The Barbarian Group, fronted by Robert Hodgin (of Flight404) have some brilliant interactive work.
Barbarian Group
Carsten Nicolai
German artist Carsten Nicolai has some great artworks and installation pieces. Many of the works seem generative, creating beauty from chaos.
VaryWell
VaryWell write software, build hardware and generally create brilliant interactive apps and interfaces.
Read at Work
I stumbled upon Read at Work the other day and was really impressed by the whole deviousness of the scheme! The basic premise allows you to read classic novels whilst posing as doing that important powerpoint presentation that was due yesterday. The interface is really nifty (at emulating windows) and the whole thing kind of reminds me of the boss key that was prevalent in early video games.
Flight404
Flight404 is the blog of processing master Robert Hodgin. The projects featured here are mind blowing. If you’re into glowing things and particle effects you should definitely check this out. Also of interest is Robert’s vimeo page which can be found here.
Dvein
There’s some great work going on over at Dvein. As well as having a pretty damn slick website, I’m really diggin’ the Diesel Liquid Space Show visuals.
Telectroscope
I was lucky enough to be able to go and visit the Telectroscope in London bridge last night and I can attest first hand that it is a wonderful piece of interactive public art. The Telectroscope is the brain child of Victorian engineer Alexander Stanhope St George who envisaged a secret tunnel running underneath the Atlantic connecting London with New York.
These plans were re-discovered by Alexander’s great grandson Paul St George a few years ago and with the miracle of modern technology his vision has finally been achieved. The apparatus itself looks like a huge steampunk-esque telescope buried in the ground and allows viewers to communicate in real-time between London and New York via a large screen and webcam.
The exhibition is on in both London (London Bridge) and New York (Brooklyn Bridge) until June 15th, so if you’re in either city I definitely recommend going to check it out.
Photograph by Mathew Andrews
madein.la
Following on with what seems to be the theme of the moment, interactive displays and interiors, I present to you the work of Nikolai Cornell AKA madein.la who has some brilliant interactive kiosks, exhibitions, wall panels and pretty much anything else that has a screen!
Trafik
Trafik are a French design firm who have some great looking visual / interactive interiors in their portfolio. I was wondering who I was reminded of when visiting the site when I realised it does look very similar to UK based United Visual Artists. Anyway, regardless of that I suggest checking them out for some interesting ways of combining design and technology with interior spaces.
Meso
Meso digital design agency are on a whole other level. Their digital interiors are both amazing and awe inspiring. Shown above is an image from Cyberhelvetia where a digital swimming pool was installed to simulate bathing. You really have to see it to understand, but the results are mind blowing.
