Her work often evolves from a close engagement with materials and processes, using experimentation, repetition and systems of making to develop unexpected forms and structures. Moving between functional objects and sculptural exploration, Freia Achenbach is interested in how materials and objects shape the ways we perceive, inhabit and relate to our surroundings. Through shifting familiar materials, techniques and typologies into new contexts, her work often carries a sense of play and opens up alternative ways of engaging with the everyday.
Freia Achenbach holds a diploma in Industrial Design from the State Academy of Art and Design Stuttgart (2019). She is co-founder of anima ona, a collaborative practice engaged in multidisciplinary projects that seek to illuminate socio-ecological transformation processes. Since 2022, she has been teaching Product Design at the Karlsruhe University of Art and Design.