HANNES KOCH, RANDOM INTERNATIONAL, LONDON

London-based art and design collective rAndom International was founded in 2002 by Hannes Koch, Stuart Wood and Flo Ortkrass. rAndom International have developed a series of artistic projects and installations that aim to re-interpret the “cold” nature of digital-based work by providing the viewer with the opportunity to have a more hands-on experience with technology. More recently, their work has investigated the potential of adding behavioural qualities to usually in-animate objects and environments. Apart from experimental works rAndom realizes commissioned works for clients such as Philips, Fiat and Nokia.

The trio’s experience includes working at artist studios such as Philips Design and the BBC research laboratories. The projects of rAndom have won prestigious design awards such as the iF Design Award 2005 and 2006, and the Wallpaper* Design Award 2006, and the honourable mention at the Prix Ars Electronica in 2009. In November 2007, The Observer recognised rAndom as one of the top ten of creative talents in UK Art and Design. Their work was included in the “Design And The Elastic Mind” exhibition at the MoMA in New York.

www.random-international.com

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