I’m Michael Pfandl, a 24-year-old industrial design student at FH Joanneum in Graz, Austria. My work moves between product design, toolmaking, and material research, focusing on how design can build better relationships between people and nature. Design has given me the freedom to follow creative impulses, connect different fields, and think beyond familiar patterns. Through hands-on experimentation with biomaterials, digital fabrication, and low-tech making, I explore practical ways of bringing new technologies and local resources together. I’m drawn to projects that link ecology with everyday life and create value through collaboration across regions and disciplines. For me, design is a tangible way to test ideas and make change visible.
Michael Pfandl
