CONCEPTUAL Biennale

initiated and co-curated by Tina Roeder
9 – 11 October 2025

Location:
San Gimignano Lichtenberg at Dong Xuan Center,
Am Wasserwerk 22F, 10365 Berlin

Conceptual is Berlin’s very first design biennale—intentionally without identifying as such.
Highlighting the forefront of contemporary conceptual and cross-disciplinary practices
in art, design, and architecture that critically explore positions within a broader societal
context.

The founding team consists of the initiator Tina Roeder (curator and designer), who also
serves as the artistic and curatorial director of the Biennale, as well as Anton Rahlwes
(journalist, curator, and designer), and Thilo Reich (architect and designer), who is also
responsible for the scenography. The exhibition is divided into three interconnected sec-
tions, curated by Matylda Krzykowski (transdisciplinary practitioner), Anton Rahlwes, and
Tina Roeder. It includes over 80 selected works by Berlin-based and international designers,
architects, and artists as well as submissions from an Open Call.

A supporting program featuring a two-day CONCEPTUAL Roundtable (‘Towards a Sympo-
sium’) contextualized by Nina Sieverding (journalist, curator, and lecturer) and accompanying
participatory formats by the Studio for Immediate Spaces at the Sandberg Institute in Amster-
dam, led by architect Julian Schubert and futurologist Ludwig Engel, provide space for dialogue
and in-depth discourse. Admission to the exhibition and the Roundtable is free upon prior
registration.

HYBRID HABITABILITY

co-curated by Jeanette Apitz and Tina Roeder
17 NOV 2023 – 20 JAN 2024

ETAGE PROJECTS
Borgergade 15E
DK 1300 Copenhagen

Featuring works by Lab La Bla, Pegasus Product, Soft Baroque, Uffe Isolotto, Kueng Caputo,
Alex Mueller, Nuri Koerfer, Anaïs Borie, Tina Roeder, Lizzy Ellbrueck, Arnaud Eubelen, Koos
Breen, Bnag, FOS, Superpoly.

In a world where the boundaries between natural and artificial, analog and digital, and human
and non-human blur, ‘HYBRID HABITABILITY’ offers a fresh perspective on coexistence and
collaboration. This group exhibition unites a diverse array of artists and designers, each pushing
the boundaries of their respective mediums to nourish hybridity in our living environments.

Through a captivating blend of sculptures, installations, interactive and olfactory exhibits, the
featured artists delve into the complexities of modern existence. They challenge us to reimagine
how our physical spaces harmonize with the digital realm, how nature seamlessly integrates with
man-made structures, and how we conceive ‘home’ in an age of constant transformation.

This exhibition invites us to reconsider our connection to Earth and its inhabitants, exploring
evolving relationships between humans, animals, plants, objects, technology, and other entities.

An expedition through surreal landscapes, speculative hybrids, and imaginational concepts,
offering an otherworldly experience amid today’s uncertainties. As the Earth’s habitability is
increasingly threatened by human actions, the exhibition calls for collective reevaluation, urging
us to redefine our species’ boundaries, embrace diversity, and nurture the planet’s regeneration.

Curated with the gallery space in mind, HH showcases three scenarios of a gathering –
fluid self care, earthy collective camp fire, and airy celestial spirits reading circle.

Photo: © Robert Damisch.

CONCEPTUAL SUBSTANCE

initiated and curated by Tina Roeder
28 – 30 April 2023

The group exhibition brings a curatorial format originated in Berlin in 2009
into a contemporary condition. It recognizes a mode of conceptual practice
across disciplines that redefines typologies and reexamines reality.

With works by Matylda Krzykowski, Formafantasma, Soft Baroque, Bless,
Trix+Robert Haussmann, Something Fantastic, B+, Gonzalez Haase AAS,
Ania Jaworska, Lisa Ertel, Valerie Stahl von Stromberg, Angela Mewes,
Craig Barrow, Thorben Gröbel, Audrey Large and yours truly.

Eternithaus @ Hansaviertel
Altonaer Str. 1, 10557 Berlin

Photo: © Pedro Gething.

HANDMADE
29 October 2022 – 11 Februar 2023⁠

Group show with works by Max Lamb, Saelia Aparicio,
Kustaa Saksi and Casey McCafferty among others.

Rorschach Credenza, collaboration with Francesco Perini, 2021.
Unique. Oak, Bronze. Made in Italy, designed in Germany.

Gallery FUMI
2 Hay Hill, Mayfair
London W1J 6AS

Photo: © Penguins Egg Ltd./ Thomas Joseph Wright for FUMI.

Together / The Power of Collaboration⁠
16 September – 12 November 2021⁠

Group show with collaborative works
in the gallery’s newly extended space.

Gallery FUMI
2 Hay Hill, Mayfair
London W1J 6AS

2020: It’s Good To Be Home⁠
17 September – 27 January 2021⁠
(Temporarily closed)⁠

Constructive Cabinet, Tina Roeder, 2012.
On show with works by Max Lamb and others.

Gallery FUMI
2 Hay Hill, Mayfair
London W1J 6AS

Photo/ movie still: © Zuketa for Gallery FUMI

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS
1 November 2019 – 31 January 2020

Coincidental Chandelier, Tina Roeder, 2019.
In collaboration with Ward Merrill Hooper.
On show with works by Max Lamb and others.

Gallery FUMI
2 Hay Hill, Mayfair
London W1J 6AS

Photo: Courtesy of Tom Hartford for Gallery FUMI

Well Vessel

Commission for “The Shapes of Water” travelling exhibition
by Triennale Design Museum, realized in collaboration with
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Italy, 2018/2019.

A magical vessel, a totem-like serving container for precious water,
that poetically reflects on the primary function of quenching while
accentuating the central role of water for the earth’s climate.

In collaboration with Ward Merrill Hooper.

copper, oxidized brass
27 x 27 cm, H 40 cm

Photo: Pedro Gething

Undefined Lamp

Pendant light inspired by a collection of
templates hanging on our workshop wall, 2018.
In collaboration with Ward Merrill Hooper.


various paper types
dia 90 cm x h 45 cm
unique, made to order / unlimited edition

APTM
27 January – 31 July 2018

Garniture on show with works by New Tendency,
BCO Architekten, Sauerbruch Hutton and others.

Three-piece garniture set with tray.
Tina Roeder & Ward Merrill Hooper, 2017.
Brass and black oxidized brass. Unique

aptm
Lindower Str. 18
13347 Berlin

Photo: Pedro Gething for Pamono’s editorial story ‘Authentic Self’.