TEACHING
2022–today Associate professor (Industrial Design)
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena (USA) and Berlin (Germany)

2018/2019 Guest Lecturer (Industrial Design)
Schule für Gestaltung Bern (Switzerland)

2010–2022 Guest Professor (Interdisciplinary Design)
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena and Berlin

2006–2009 Guest Professor (Industrial Design):
HbK Braunschweig (Germany)

2003–2005 Lecturer (Industrial Design)
HbK Braunschweig (Germany)

PRESS
Porträt
A Chat With Product Designer Michael Sans

AWARDS
2020: ‚reddot winner 2020‘ (HAAL ROSA B1)
1999: ‚Places for Coffee – Design Competition‘ by Lavazza and Modo. Special price (Club Classic SL)
1997: ‚Hoesch Design Award‘, shortlisted (Bathroom 00/3)
1996: ‚Silver Industrial Design Excellence Award‘ IDEA96 by IDSA (ESBE 1, bicycle)
1995: ‚Waterlily Award‘, special price (It’s Just Peanuts)

EXHIBITIONS
2016: „Telling Time“, CID - centre d‘innovation et de design au Grand-Hornu, Hornu (Belgium)
2015: „In Praise of Time“, Mudac, Lausanne (Switzerland)
2011: „O‘Clock - Time Design, Design Time“, Milan Triennale Museum, Milan (Italy)
2008: „Palais de Gruyère“ (Part one), Single exhibition of the art project in collaboration with the Swiss illustrator
Gregory Gilbert-Lodge, Grand Palais Bern (Switzerland)
2008: „Design + Emotion“, Badisches Landesmuseum Karlsruhe (Germany)
2007: „Peakcocks Amoung the Ruins“, Dundee Contemporary Arts Gallery, Dundee (Scottland)
2006: „Tokyo Designer‘s Week 2006“, Designmai Youngsters, Tokyo (Japan)
2006: „Designsuburbia“, Designmai 2006, Group Exhibition curated by Designmai Youngsters, Berlin (Germany)
2005: „Designbrussels 2005“, DMY, Bruxelles (Belgium)
2005: „Seoul Design Festival 2005“, DMY, Seoul (South Korea)
2005: „Alumni of Art Center College of Design“, Designmai 2005, Berlin (Deutschland)
2005: „go future“, Group Exhibition, curated by Allianz AG, Treptowers, Berlin (Germany)
2004: „Weapons of Mass Seduction“, Group Exhibition, curated by Michael Sans, Designmai 2004, Berlin (Germany)
2004: „inspired by Cologne 2004“, German Design Council, Furniture Fair Cologne (Germany)
2004: „Weapons of Mass Seduction“, Group Exhibition, curated by Michael Sans, Passagen 2004, Furniture Fair
Cologne (Germany)
2003: „Canary in a Coalmine“, The 2003 Coroflot Members Show, Gallery 91, New York (USA)
2001: „best before“, Milan Furniture Fair 2001, Gallery InterNos, Mailand (Italy)
1998: „Westweek 1998“, Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles (USA)