Maël Hénaff is a French filmmaker and music producer who is currently based in London. He is passionate about exploring the connections between design, film, music, and technology, especially in the context of climate change. Maël leads the MA Material Futures course at Central Saint Martins and has collaborated with renowned studios. He examines speculative scenarios and explores how technology can be hacked and democratised.

Over the course of his career, he has collaborated with esteemed studios like Superflux and UP Projects, honing his skills and broadening his artistic scope. Maël's research has been showcased at the Design Museum London, Tate Exchange Tate Modern, Milan Design Week, and Dubai Design Week. Through his exploratory work, he delves into speculative scenarios, examining the hacking and democratisation of technologies. 


EXHIBITIONS/RESEARCH PROJECTS


︎︎︎2023 

Social Fibre
Future Observatory
Design Museum, London



Sea Money Maker
London Design Biennale, London


︎︎︎2022 


Sea Money Maker
Aram Gallery, London

Future Robots
DeepMind, Lethaby Gallery London


︎︎︎2019 


Democratising Technology
Dubai Design Week, Dubai

Democratising Technology
Lethaby Gallery, London

Deep Fake for Social Good
Tate Exchange, London

Democratising Technology
Degree Show CSM, London

Democratising Technology
DROPOUT MAG, London

A Call For Positive Automation
Milan Design Week, Milan


︎︎︎2018 


AI DEMOCRACY
Design Museum, London

Symbiotic System
Primer Design Futures,
San Fransisco


How to Become a Machine
Primer Design Futures,
San Fransisco


TALKS/WORKSHOPS


︎︎︎2024 

AI Cannibalism
AllFlows 2024, Milton Keynes

Bio Fabrique Vienna
Klima Biennale Wien, Vienna

︎︎︎2022 


Radio BlahBlah
STORE PROJECTS, London


︎︎︎2019 



Designing For Turbulent Times
Everyman Cinema, London

KQ LABS Sciences and Design
LVMH, London

Waste into Resource Workshop
Messums, Wiltshire


 ︎︎︎2018 


Tech for the community Workshop
Local Church, Jaywick

Symbiotic System
Primer Design Futures, San Fransisco

How to Become a Machine
Primer Design Futures, San Fransisco


RESIDENCIES


︎︎︎2019 

Otherwise Festivale
Gessnerallee, Zurich



PUBLICATIONS


︎︎︎2019 

Socio-technology: realising the social potential of emerging technologies
Material Futures Catalogue

On how technology will make us the humans we always wanted to be
Clot Magazine

LS:N Global: 4 Key themes from Milan Design Week 2019
LSN Global Future Laboratory


AWARDS

︎︎︎2019 


Finalist NOVA AWARDS
London, UK

Finalist Green TRAIL LVMH
London, UK