Marek Jóźwicki

Marek Jóźwicki is a Professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk, serving as Head of the Department of Industrial Design and the Serial Furniture Design Studio within the Faculty of Architecture and Design since 1985.

His academic credentials include:

• Master's degree (1984) from Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk under Professor Bolesław Petrycki
• Doctor of Fine Arts (1998)
• Postdoctoral degree (Habilitation) (2005)

Specializing in contextual design philosophy, Professor Jóźwicki emphasizes environmental fragility, human relationships, and abstract rational reasoning. His research spans interior architecture, furniture systems, and industrial design, integrating landscape features, local traditions, and material constraints into functional solutions. He has authored hundreds of design projects through collaborations with furniture manufacturers.

He has supervised over sixty bachelor's and master's theses, served as doctoral supervisor in four proceedings, and reviewed fourteen doctoral/habilitation dissertations. His Serial Furniture Studio (headed since 2005) maintains a collaborative team environment where all members operate as equals.

Administrative leadership includes Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design (2008-2012) and Head of the Department of Design (2013-2016). He co-authors proprietary designs registered at the Polish Patent Office and maintains research partnerships with furniture factories. As a founding member of CTT in Gdańsk (1997-present, Management Board) and SPFP (2014-present), he bridges academic and industrial design sectors.