how can materials generate motion, habits
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interaction? Product Interactions is a collective project by Nadya Suvorova and Heidi Jalkh, presenting a series of five kinetic sculptures that check out the function of materials as active elements within style systems. Instead of dealing with matter as passive, the job investigates how materials can exhibit responsive behaviors, contributing to form, motion, and interaction.
The sculptures integrate speculative materials developed in Swiss and Argentine laboratories, integrating approaches from materials science, biology, engineering, and design. Each item is developed as a system in which material residential or commercial properties and ingrained technologies generate specific reactions. Interaction is triggered through distance, allowing the works to respond to the presence of visitors through movement and spatial shifts. This structure positions materials as representatives within a dynamic environment, extending beyond standard mechanical systems.
The task proposes an expanded understanding of style, where habits emerges from the intrinsic qualities of materials and their setup. By embedding responsiveness straight into material systems, the work reevaluates the relationship between users, items, and environments.
all images thanks to Material Interactions– Nadya Suvorova and Heidi Jalkh the 5 kinetic sculptures that compose Product Interactions Product Interactions series by designers Nadya Suvorova and Heidi Jalkh provides five kinetic items. Sculpture BM.01/ Bind(2026)is composed of a bioceramic product derived from ground seashells, consisting of magellan mussels, oysters, and razor clams, integrated with an algae-based binder. The material is shaped at space temperature into interlocking elements that put together into a round form. The resulting structure is capable of regulated movement, consisting of rolling and self-stabilizing, demonstrating how recycled biological matter can be reconfigured into a functional kinetic system.
MG.02/ Grow (2026) piece includes a mycelium-based material formed from fungal species, including Pycnoporus sanguineus and Ganoderma lucidum. The living material develops within an included structure supported by a kinetic framework of aluminum and synthetic elements. Motion is progressive and constant, supporting the development process and stressing the integration of biological systems within designed things.
In MC.03/ Magnetize (2026 ), a silicone compound embedded with neodymium iron boron particles forms a field of flexible, hair-like components. Under the impact of magnetic forces, these elements align and move jointly, making it possible for the transfer of small items across the surface area. The system runs as a soft, distributed mechanism for transportation, driven by coordinated magnetic interaction.
Work AS
.04/ Pressure
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2026 )makes use of auxetic structures fabricated from thin-sheet EVA foam. When subjected to tension, the product broadens and transforms, enabling it to bend, curl, and confine objects. The contortion is used as a functional system for lifting and releasing components without rigid gripping, showing how geometry and flexibility can replace traditional mechanical systems. Made up of steel powder components activated by electromagnetic fields
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MF.05/ Draw In(2026 )sculpture creates constant movement across horizontal and vertical surface areas. The material responds to controlled magnetic forces, allowing adhesion, release, and directional movement. The system illustrates how magnetic interaction can be used to choreograph product behavior in area. Across the kinetic sculptures series, Product Interactions provides a style method in which product
systems, responsive technologies, and ecological interaction are integrated into cohesive frameworks. The job highlights the capacity of materials to contribute actively to efficiency, supporting new kinds of interaction and expanding the scope of design beyond static items. AS.04/ Stress Material: Thin-sheet EVA foam auxetic structures Partners: Dr Lorenzo Guiducci, Matters of Activity(DE) AS.04/ Strain Product: Thin-sheet EVA foam auxetic structures Partners: Dr Lorenzo Guiducci, Matters of Activity(DE) BM.01/ Bind Products: Ground seashells(magellan mussels, oysters, razors )and algae biopolymer Basic material source: Ultramarinos(AR ) MC.03/ Magnetize Material: Silicone rubber substance with neodymium iron boron particles Product source: Dr Ahmet Demirörs( CH), Complex Products Group, ETH Zurich MC.03/ Magnetize Product: Silicone rubber compound with neodymium iron boron particles Product source: Dr Ahmet Demirörs (CH), Complex Materials
Group, ETH Zurich MF.05/ Attract Material: Steel powder Product source: Apheros AG(CH), Complex Materials Group, ETH Zurich MG.02/ Grow Product: Mycelium agglomerate of Pycnoporus sanguineus and Ganoderma lucidum Fungis inoculation: Dr. Leonardo M. Majul, Laboratory. de Micología Speculative y Liquenología(INMIBO-UBA) MG.02/ Grow Product: Mycelium agglomerate of Pycnoporus sanguineus and Ganoderma lucidum Fungi inoculation: Dr. Leonardo M.
Majul,
Laboratory. de Micologían Experimental y Liquenología(INMIBO-UBA)project info: name: Material Interactions designers: Product Interactions– Nadya Suvorova and Heidi Jalkh|@material_interactions
design development: Lorenzo Rossi
programs: Mario von Rickenbach
electronic devices: Santiago Clancy
score and soundscapes: Ailin Grad
video modifying: Andres Aguilóphotographers: Laura Macias and Vicky Rey science interaction: Dr. Exequiel Rodriguez identity typography: Synt by Dinamo Typefaces
curatorial text: Caroline Hirt inaugural exhibition: Material Interactions 一 A Brand-new Species of Design, on show at Artlab in Buenos Aires, Argentina BM.01/ Bind (2026 ): products: Ground seashells(magellan mussels
, oysters, razors ),
algae biopolymer raw material source: Ultramarinos( AR)MG.02/ Grow(2026 ): materials: Mycelium agglomerate of Pycnoporus sanguineus, Ganoderma lucidum, anodised aluminium, PLA, plexiglas, motor, electronic components, distance sensor fungi shot: Dr. Leonardo M. Majul, Lab. de Micología
Experimental y Liquenología(INMIBO-UBA)MC.03/ Magnetize(2026): materials: Silicone rubber substance with neodymium
iron boron particles, anodised aluminium
, magnets, PLA, motors, electronic components, proximity sensors material source: Dr Ahmet Demirörs( CH), Material Science Department, Complex Products Group
, ETH Zurich AS.04/ Pressure (2026 ): products: Thin-sheet EVA foam auxetic structures, anodised aluminium
, PLA, motors, electronic elements, distance sensor partners: Dr Lorenzo Guiducci, Matters of Activity(DE )MF.05/ Attract(2026): materials: Steel powder, anodised aluminium, magnets, PLA, plexiglas, motor, electronic elements, proximity sensor material source:
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