Electronics and Software for Interactive Installations and Prototypes
Hidden as a normal Dutch farmhouse, Herenboerderij de Bunker is a former German spy location. With walls made of over 3 meters thick concrete, this location next to Valkenswaard was used to eavesdrop all radio communication of the Allied Forces during WWII. To educate the historical function of this place,[…]
As part of the design-research project ‘Smart Light for Placemaking’, Studio Philip Ross designed a lighting system consisting of a set of wirelessly connected luminaires and a tablet application on which light can be ‘sketched’. The project aims to explore the potential of modern LED lighting in the creation of[…]
Hangar Elastique is a kinetic light installation in a revised hanger, where the elastic and dynamically illuminated ceiling transforms above the audience. The project is on display during the Dutch Design Week 2019, at Sectie C. The project was created in collaboration with Van Hooff and DigiFab.
Coöperatie Installatie by Enlightens (Mies Loogman), commissioned by Eindhoven Museum, 2018. This machine allows visitors to experience the need, needfulness and pleasure of co-operation, based on the corporate co-operation of companies like Etos, Boerenleenbank (now Rabobank), DAF and Friesland-Campina that helped shape the cultural identity of Eindhoven. Two people are[…]
The Playground Wall is an interactive installation situated in the Delft University, sports & culture facility. It is part of the interior concept created by BENDE Rotterdam allowing for a playful shared space within the sports facilities. The installation responds to people passing by, and does so in various ways[…]
Drawing over half a million visitors every year, the Eindhoven Glow Festival is one of the largest lighting festivals of the Netherlands. Interactive Matter was asked to design and build a Signing and Routing platform that was worthy of the light art presented at the festival. The internet-connected signs show[…]
Exerpt for Kattekwaad Installations
Interactive Matter designed and made the custom electronics that lit the installation. Three custom implementations were created for Hermès Stores in Brussels, Antwer and Shanghai. This installation was designed and built by Dutch designers Kiki van Eijk and Joost van Bleijswijk.
Sensotoop is an interactive installation designed by Mats Horbach. It is intended to illustrate the inner workings of a mobile phone, by allowing people to walk through the installation that features the same sensors and actuators as a mobile phone, but on a larger scale. We created touch, light, distance,[…]