Lukas Franciszkiewicz
Where can you be found at the ZHdK?
Mostly in the office between the high desk and the sofa - but preferably on the rooftop terrace in conversation with students and colleagues.
What drives you?
A big bowl of porridge for breakfast.
What topics are you personally dealing with at the moment?
As I have the exciting task of redesigning the MA Major in Industrial Design, I am primarily concerned with today's requirements for design education. In doing so, I sometimes look back very critically on my own education in Germany and England, but also on my experiences with partners from industry and research. What concerns me most personally is how to deal with ambiguity and how this can be incorporated into design education as a skill.
What is your personal definition of design?
For me, definitions always have a certain smack of finality, which I find particularly problematic when it comes to design. Nevertheless, I do of course have an idea of design. For me, design means becoming aware of its impact on our visual and material culture. To deal with complex issues in a meaningful way as a designer today, you need both thought and design approaches that go beyond the classic role of design as a pragmatic solution approach. It is a balancing act between questioning and shaping practice. Design is not only the creation of objects, services or systems, but also the negotiation of experiences, relationships and meanings. Design is not only the solution of practical problems, but also the exploration of questions and possibilities. Design is not only the application of technology, but also the reflection of its social, ecological and ethical impact on our society. More about this over a coffee on the rooftop terrace.
