Design is a visual representation of time. It shows us who we are and where we stand – socially, politically, economically. Here you’ll find essays and projects that make the present visible.
About
Bernhard Hafele is a design researcher working at the intersection of design, society, and time. Drawing from everyday observations, he investigates how social, political, and economic developments leave their mark on objects, behaviors, and systems, and what these traces tell us about the world we live in today.
He lives and works in Dornbirn, Austria. Alongside his research, he is the founder of viergestalten and serves as chair of the Creative Economy Vorarlberg.
His work encompasses research projects, essays, and publications exploring why our present looks exactly the way it does — and how seemingly self-evident things make visible the values and structures of their time.
Current Projects
Bernhard Hafele is a design researcher working at the intersection of design, society, and time. Drawing from everyday observations, he investigates how social, political, and economic developments leave their mark on objects, behaviors, and systems, and what these traces tell us about the world we live in today.
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Experiences
Bernhard Hafele is a design researcher working at the intersection of design, society, and time. Drawing from everyday observations, he investigates how social, political, and economic developments leave their mark on objects, behaviors, and systems, and what these traces tell us about the world we live in today.
viergestalten designkollektiv
Co-Founder, Dornbirn AT
since 2019
Freelance Graphic Designer
Dornbirn AT
since 2011
studio spitzar
Art Director, Dornbirn AT
2015 – 2018
FHV University of Applied Sciences
Research Assistant, Dornbirn AT
2013 – 2015
FHV University of Applied Sciences
Master's Program InterMedia, Dornbirn AT
2012 – 2014
WWP Creative
Graphic Designer, Telfs AT
2011
Washburn University
Semester Abroad, Topeka USA
2011
FHV University of Applied Sciences
Bachelor's Program InterMedia, Dornbirn AT
2009 – 2012
Walch Beschriftung
Sign Making & Advertising Technology Specialist, Telfs AT
2007 – 2009
WIFI Tirol
University Entrance Qualification, Innsbruck AT
2006 – 2008
Malerei Holzbaur
Sign Making & Advertising Technology Specialist, Innsbruck AT
2006
HTL Bau Informatik Design
Fachschule für angewandte Malerei, Innsbruck AT
2000 – 2004
