Ikea Robotics was created by Adam Lassy, a graduate from ITP New York. As explained on his site…
“A conceptual study of dynamic and responsive environments, using Ikea as the structural platform. I have modified an Ikea Lack table and an Urban chair to create mobile, wireless robots that can dynamically reconfigure interior space in [...]

Last week opened Speed of Light, a series of installations by United Visual Artists commissioned by Virgin Media to celebrate “the tenth anniversary of broadband in the UK”.
Located in the warehouse style building Bargehouse, just behind the main OXO Tower Wharf London.
I took a couple of photos, but there are much much nicer ones [...]

So last night I went to the opening of the Kinetica Art Fair, in the P3 gallery space London. Its never really a good idea to go to an opening night if you want to appreciate the work, as its always too crowded, but I’ll do my best. The show is on until 7th [...]

Three examples of crazy musical heads…
drum|head

drum|head was a small project by murat n konar a few years ago whilst he was studying at the Royal College of Art. Its a simple idea but lots of fun. Project a video of his face on to a foam face, when hit like a drum the facial expression [...]

Following on from “The Superfluid Skirt” (2008), Casual Profanity is creating Fluid Sculpture, to be shown at the Maker Faire in May. By arranging interesting patterns with clear rubber tubes and pumping different colour liquids through them creates a soothing a beautiful sight.
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Reminds me of the work bit.flow from Julius Popp (shown below) [...]

This Friday 27th is the opening of the Kinetica Art Fair in London until Monday 2nd March.
“The Kinetica Art Fair will provide collectors, curators, museums and the public with a unique opportunity to view and purchase artworks from leading international galleries, artist’s collectives, curatorial groups and organisations specialising in kinetic, electronic and new media art.”
There [...]

One of my favorite projects, Topobo (2004), is now available to buy. Unfortunately its priced at $499 for a 100 piece kit, but it is aimed at schools afterall and I know they are expensive to produce. I played with it 2005 and am very happy that its made it into (limited) production.
“Topobo is the [...]

Beacon is a kinetic light installation with a mind of its own. An array of emergency beacon lights interacts with visitors, tracking their movement through the space, creating an immersive and playful experience.
A collaborative project between myself (Chris O’Shea) and Cinimod Studio.
The installation exploits a transfer of technologies from existing industrial products. The beacon lights [...]