A Conversation with Sean Malikides, Kai Lab

Sean Malikides, Kai Lab. Kai Lab is a London-based arts and design practice creating electronic, mechanical, and sonic artworks. This talk explores how analog dynamics bring vitality to electronic artworks by blending organic unpredictability with technological precision.

This event is open only to the ITP/IMA community.

Join us on Thursday at 6pm in the Red Square for a talk by Sean Malikides, the Creative Director of Kai Lab, a London-based arts and design practice creating electronic, mechanical, and sonic artworks.

This talk explores how analog dynamics bring vitality to electronic artworks by blending organic unpredictability with technological precision. Discussing the approach to creating expressive, tactile experiences, including the CMYK Searchspace desk lamp, which allows users to interact with color through analog dials. By embracing analog processes, we create objects that feel alive and offer new perspectives on the intersection of art, technology, and the natural world.