I see design as a transformative practice — one that invites experimentation, critical inquiry, and new forms of connection. My work weaves together research and practice, creating spaces, workshops, and collaborative formats that foster dialogue, reflection, and collective imagination.
Since 2015, I have been engaged in design education across Europe, developing experimental learning environments that encourage students to act intuitively, think reflectively, and engage creatively with the world around them. As a professor of design at Coburg University of Applied Sciences and Arts, I support emerging designers in navigating uncertainty, working hands-on with materials, and developing critical and imaginative responses to ecological and societal challenges.
In my freelance practice, I collaborate with cultural institutions, researchers, and cross-sector initiatives to design co-creative processes, exhibitions, and participatory experiences that bridge disciplines and make complex ideas tangible. My approach moves fluidly between design, art, and science, with an emphasis on embodied knowledge, material agency, and the relational dimension of making.
Alongside this practical work, I pursue design research that grows directly from my design praxis. Through writing and publication, I explore the theory–practice entanglement, investigating how design generates knowledge through doing. My research engages with topics such as improvisation, poiesis, more-than-human perspectives, and the role of design in navigating the unknown.
At the core of my practice lies a belief in process over perfection, curiosity over certainty, and design as a relational act. Whether working with physical materials or abstract systems, I understand making as a form of thinking — a way to sense, reflect, transform, and connect.
This site offers a glimpse into the projects, collaborations, and evolving questions that shape my ongoing inquiry into what design can be and do.