The Heinz Nixdorf MuseumsForum (HNF) in Paderborn, the world's largest computer museum, presents the history of information technology from early writing systems to artificial intelligence. The architectural design of the museum, which opened in 1996, was shaped by Prof. Ludwig Thürmer and Prof. Gerhard Diel.
Professor Diel also headed the Exhibition Design department at UdK Berlin, from which the design collective Laborrotwang emerged. I was a member of this group from 2006 to 2012. Under the project leadership of our former professor, a team consisting of Sven Femerling, Pablo Dornhege (now a professor at HTW Berlin), and myself designed the graphics for the exhibition "Zahlen, bitte! Die wunderbare Welt von null bis unendlich" in collaboration with HNF scientists.
The title "Zahlen, bitte!" is a German phrase with a clever double meaning. It translates to "Numbers, please!", perfectly fitting for an exhibition on mathematics. At the same time, it is a common phrase in German restaurants meaning "The check, please!". The exhibition was a special event at HNF, held from February to July 2008 as part of the "Year of Mathematics".
