RESQ
In collaboration with DLR
Hello :)
I'm Björn, and I make engineering desirable.
I work at the intersection of design and engineering, turning technical complexity into products that are clear, functional and desirable. Currently working as an Industrial Designer, I develop solutions across scales and industries, from mobility and industrial systems to medtech and consumer products, guiding ideas from early concept to refined outcome.
2024
Linewatch
Independent project
Veil Drone
In collaboration with Dräger
Wortuhr 2.0
Homesolutions · arcaiv studios
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Project details remain private.
A little more about me.
My path into design began at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences, where I studied Industrial Design before completing a master’s in Engineering Design. Early studio experience at Panik Ebner Design brought those studies into practice. Working with physical models became a particularly valuable part of that process: a way to question proportions and test what a screen cannot tell you.
At DLR in Stuttgart, my master’s thesis and research assistant role introduced me to a research environment. Today, I’m based in Munich and work at HYVE. Alongside that role, I co-founded arcaiv studios with fellow designers and engineers. It gives us a shared space to work independently, bring different perspectives together and take responsibility for projects as a team.
The path so far.
| Role / Company | Location | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Design AssociateHYVE Innovate GmbH | Munich | Jan 2025 – Present |
| Managing Partner & Industrial / UI/UX Designerarcaiv studios | Stuttgart | Aug 2025 – Present |
| Master’s Thesis Student & Research AssistantGerman Aerospace Center (DLR) | Stuttgart | Apr 2024 – Oct 2024 |
| Working Student, 3D Visualisation & Web DesignRE SMART Invest | Berlin | Dec 2023 – Apr 2024 |
| Industrial DesignerPanik Ebner Design | Stuttgart | Apr 2023 – Nov 2023 |
| Working Student, CAD & Web DesignRE SMART Invest | Berlin | Oct 2022 – Apr 2023 |
| Industrial Design InternPanik Ebner Design | Stuttgart | Mar 2022 – Sep 2022 |
How I think and make.
Big systems.
Fine details.
I consider the whole product, from its place in a larger system to the details people see, touch and use.
From brief
to handover.
I turn early ideas into clear design decisions through CAD, prototypes and visualisation, taking ownership from the first brief to the final handover.
Recognised
work.
Independent minds.
Shared ambition.
At arcaiv studios, designers and engineers work as one team. I connect perspectives, make design decisions tangible and keep the shared direction clear.
Skills
- Research
- Concept development
- Systems thinking
- Design refinement
- Communication
Software
- Development
- SolidWorks, Rhino, Fusion 360, Plasticity
- Visualisation
- KeyShot, D5 Render
- Digital tools
- Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365
- Emerging tools
- Claude, OpenAI tools, Google AI tools, Figma Weave
Like what you see?
Explore a little deeper.
Discover the ideas, design decisions and development behind the projects in my full portfolio.
Download portfolio (PDF)
An autonomous vehicle concept that brings essential supplies to disaster response teams.
A purpose for autonomy.
Explore meaningful uses for autonomous heavy trucks. The open brief became a focused question: how could transport support disaster response?
Designed around responders.
A modular vehicle concept connects organised storage, accessible supplies and clear signals to people nearby. The aim: reduce transport demands on responders.
Transport supplies.
Support people.
From idea to form.
Exploring possibilities.
Early form studies explored the vehicle’s proportions, access points and overall character.
Connecting the systems.
CAD brought cargo, access and the technical package into one coherent vehicle architecture.
Making scale tangible.
A physical model translated the digital design into a tangible object for presentation and discussion.
What the project taught me.
“Designing a vehicle without a driver made me think differently about how products communicate. With nobody there to explain, form, colour and access points have to guide people. For me, the key learning was to design the vehicle’s behaviour and its appearance together, so that technical complexity becomes an intuitive interaction.”
An independently developed watch concept built around a sculptural dial that changes with the light.
From line to object.
From early sketches to CAD and resin models, I developed the dial, case and movement as one design. Physical studies informed the proportions; the custom movement remains a conceptual exploration, not a validated mechanism.
A concept for connected gas monitoring, combining mobile sensors, magnetic wall mounts and a shared charging hub.
Less effort on site.
The Dräger X-zone brief prompted a rethink of manual deployment: how could gas monitoring points be positioned and maintained with less physical effort and fewer obstacles on site?
Fly there. Measure at rest.
Rotor turbulence makes precise measurement in flight unsuitable. The concept instead docks at magnetic wall mounts, keeping sensors at eye level and access routes clear. A shared hub connects measurements and supports drone replacement.
Move to monitor.
Stay to measure.
From system to swarm.
Built around the sensor.
The component layout combines Dräger XXS gas sensors with commercially available navigation, communication and charging components.
Made at full scale.
Five printed parts formed a 1:1 appearance model, translating the digital design into a physical object.
Shared as a swarm.
Multiple appearance models presented the system at Hannover Messe 2024 with the Kreativ Sachsen-Anhalt campaign.
What the project taught me.
“The drone only made sense when the whole system worked together. Designing the sensor housing, docking point and charging hub taught me to connect each object to a shared use sequence. Real components grounded the design, but reliable docking, measurement and autonomous exchange still need functional validation.”
A redesigned word clock for Homesolutions, giving a familiar object its own identity through a circular core and interchangeable panels.
Clarity within constraints.
Within a tightly scoped budget, I led concept exploration, contributed to CAD and technical development, and created the visualisations. The selected direction, Core, pairs a cylindrical housing with a flat acrylic panel. Its proportions, lettering and illumination were refined through testing with the team.
