Fabian Birgfeld

Fabian is a partner of W12 Studios. He and co-founder Michael Albers started the design studio in 2012 to create a practice around people, skills and passion.

At the heart of W12 Studios is the belief that amazing people working together will create ground breaking designs that will make a better future. W12 Studios brings many disciplines and teams together to work on next generation products ranging from TV platforms to fashion campaigns.

Beforehand Fabian worked at frog design, Method and the BBC where he led the design teams for iPlayer, News, Sport and 2012 Olympics.

Fabian has taught design and theory at Princeton University, Syracuse University and NJIT. His art and designs have been frequently exhibited in the US and Europe and won numerous awards.

Born and raised in Germany, Fabian holds a BA in Economics from Harvard University and a graduate degree in Architecture from Princeton University.