Roger Zimmermann’s Master-Thesis is dedicated to material development in product design with a focus on natural materials.

Everything revolves around beer, or rather a waste that is produced during beer production (brewer grains). The global production of the oldest beverage in the world in large and small breweries offers opportunities to process the «waste» in a decentralized manner. The properties of the natural material have been evaluated experimentally and examined in design processes with regard to their physical functions. The Master-Thesis exemplifies how a creative-research approach can create the basis for innovation and, in this case, is a contribution to sustainable development.