Erasmus, Peter Behrens School of Architecture and Design, Düsseldorf (DE), 2017.
BA, Industrial Design & Ceramics, ISIA Faenza (IT), Cum laude, 2014–2018.
Founder & designer, vuur collective, Amsterdam (NL), October 2024-ongoing.
Designer in residency, Creative Residency Arita (Japan), January–March 2024.
Lecturer, Natural Materials in Ceramics, The Material Way, January 2024–ongoing.
Fellow Researcher, LINA x TU Wien, October 2023–August 2024.
Tutor, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam (NL), September–June 2023.
Ceramic workshop specialist, KABK, The Hague (NL), January–August 2023.
Tech Fellow, Rijskakademie van beeldende kunsten, Amsterdam (NL), Jan-Dec 2022
RAW.obj, Pioneers in Ceramics, Prinsenhof Museum Delft (NL), February–June 2024.
Conversing with Matter, Princessehof Ceramic Museum (NL), Nov 2023–2024.
In Presence of Your Absence + RAW.obj, Open Studios, Rijkskademie (NL), 2024.
In Presence of Your Absence, Hong Kong Design Institute (CH), January–May 2024.
In Presence of Your Absence, ADI Design Museum, Milan (IT), 2023.
In Presence of Your Absence, Material District, Utrecht (NL), 2023.
Vestiges, Alcova, Milan Design Week, Fuorisalone, Milan (IT), 2023.
Raw.obj, Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten (NL), 2022.
SPAZIO 1/2, Drop City, Fuorisalone, Milano (IT), 2022.
Ciona Are Doing Well, SVA Bio Art Lab, New York, 2022.
Conversing with Matter, DAE75!, Fuorisalone, Milano (IT), 2022.
Conversing with Matter, Rethinking Plastic, Yksi Expo , Eindhoven (NL), 2022.
Conversing with Matter, Design Fest Gent, Design Museum (BE), 2022.
Conversing with Matter, From the Ground Up, Material Source Studio (UK), 2022.
Conversing with Matter, Design Open, Kazerne, Eindhoven (NL), 2021–2022.
Conversing with Matter, DDW2021, DAE Graduation Show, Eindhoven (NL).
Ciona Are Doing Well, Interspecies Futures, NY Center for Book Arts, 2020.
Grant, Starting Design Grant, Stimuleringsfonds, 2023-2024.
Award, Young New Talent, Material District, Utrecht (NL), 2023.
Grant, Creative Residency Arita, Japan, Stimuleringsfonds, 2022-2024.
Grant, Building Talent, Stimuleringsfonds, 2021.
Nominee, Gijs Bakker Design Award, Design Academy Eindhoven, 2021.
Font in use: Authentic Sans by Christina Janus and Desmond Wong.
©Benedetta Pompili 2024
Curated and tutored with Thomas Amann, Hannah Segerkrantz
Projects by Finn Blindow, Julia Cazar, Jacques Ernzer, Charlotte Eybl, Anna Gramm, Eugen Halbhuber, Benjamin Kislich, Martin Kohlbauer, Karolina Kolencikova, Beyza Koruglu. Sara Kosanovic, Ana-Elisa Kresitschnig, Elisa Kreuzer, Raman Levoshka, Marlene Melkus, Isabella Mundle, Lea Notsch, Jeremias Pointner, Charly Schneider, Paul Sebesta, Johanna Syre, Julius Wolff
Supported by LINA
2023-2024
"Material Assemblies" explored the bioregional resources of Vienna, focusing on alternative material narratives and sustainable infrastructures. The research was divided into four main categories: excavation, construction and demolition, food production, and agriculture. Students conducted site visits to production plants, construction sites, and museums, physically gathering materials and collecting data on their origins, locations, and availability. This data was compiled into fact sheets, contributing to a map of Vienna's resources, industrial by-products, and waste streams.
The project encouraged a deeper reflection on the ecological, cultural, and historical context of the materials. This led to a shift from simple cataloging to questioning the impact of material choices, especially on a large architectural scale. Students engaged in hands-on testing, experimenting with the materials’ properties, and creating small samples. They began crafting narratives around the materials, documenting their compositions and processes, and selecting those most suitable for scaling up.
The students scaled up their experiments in a 10-day workshop, producing small series of materials such as bricks, panels, and glazes. They worked collectively, inventing new methods and machinery to process the materials and experimenting with synergies between different materials. Each material was accompanied by a bioregional map detailing its composition and potential applications.
The final phase focused on documenting and testing the outcomes. Students collaborated with experts from TU Wien to test the mechanical properties of their materials. The results were compiled into product sheets, providing a foundation for future applications in architecture and design. The materials were presented at Vienna Design Week in September 2024, where they were used in the hospitality area designed by Studio Dreist, showcasing the potential of local resources.