In-Animate

In-Animate is about the life we project onto everyday objects, and how even artificial things depend on our attention to stay "alive". The installation shows artificial flowers at different stages of life: some move smoothly and glow brightly, others stutter, flicker or have already dropped their petals.

The electronics carry that story. Every flower needs its own character in motion and light, from healthy and fluid to failing and erratic.

In-Animate was shown at the Design Academy Eindhoven graduation show during Dutch Design Week, 19 to 27 October 2024, and in the Polestar showroom during GLOW Eindhoven, 9 to 16 November 2024.

The flower lamps in the Polestar showroom during GLOW. Video: Maxim Duterre.

My role

I was the electronics and software engineer on In-Animate: I designed the electronics and wrote the software that drive the motion and light.

Thomas van Hek working on the electronics in the base of a flower lamp

Me setting up the electronics in the base of a flower lamp.

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Photos: Maxim Duterre

Concept and design by Maxim Duterre.