The Derive emerges out of the encounter between the art project The Molecular Ballet, encountering designers Emma Staubo and Jomi Evers. Staubo's notion of Boundary Beings explores the climate that arises in the zones where nature meets the digital world.
The shape of the Derive shows inspiration both from sound waves and from elements to be found in the forest, such as pine cones and mushrooms.
The Derive was shown for the first time as a functional prototype in the Norwegian Presence exhibition on Milan Design Week in April 2018 - connected via WIFI to a listening station placed in one of the old forests in Vestfold, Norway.
Site of the Derive listening station in Vestfold, Norway
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