurship. By training the mind to be fully attentive, even in the midst of chaos, we have the space to more wise and conscious choices. Session 1: BODY Paying attention from the inside out: your body as first foundation of mindfulness. Session 2: BREATH Facing the forces of distraction by anchoring your awareness on the breath. Session 3: MIND Stepping out of internal storylines, shifting viewpoint, guiding actions through clear intention. Session 4: EMOTIONS Loving kindness meditation for leading and cooperation with emotional intelligence. Session 5: SURROUNDING Meditation in motion and in interaction with others: getting the bigger picture. Each session begins with a short introduction, followed by guided practice and Q&A. These can be applied individually or with the team, as frameworks for designing a social change solution with applied mindfulness. No previous meditation experience is needed. Read more
Berliner Klimatag ...das ist Berlins größte Veranstaltung zum Klimaschutz Read more
Our monthly movie nights “Guckst du” goes into the third round, organised by Tanja Bresan. Tanja Bresan is a film enthusiast with a master degree in cultura... Read more
What is Permaculture? 1. Permaculture is an innovative framework for creating sustainable ways of living. 2. It is a practical method of developing ecologically harmonious, efficient and productive systems that can be used by anyone, anywhere. The workshop This will be an interactive introductory workshop looking at the fundamental ethics and principles of permaculture, while learning practical tips for personalising and implementing these tools in our busy daily urban settings. In this workshop we will also be exploring composting and its benefits. Compost enriches the soil, encourages the production of beneficial bacteria and fungi that break down organic matter and it suppress plant diseases and pests. Composting is easy and it gives good nutrients and mulch for your garden. You will learn: How to set up a composting system What can and cannot go in Getting the right mix Trouble-shooting Workshop Facilitator Darren Springer is from the UK and will lead the workshop. He is a Food Enterprise and Permaculture worker and tutor for “Organiclea” a workers-cooperative in London. He’s a keen mushroom grower and teacher, for the last seven years he has been growing edible mushrooms and has translated his home growing experience into a commercial experiment. Darren is also a grass-roots researcher and event organiser. Founder of Ancient Future a voluntary organisation, he has continued to develop workshops and projects aimed to inform and empower individuals from diverse backgrounds to cope with social challenges and contribute to community development as well as self-improvement in an innovative, creative, culturally-aware style. Read more
Join us for a Design Thinking Workshop to tackle the OpenIDEO Nike Design With Grind Challenge: “How might we create a waste-free, circular future by designi... Read more
Under the theme “I AM MANY”, mimycri wants to bring the communities of fashion, integration and upcycling closer together. During a unique fashion show with ... Read more
»Berlin hat #zuvielKohle« — drum nehmen Bürgerinnen und Bürger den Kohleausstieg selbst in die Hand. Mit dem Pariser Klimaabkommen hat sich die Weltgemei... Read more
Wirkung ist planbar und nichts, was zufällig entsteht. Wer Wirkung von Anfang an mitdenkt und in seine Geschäftsabläufe integriert, steigert die Qualität der... Read more
Seit Ausbruch der Finanzkrise pumpen Zentralbanken Geld in nie gesehenem Ausmaß in die Finanzmärkte. Auf der Suche nach Rendite gehen Investoren immer höhere Risiken ein, Beobachter sorgen sich um die Stabilität des Finanzsystems. Billige Währung und Nullzinsen machen den deutschen Immobilienmarkt zum begehrten Anlageziel. US-Starinvestor Warren Buffett ist nur einer von vielen, die auf den Immobilienmarkt drängen. Grundstücke in Berlin und anderen Großstädten avancieren zum begehrten Anlageobjekt für internationales Kapital. Mehr als eine Million Wohnungen in Deutschland befinden sich mittlerweile unter der direkten Kontrolle von Fondsgesellschaften und börsennotierten Konzernen. Steigende Mieten und Wohnungspreise vergrößern die soziale Ungleichheit, bedrohen Vielfalt und Lebensqualität in Städten. Bezahlbares Wohnen für Alle: wie kann die Politik die Finanzmärkte zügeln? Read more
A cappella concert of hortus vocalis chamber choir conducted by von Yuval Weinberg. Fun and games are on the menu with contemporary music from Germany, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Canada. You will learn lots of useful things: mysterious tongues, magic incantations and even the secret of an harmonious marriage. An extraordinary concert programme for the whole family. Read more
No(t yet) songs is a collection of melodies, harmonies and rhythms that accompany the pianist (Marco Wedel) for many, many years. As partners, whose body is sound, they naively dance, promenade or mediate on the fine line of melancholy. Often they fall. Sometimes they fly. Tonight is about these melodies, harmonies and rhythms. It’s no songs, not yet. It’s improvisational dialogue. It’s an essay on piano. Flying intended, falling anticipated. It’s for friends with friendly ears, their allies and all confidants. Read more
Our monthly movie nights “Guckst du” goes into the next round, organised by Tanja Bresan. This time in collaboration with Nomadenkino and Open Air. Tanja B... Read more
Bist du interessiert an unserem Projekt? Hast du Fragen dazu? Möchtest du unser Haus einfach mal besichtigen und zu den Hintergründen informiert werden? Are you interested in our project? Do you have questions about it? Do you just want to visit our house and get information about its background? Read more
The Brave Believing Dreamers Present "The Alien Way Show", an Electro Punk Opera. We'll have live music with an animated visual story, including a lot more exciting entertainment! Read more
In this workshop Julia & Anja introduce you to the essentials of running a worm bin ecosystem at home. The event will be a hands-on workshop including seeing, smelling and getting in touch with compost, worms and worm-flatmates. The girls from hubus will provide you with all the necessary knowledge and the mindset to start or revive your own compost-project. Topics included are: helpful guidelines for worm food selection, maintenance of the ecosystem on the long-run, tips, tricks and troubleshooting. At the end there will be time for a Q&A session. Read more
Chris Jordan invites us to explore the story beyond this photograph - the movie ALBATROSS tells the environmental tragedy of ocean plastic pollution and destruction of beautiful life happening on Midway Island. Read more
Join the CRCLR community as we practice meditation and mindfulness with Zen Yoga. Read more
Entdeckt Berlins neueste Gebrauchtwaren! Re-Use Berlin, eine Initiative der Senatsverwaltung für Umwelt, Verkehr und Klimaschutz, veranstaltet unter dem Motto "Wiederverwenden statt Wegwerfen" mehrere Aktionen, unter anderem die Kiez- und Marktsammeltage. Read more
Circular Futures #1: Dr. Leyla Acaroglu Read more
CIRCULAR FUTURES #2: Circular Societies Read more
CIRCULAR FUTURES #3: Future of education Read more
CRCLR House - Construction Site Tours Read more
CIRCULAR FUTURES #4: Circular Construction Read more
CIRCULAR FUTURES #5: Circular City Read more
Unser erster Garten-Workshop in Pretschen! Read more