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


︎︎︎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}