Born in France in 1994, Maël Hénaff is now based in London. Brought up in the French Alps and with a Chinese-French heritage, Maël has always wanted to investigate technology through the cultural, ethical and moral lenses.

He is a designer, filmmaker and musician, currently lecturing at the MA Material Futures, Central Saint Martins. Maël worked for various studios such as Superflux and UP Projects. 

His research has been exhibited at the Design Museum London, Tate Exchange Tate Modern, Milan Design Week, and Dubai Design Week. It explores speculative scenarios where technologies are hacked and democratised in order to start a real discussion on how we should use technology to benefit our communities.

EXHIBITIONS


︎︎︎2022 

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Aram Gallery x MAMF
^{Aram Gallery, London}

Future Robots
^{DeepMind, Lethaby Gallery London}


︎︎︎2019 

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Democratising Tech
^{Dubai Design Week, Dubai}

Democratising Tech
^{Lethaby Gallery, London}

Deep Fake for Social Good
^{Tate Exchange, London}

Democratising Tech
^{Degree Show CSM, London}

Democratising Tech
^{DROPOUT MAG, London}

A Call For Positive Automation
^{Milan Design Week, Milan}


︎︎︎2018 

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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 

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Radio BlahBlah
^{STORE PROJECTS, London}


︎︎︎2019 

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Designing For Turbulent Times
^{Everyman Cinema, London}

KQ LABS Sciences and Design
^{LVMH, London}

Waste into Resource Workshop
^{Messums, Wiltshire}


 ︎︎︎2018 

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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 

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Otherwise Festivale
^{Gessnerallee, Zurich}

PUBLICATIONS


︎︎︎2019 

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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 

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Finalist NOVA AWARDS
^{London, UK}

Finalist Green TRAIL LVMH
^{London, UK}