Florian Hauswirth (born in 1976) worked as a technical model maker and material researcher for Vitra, before studying Industrial Design at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) where he graduated in 2006. After working as an assistant at Barber Osgerby in London, he co-founded the design collective Postfossil in 2007. He works today as an independent designer in Biel (Switzerland) and teaches at different design universities. His work has been shown internationally and has received several awards. He runs a blog with two other members.