He has a background in intellectual history and received his PhD on a dissertation on Poul Henningsen, a Danish designer, architect and cultural critic, and his view on design and democracy. Furthermore, he has worked as a research consultant at Kolding School of Design 2011–12 on design projects for sustainable energy consumption. He is part of the Design Studies group at University of Southern Denmark and his current research focuses on Scandinavian design history and the present role of design in connection to Scandinavian political values and identity, both in relation to product design and social design. His recent work includes co-editing of Designkulturanalyser, University of Southern Denmark Press, 2015.