JOHANNES FELIX LOTZE
Johannes Felix Lotze is a speculative designer and interdisciplinary artist based in Vienna, Austria. With a background in Industrial Design and Anthropology, Johannes' work explores emerging technologies and extended realities. Using speculative design to challenge and question the future of human interaction with technology.
Through innovative and interactive experiences, their practice delves into the implications of evolving technologies on society, exploring how these developments shape our behaviors, perceptions, and environments.
Exhibitions
Angewandte Festival
Vienna, AT, 2023- Preparing for Tomorrow: Speculative Futures Design Project
- Fictional branding of multiple products in personal health.
- Trend forecast and visualization
- Exploring multiple futures through market research.
Die Erde, Ein Dynamischer Planet, Natural History Museum Vienna
Vienna, AT, 2023 - ongoing.- „Am I Gaboniontum?“ - Video installation.
- Leading a team of design students and main project manager.
- Machine Learning as a creative instance in the scientific process.
- Creating an Installation visually and narratively appealing to a diverse audience.
- Helping this audience understand the topic at hand through an appealing narrative.
Angewandte Festival,
Vienna, AT, 2021.- „KI_tchen“ -Research based art project for an exhibition.
- Idea of a cooperative daily life together with AI, communicated through recipes and food.
- Breaking down complex topics and making them understandable by targeting multiple senses.
- Assisting in helping plan the greater exhibition at large, the events role within as well as devel-
oping a covid concept for the event.
Experience
Co-Founder, Hadron
Zurich, Helsinki, Vienna, 2024
Creative Technologist, NowHere Media
Berlin, 2024 - ongoing.
Internship Interaction Design for Immersive Media. NowHere Media
Berlin, 2024
Student Assistant, Design Investigations
Vienna, AT, 2021-2023- Supporting students with their projects.
- Digital fabrication and rapid prototyping.
- Lasercut and 3D print.
Fashion Brand, Self Initiative
Hamburg, DE, 2019 - 2020- Development of brand concept.
- Design and production of two collections.
- Planning and organizing photo shoots, outreach to models and photographers.
- Sales and marketing through social media and guerrilla marketing, targeting a young scene audience in and around Hamburg.
Education
Mag. des. ind., University of applied Arts Vienna
Vienna, AT, 2020 - Ongoing- Design Investigations, a Speculative and Industrial Design with emphasis on narratives, research and sustainability.
- Diploma 2025
- Current grade 1.19, after 5 out of 10 Semesters.
Interaction Design, Züricher Hochschule der Künste
Zürich, CH, 2024 - Ongoing- Exchange
Social & Cultural Anthropology, University Vienna
Vienna, AT, 2023 - Ongoing- BA 2025.
- Current grade 2 after 1 out of 6 Semesters.
- Speculative and Industrial Design with emphasis on narratives, research and sustainability.
Gymnasium Rissen, Abitur 2019
Vienna, AT, 2021.