London — Max Fraser

Max Fraser works as a commentator across the various media outlets that surround the design industry and, more recently, food and farming. He writes for magazines and newspapers, authors books, curates exhibitions, speaks at events worldwide and consults for public and private bodies. This diversity of output prompts people to ask him, "what exactly do you do?" This website acts as a portfolio of his work and hopefully goes some way to answering that question. Welcome and thank you for visiting.

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06.09.2024 / Events

Talk: Molteni Mondo, 19th September 2024

Dezeen has teamed up with Molteni&C for a talk and cocktail party at the Italian brand’s flagship store during the London Design Festival. The event coincides with the launch of Molteni Mondo: An Italian Design Story, a monograph marking the brand’s 90th anniversary.

I will host the talk with Molteni Group CMO Giulia Molteni and designer Michael Anastassiades, discussing the creation process behind the book. This will be followed by cocktails and a DJ set by Mary Charteris.

The talk is free to attend and starts at 5:30pm at the Molteni&C showroom, 245-249 Brompton Road, London SW3 2EP.

05.09.2024 / Events

Talk: Technological Tactility: Creating Design You Can Feel, 17th September 2024

To accompany the Design You Can Feel exhibition during London Design Festival, I am hosting a panel talk titled Technological Tactility: Creating Design You Can Feel, with designers Kim Colin, Sam Hecht and Leo Leitner of Future Facility and ASUS chief design officer Mitch Yang.

The talk starts at 6pm on 17th September 2024 at Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, London EC2A 3EY. It is followed by an exclusive party with music, food and cocktails provided by Tanqueray No.TEN.

The talk is free to attend but registration is necessary.

04.09.2024 / Events

Exhibition: Design You Can Feel, 17th-22th September 2024

Dezeen has teamed up with ASUS Zenbook to curate a major exhibition during London Design Festival called Design You Can Feel. The exhibition is a journey through material, craftsmanship and AI.

At its heart is an exploration of Ceraluminum, an innovative material by ASUS, presented alongside work by leading designers and curated around themes that showcase the brand’s approach to design.

The exhibition celebrates Zenbook – the new laptop from ASUS featuring the Ceraluminum material, whose light and durable tactility can be used to create designs with a unique and everlasting appeal.

Each of the pieces in the exhibition – which span furniture, lighting and installation design – speak to these qualities in different ways. The show explores how material qualities such as form, colour and texture can be combined to create objects or moments that awaken the senses.

Featured designers include Fernando Laposse, Giles Miller, Natural Material Studio, Niceworkshop and Studio Furthermore.

The exhibition culminates in a specially commissioned piece, called SUSA, made from Ceraluminum by Future Facility, a design and research studio led by distinguished designers Kim Colin, Sam Hecht and Leo Leitner.

Through this conceptual design, the studio explores the relationship between the digital and physical worlds and asks how technology such as artificial intelligence and materiality can combine to create calm and tactile objects, ultimately changing the way we experience digital interfaces.

Max is part of the team that curated and delivered the exhibition. It takes place from 17th-22nd September 2024, is free to attend and is open from 10am-5pm daily at Protein Studios, 31 New Inn Yard, Shoreditch, London EC2A 3EY.