Mikael Metthey is a French designer interested in exploring new ways of combining science and design.
He uses design to explore and debate the future implications of emerging technologies. With his designs, he aims to raise new questions about the way technology impacts on people’s lives and how it can be used in unconventional but beneficial ways.
He believes in the social potential of emerging medical technologies. He has a special interest in biological organisms’ abilities and the ways in which they can be manipulated to create new functionalities.
Mikael completed an MA in Design Interactions at the Royal College of Art in 2007. He is currently working for Samsung Design Europe as an interaction designer.