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Meet Björn Franke
Degrees:
- M.A. Royal College of Art, London, England
- B.A. Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts, Kiel, Germany
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-conception. By means of both socially and psychologically challenging projects, Franke explores how people can express and control their emotions, obsessions and fears through artefacts and technology. 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 is currently studying for a PhD in Design Interactions. He is also a Fellow at the Akademie Schloss Solitude. His work has been exhibited in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Helsinki and has been published in magazines and books worldwide. He lives and works in London.
*Conferences
- 2007: Speaker, Dealing with Fear, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2007: Speaker, Design Body Sense, Design History Society Annual Conference, Kingston University, London
- 2007: Presenter, Persuasive 2007, The Second International Conference on Persuasive Technology, Stanford University, Pala Alto, USA
- 2006: Speaker, Something Fake, Platform 21, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
*Exhibitions
- 2008: Fetisch + Konsum, Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany, 29 May - 5 July 2008
- 2007: The Art of Research, Lume Gallery, Helsinki, Finland, 1 - 12 October
- 2007: Village Fête, Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK, 27 - 28 July
- 2007: Digitalinability, DMY 2007, Berlin, Germany, 17 - 20 May
- 2006: Eden ADN, Biennale Internationale Design 2006, Saint-Étienne, France, 22 November - 3 December
- 2006: Something Fake, Platform 21, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 6 - 27 October
- 2006: Weapon World, Café de Lumiere, Taipei, Taiwan, 7 - 14 November
- 2006: The Wellcome Trust's Travelling Apothecary, London, UK, 16 September
- 2006: Generation, Royal College of Art, London, UK, 23 June - 2 July
- 2006: Designsuburbia, DMY 2006, Berlin, Germany, 18 - 21 May
*A selection of conferences and exhibitions.
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