Prof. Dr. Manuel Kretzer is a designer, researcher and educator. Since October 2018 he is professor for Material and Technology at the Dessau Department of Design, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences. From October 2015 until March 2018 he was visiting professor at the Braunschweig University of Art. With his appointment as professor in Dessau he formed the Materiability Research Group with associated Materiability Lab. The group's work focuses on exploring novel material exploration in unison with digital design and fabrication processes. A particular emphasis is on adaptive or smart technologies as well as biological materials and their impact on our future environment. Manuel is also founding partner of responsive design studio based in Cologne. The office works on various scales, including architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, furniture and object design, and provides individual digital design and fabrication services.