animiste [a.niˈmist · ] is a design lab driven by research, following the odd question of how the things we make come alive — everything from software to furniture.
Most technology asks you to adapt to it. We’re interested in the reverse — how a creation should feel to live with, not only what it does. We share our originations with the world in order to connect with like-minded people. Some attempts become products. Some stay experiments. We allow them to morph into their final form naturally. Some become furniture or hardware…
The name comes from anima— the old word for the breath that makes a thing alive. We’re not animists. We just think the word describes our work.
read on anima →A small lab, designer-led. We care more about how something feels in use than which category it belongs to. — [email protected]