Björn Franke

2022

Ausstellung “Planet Digital” im Zürcher Museum für Gestaltung,
SRF 10vor10, March 21, 2022, Switzerland

2021

Carnale, Issue 01, 2021, Italy

2019

Matt Malpass, Critical Design in Context: History, Theory, and Practice, London: Bloomsbury, 2019.

Die Mondlandung vor 50 Jahren: Eine unendliche Design-Inspiration,
SRF 10vor10, July 11, 2019, Switzerland

2016

Paulina Szczesniak, “Kopulierende Haushaltsgeräte und sexy Flachmänner,” Tagesanzeiger, January 19, 2016.

2015

Philipp Meier, “Mit Düften tüfteln,” Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 21, 2025.

2014

Marco Costantini, ed., Nirvana: Les Étranges Formes du Plaisir, Collion: Infolio Éditions, 2014.

2013

Disruption, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom

Matt Malpass, “Between Wit and Reason: Defining Associative, Speculative, and Critical Design in Practice” Design and Culture 5, no. 3 (2013): 333-356.

Federico Bucci, ed., Senza Pericolo! Costruzioni e Sicurezza, Bologna: Editrice Compositori, 2013.

Justus Jonas and Alf-Krister Job, eds., KM 500, Mainz: Kunsthochschule Mainz, 2023.

2012

Silvana Annicchiarico, ed., Karma: Sessio e Design, Mantova: Corraini Edizioni, 2012.

Suzanne Boccalatte and Meredith Jones, eds., Trunk Volume Two: Blood, Sidney: Boccalatte Pty, 2012.

Design of the In/Human, Akademie Schloss Solitude, 2012, Germany

2011

Nikolai B. Forstbauer, “Von der Strategie des Gestaltens,” Stuttgarter Nachrichten, February 9, 2011

Susanne Gmür, “Die Ethik der Gestaltung,” Süddeutsche Zeitung, February 15, 2011

Rick Poynor, “Solitude in Dark Trees,” Design Observer, February 15, 2011

Lucy Kimbell, “Making/Crafting/Designing,” Design Leads Us Where Exactly?, March 4, 2011

2010

Katharina Deschka, “Schafe vor Ceauescus Palast,” Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, December 8, 2010.

The State of Things: Design and the 21st Century, ed. Maya Dvash, Holon: Design Museum Holon, 2010. Israel

Pie Paper, Issue 2, 2010, New Zealand

d[x]i magazine, No. 37, March 2010, Spain

Marie Claire, April 2010, Greece

2009

Balmoral 2009/2010: Hortus Conclusus/Apertus, Bad Ems: Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, 2009.

Tim Parsons, Thinking Objects: Contemporary Approaches to Product Design, Lausanne: AVA Publishing, 2009.

IdN, 15th Anniversary Edition, 2009, Hong Kong

Esquire, Vol. 23 No. 4, April 2009, Japan

Interview on RCN RADIO, March 21, 2009, Colombia

Glory be! This is a toolkit to far, The Guardian, March 12, 2009, United Kingdom

Traces of an Imaginary Affair by Björn Franke, Dezeen, March 3, 2009, United Kingdom

Paola Bjaringer, ed. Love Design, Cologne: daab, 2009.

Birgit S. Bauer, Beziehungen aus dem Werkzeugkasten, Artnet, August 20, 2009.

Working Title, Issue 5, April 26, 2009, Italy

Ming Pao Daily News, Life&Style, May 28, 2009, Canada.

2008

Wysokie Obcasy, Nr. 9 (462), March 1, 2008, Poland

2007

Code Magazine, Issue 5, Fall 07, 2007, Belgium

VIA, 03/06, June 2007, Austria

IdN, Vol. 14 No. 1, April 2007, Hong Kong

2006

Nomaden im Speck, Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung, Volume 20, May 21, 2006.

Cool Hunting, East Street Publications, 2006, Australia

Pix, Numero 2, 2006, Brasil

Icon 41, November 2006, United Kingdom

Vogue, October 2006, Korea

Jan Kedves, “Du lebst doch schon,” Die Tageszeitung (TAZ), May 20, 2006.

Viewpoint, No. 20, September 2006, United Kingdom

Designers' Workshop Tokyo, Vol. 23, No. 149, September 2006, Japan

Icon 39, September 2006, United Kingdom

Sandra Plummer, “Commentary on ‘Traces of an Imaginary Affair’ by Björn Franke,” Static, Issue 3 – Choice and Suffering, The London Consortium, July 2006, United Kingdom

ID Magazine, June 2006, USA

Imaginary Affair Kit, The Cool Hunter, January 4, 2006

D+Design, No.45, March/April 2006, Greece

Quo, No 126, March 2006, Spain

Max, 03/06, Italy

Homme, 02/15, Spain

Generation, The Summer Show 2006, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom

Design Products, Yearbook 2006, Royal College of Art, United Kingdom

2004

Swiss Typographic Magazine, 03/04, Switzerland

2003

Design Report, 05/03, Germany

Design Report, 02/03, Germany