JULIA RHEIN

Hi, I am Julia, a product designer,
material researcher and visual storyteller.
Welcome to my world.

SELECTED WORK

Fraßspuren
Material Research

A collection of veneers exploring the ornamental potential of bark beetle wood.

Collaboration with
Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research (WKI)
2024

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Hangin with the Good Guys
Documentary film

A documentary film about the textile industry, economic responsibility and Indian-German power dynamics.

By Theresa Berenz and Julia Rhein
2023 - 2024

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Printers and Engravers
Workshop Format

A printing technique and educational workshop on bark beetles.

2025

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0-1-2-3 Turn To Light
Product Design

Exploring haptic and postdigital interactions through hand-blown glass spheres and light.

2024 - 2025

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Infested Forests, Forest Futures
Documentary Film

A film informing about the implications of bark beetle infestation for a sustainable forestry practice.

By Julia Rhein, Pelin Asa and Karola Dierichs

2025

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Resolving into Ornament
Product Design

A lace curtain from bark beetle galleries.

2022 - 2023

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Fraßspuren
Design Research

Written thesis on the role of bark beetles in the context of materiality and human-environment systems.

2022 - 2023

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