Last week, I debuted my new studio: Material Album. The name comes from the idea of "material agency": in any craft, the materials have a voice. Code, culture, language, time, place, they all have a grain. We shape the materials, they shape us back.
Our first project is a physical space. We built a gallery of new and niche technology in the heart of San Francisco. It's called USER EXPERIENCE, presented by @ForerunnerVC
Despite all the uncertainty, this is the most interesting and inspiring moment I've ever seen. But walking around downtown SF, you wouldn't know it.
The optimism, eclecticism, joy and humor of what people are building lives on screens and in feeds. I wanted a home for it on the streetscape of SF, the epicenter of this moment in many ways, and to break up the boring brandscape of the city center.
I wanted to explore the materials of the city, this moment in tech, culture, nostalgia, physical design, and in-person community building, creating a canvas for designing an experience.
Always hard to put in to words how incredible the team we have at Ulysses is!
The Ocean is our toughest and most important domain, and we’ve got the best people solving it at The Ocean Company. 🦈🦈🦈
testing the theory that “your mess is ugly because your objects are ugly”. well i have no ugly mugs left - tune in for an upcoming aesthetic review of my full kitchen sink!