Hey! I am Micha Baggenstos, an industrial designer and mechanical engineer from Zürich. [about]

Previous projects and current topics of interest

Photo: Harumi Shimizu

interaction with the prototype

showcase of various patterns

workshop at DLX Lab

experiments with patterns of Soichiro Uchida and Yuya Kurusu

Origami Player 折紙プレーヤー

Origami Player is a tool for exploration and display of tessellated structures. Like a record player it sets varying crease patterns into motion - revealing complex kinematic patterns.

The project was developed at the DLX Design Lab, UTokyo in collaboration with Tachi Lab, which specializes in origami and structural tessellation. The concept is inspired by Tachi Lab's iterative research process, moving between prototype and computation. Exhibited in the Connecting Artifacts Exhibition 05.

With the kind help of Yuri Klebanov, Tomohiro Tachi, Rinako Sonobe, Mariko Higaki and the pattern designs of Soichiro Uchida and Yuya Kurusu.

(2025)

Exhibition Setup Spinne Sein

Pavillion with suspended fans for the project Spinne Sein

by Barbara Schuler and the ZHdK Knowledge Visualization Department. Developed as a low-cost setup that is reusable for future contexts.

Exhibited at Museum für Gestaltung Zürich as part of the Museum of the Future

(2025, in collaboration with Nathanael Boell)

WIP Exhibition ZHdK (2024)
Photocredit: Sebastian Kommer

Opensource Elevator, Shortmovie
with Nathanael Boell and Philipp Kneller (2025)

Image Collection, Everyday Heckers

WIP Exhibition ZHdK (2024)

Everyday Hackers

Work in Progress:

Interactions with electronic devices have become part of our lives - devices which we may feel powerless against, because the technology inside is inaccessible to most of us.

I imagine a culture that allows everybody to change, repair, manipulate: hack. In the search of it, I collect interventions where people adapted their surroundings in a way, that is unintended by the „initial designer“. Through these engagements, a culture around sustainable relationships to the objects, spaces, and systems around us can evolve.

(2024...)

Ergonomic Ski Touring Binding

The project started as bachelor thesis at the Ostschweizer Fachhochschule. A ski touring binding was developed, that allows for a rolling motion of the ball of the foot. This optimizes the shift of the body’s center of gravity during forward movement. The improvement is noticeably perceptible and enables a more dynamic and gentle gait.

The binding was patented [EP 4 173 682 B1] and is being further developed by Fritschi AG.

Most recently we adapted the concept in a binding for polar expeditions in collaboration with Anja Blacha.

(2021 – 2024)

Emost Butler M, mobile battery storage

Quad Systems, peltier cooler for NMR spectroscopy

ABB Service Tool, maintenance tool for train batteries

Design Engineering Zürich

Development of several industrial products at the agency Design Engineering Zürich GmbH.

(2021 – 2024)

Jubla Fire Pit

During summer camps, the youth organization Jubla needs additional mobile fireplaces that can be easily set up for various tasks. When not in use, they can be compactly stowed away for transport and storage.

The fire pit can be assembled in different configurations, with options to leave out the legs or add additional sidewalls for wind protection or to build an oven.

(2019, in collaboration with Roman Zenger)

Pollinator Research

Research device concept, developed at the IPEK Institute (Ostschweizer Fachhochschule) for PD Dr. Eva Knop. The device periodically isolates the plants inside from insects, allowing the examination of nocturnal insect populations based on plant seed formation. Key aspects of the development included a modular design, portability, and autonomous, reliable operation over several weeks.

(2018)

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