Designing for Burning Man -
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.
