Björn Franke is a designer who investigates the social, psychological and philosophical implications of artefacts and products; in particular how the shifting technological environment alters human behaviour, relationships and self-conceptions. The projects vary in media and include conceptual products, photography and film.

 

Franke studied Industrial Design at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design Products at the Royal College of Art, where he now works on his PhD in Design Interactions and teaches in Critical and Historical Studies. He was recently a fellow at the Akademie Schloss Solitude and the Artist Residency Schloss Balmoral. His work has been exhibited in London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Helsinki and Milan and has been published in magazines and books worldwide. He lives and works in London.