Leo Mühlfeld
Designer for Science, Culture & Industry
I design exhibitions, tools, and workshops that invite reasoning and turn difficulty into shared understanding. My work sits between design, strategy, and epistemology. I'm interested in how the things we make shape our capacity to understand and act.
Making is Method.
© Lucy LiListen & Frame
DiscoveryEvery project starts with questions. Understanding your organization, your audience, and what you're trying to achieve comes first.
Map & Structure
StrategyComplexity becomes workable. We find the shape of the project, identify what matters, and align on a direction worth pursuing.
Prototype & Test
ExplorationIdeas become tangible early. Low-fidelity concepts test assumptions before commitment—making the abstract concrete enough to evaluate.
Build & Refine
ProductionConcepts become artifacts. Working with fabricators, developers, and partners to ensure the final work delivers on the thinking.
© MDW/Daniel WillingerLaunch & Reflect
DeliveryWork meets its audience. Outcomes get evaluated, learnings documented, and insights carried forward.
I write about design as reasoning—how the things we make shape our capacity to understand and act.
© Fritz Enzo KarglNo More Magic
Why the best illusions show their machinery
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© Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-T0709–429 / Franke, Klaus / CC-BY-SA 3.0Freedom to Repair but not to Speak
The East German Design Paradox: Tracing the quiet innovations of GDR design: modularity, longevity, and unexpected autonomy.
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