Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest

Malu Lücking is an interdisciplinary designer based in Budapest. She graduated with a Bachelor’s from the Art Academy in Berlin in the department of textile and surface design and holds a Master’s degree in Biodesign from Central St. Martins, University Of The Arts London. Her work has a strong focus on speculative design futures and biomaterial research. Social, emotional and tactile experiences play an important role in her work. Driven by her fascination for the underwater world, for the past years, Malu’s work is all about algae. In her work, she explores the potential of both microalgae and macroalgae as a resource of regenerative aquaculture for today’s material world and the future of food. She also co-founded the material innovation start-up mujō in 2020. Currently she is working as a researcher and Acting Material Research Hub Lead at Moholgy-Nagy Art and Design University in Budapest.