Case Study

This piece evolved from observations made while watching my 3 year old son play with the steering wheel and radio buttons in our car.

I told him “We can do better” and this is the result. The dizzying array of analog interface elements are equally engaging for children and adults.

Every element was found — scrap yards, second-hand stores, dumpsters — then cleaned, stripped, sorted and rebuilt. Found aluminum is TIG-welded and sanded seamless; nothing is cast. The electronics are salvaged from consumer devices, repaired and rewired so the piece does something when you touch it.