Humainprojects is a Vienna-based design studio with an inclusive approach exploring the intersections of sociology, design, and critical research.
We develop formats, products, and environments that respond to the realities of people with diverse needs. Shaped through research, collaboration, and lived experience.
Humainprojects.
What we do
Design as a tool for inclusion, research, and social change. We develop research-driven design formats and products at the intersection of sociology, design, and everyday life.
We engage in sociological research, fieldwork, and critical reflection to understand systems, behaviors, and needs.
About us
Our work is grounded in the understanding that design is not neutral. It shapes how we live, interact, and relate to one another.
We use design as a tool to investigate and respond to the complexities of contemporary life through a process that is deeply research-driven, collaborative, and socially engaged.
Our practice moves between conceptual development, product design, and spatial formats. We collaborate with experts from fields such as healthcare, therapy, care work, and design to develop solutions that are both functional and meaningful.
We are not driven by aesthetics alone, but by questions:
Who is included?
What systems are we reproducing?
How can design open new ways of thinking, relating, and acting?
We engage in sociological research, fieldwork, and critical reflection to understand systems, behaviors, and needs.
This research directly informs the development of everyday objects and supportive products, ensuring they respond meaningfully to real-life situations while maintaining aesthetic and functional value.
Photography by
Marie Luise Baumschlager
Products developed as functional responses to specific needs are placed in dialogue with works by designers and artists.
Within this context, they move beyond their role as assistive objects and become part of a broader aesthetic and cultural discourse.
The work challenges the separation between support and aesthetics, suggesting that objects designed to assist can also hold visual, spatial, and cultural presence.
Encounter I - Metallic Interface
Humainprojects x Magistrale Space
Photography by
Marie Luise Baumschlager
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Humainprojects develops its own products and operates an online platform that brings together objects emerging from its projects and collaborations.
The platform includes both internally developed pieces and selected works by participants and collaborators involved in the Humain Encounters.
Rather than functioning as a conventional shop, it operates as an evolving environment. Where products, ideas, and perspectives intersect.
The focus lies on everyday objects shaped by specific needs, lived experiences, and individual contexts.
Products range from adapted everyday objects to experimental and research-based pieces.
Each piece reflects an ongoing dialogue between design, function, and lived experience.
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