Anab Jain Professor & Course Leader Univ.Prof. Anab Jain leads the Design Investigations Studio (ID2) at the Angewandte. An award-winning designer, filmmaker, futurist and educator, Anab brings vision and ambition to the Studio, preparing the students to become accomplished designers and informed citizens of the world.

Nikolas Heep Senior Tutor Nikolas Heep studied architecture at the TU Berlin and AA London. In 2005 he founded the design studio KIM+HEEP with partner Mia Kim. Projects span from commercial product and interior design to conceptual installations, research and teaching.

Stefan Zinell Senior Tutor Stefan Zinell studied industrial Design at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. After graduating he started his own consultancy working for clients in the fields of interior, furniture and product design and joined the Angewandte in a teaching capacity.

Matthias Pfeffer Senior Tutor for Construction and Engineering Matthias Pfeffer lives and works in Tullnerbach near Vienna. He studied mechanical engineering and product design, his expertise covers a wide range of design engineering methods and tools.

Martin Grödl Senior Tutor for Creative Technology Martin is a Designer, Programmer and Artist that works on the boundaries of Design, Art and Digital Technology. He is co-founder and director of Process Studio for Art and Design based in Vienna, Austria.

Mallos Zahradník Studio Administrator Mallos has an undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Sorbonne University. She has worked in universities since 2023 and is currently your Studio Coordinator in the Design Investigations Studio.

Elisabeth Windisch Studio Administrator Elisabeth Windisch studied Fine Arts at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, works as artist in Vienna and is in the curatorial team of the artist-run space BRUCH&DALLAS in Cologne. She is the administrator of Design Investigations.

Peter Knobloch Senior Lecturer Trained as an electronics engineer, studied Industrial Design, self taught software, user interface, physical computing, digital fabrication and sustainability engineer. Teaches at the University since 1997.

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Alexandra Fruhstorfer Alumni Our graduate Alexandra Fruhstorfer shares her thoughts about studying at Design Investigations and how the experience prepared her to face a complex and uncertain world with confidence.

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