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Designing for Burning Man -

Core77 Podcast · 23 Aug 2019 · 49m

What this episode covers

Jesse Silver, VP of Product at PAX Labs, and Joerg Student, Executive Design Director at IDEO, discuss their volunteer art collective FoldHaus and the challenges of designing large-scale kinetic sculptures for Burning Man. They detail the evolution from simple shade structures to complex LED installations like Radiolumia, emphasizing the need for robust engineering in the desert environment. The conversation covers the logistics of managing hundreds of volunteers, the importance of flat-pack design for transport, and the emotional reward of seeing strangers interact with their art.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
PAX Labs, IDEO, Omada Health
Products
Radiolumia, Blumenlumen, Shroom Lumen
Also
FoldHaus, Tufts University, Stanford, RCA

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