Björn Franke investigates the social, psychological and philosophical implications of material culture and technological progress; 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 objects 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. He is also a Fellow at the Akademie Schloss Solitude. His work has been exhibited in London, Berlin, Amsterdam and Taipei and has been published in magazines and books worldwide. He lives and works in London.