Lukas Franciszkiewicz (b. 1987) designs, teaches, and speculates — not always in that order. His work sits somewhere between industrial design and critical inquiry, shaped by extended detours through Germany, the UK, Japan, and Switzerland. He is drawn to how design inquiry, beyond the constraints of solutionism, can expand what we imagine to be possible within the entangled relationships between humans, non-humans, technologies, and ecologies.

Lukas is Head of the Master’s and Research programme in Industrial Design at Zurich University of the Arts, where he initiated a new curriculum centred on experimental, research-led, and transdisciplinary design practice.

Over the past decade, Lukas has worked at the shifting intersection of design and technology. In 2014, he co-founded the London office of Japanese innovation firm Takram, collaborating with partners such as Toyota, Tamron, MIT Media Lab, and Moovel Lab to envision new products, services, and forms of interaction.

His projects have been exhibited internationally, including at the Saint-Étienne Biennale, London Design Festival, Power Station of Art Shanghai, Vienna Biennale, and Mudac Lausanne.

He has taught at institutions such as the Royal College of Art London and regularly contributes to conversations on design, technology, and innovation through lectures and workshops.

Lukas holds a Master’s in Design Interactions (2012–14) from the Royal College of Art London and a BA in Industrial Design (2008–12) from the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Kiel.

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