Alexander Forst

Alexander Forst is a design professional with extensive experience in the transportation and mobility sector, particularly in bicycle design. He worked as a Transportation Designer Urban/Fitness at Canyon Bicycles GmbH from April 2018 to June 2022, a period of 4 years and 3 months.1

Currently, Forst holds multiple positions:

1. Professor of Design and Mobility at Hochschule Hof, University of Applied Sciences since November 2022.1
2. Sustainable Product Design Lead at Institut für Kreislaufwirtschaft der Bio since May 2024.1
3. Designer at the Innovation Lab of Canyon Bicycles GmbH since January 2024.1

His career at Canyon Bicycles GmbH has been notable:

• He started as a Transportation Designer from October 2014 to March 2017.1
• Returned as a Transportation Designer Urban/Fitness from April 2018 to June 2022.1
• Briefly served as Team Manager Design Urban and Fitness from June 2022 to November 2022.1

Forst's educational background includes:

• A Bachelor of Arts in Transportation Design from Hochschule Pforzheim.1
• Studies in Industrial and Product Design at Burg Giebichenstein - Hochschule für Kunst und Design Halle from 2009 to 2010.1

Throughout his career, Forst has gained experience in various design roles, including internships at Mercedes-Benz Research & Development North America and freelance design work for companies like GIM Gesellschaft für Innovative Marktforschung mbH.1

His contributions to design have been recognized with awards:

• As part of the Canyon Design Team, he received the Red Dot Design Team of the Year award in 2017.1
• The Canyon Inflite CF SLX, likely a project he was involved with, won the Design and Innovation Award in 2018.1

Alexander Forst's career trajectory showcases his expertise in transportation design, particularly in the bicycle industry, and his transition into academic and leadership roles in sustainable product design.