Digital Remains

Three model access keys made from acrylic, wood and aluminium

Throughout the twentieth century, when individuals died, they left behind increasingly large numbers of possessions. At the beginning of a new century, they now also leave huge legacies of data – digital documents, photographs, movies, music and more.

Seeing how friends or relatives had arranged their desktops or their files can invoke memories just as strongly as seeing how they organised their offices or bedrooms.

Digital Remains is envisioned as an internet service. In the first instance, the access keys provide tangible mementoes for the deceased; but they also provide wireless access to the files they have left behind, where close friends or relatives can browse through letters, photographs, music and messages.

Broader internet access to some of this information could be made available to a wider network of friends. The access key could revolve or pulse gently whenever anybody logged in, reminding grieving relatives that others care, too.

The display at the MoMA's Design and the Elastic Mind exhibition shows models of three access keys.

Beta Tank at DMY Allstars

Showing Memory Stücks and Whiteboard Frames

by Michele Gauler on June 02, 2009

From the 3rd until the 7th of June we will be opening our doors to the Beta Tank at DMY Allstars in the ÏMA Design Village. Come around to Ritterstrasse 12-14 if you happen to be in Berlin and have a look at our two new projects Memory Stücks and Whiteboard Frames!

The Beta Tank

Is it a shop?
 Is it an office?
 Is it a living room? 
A workshop?
 Anyhow, it’s in Berlin.

by Michele Gauler on May 25, 2009

It has been a while but we've finally done it. Beta Tank has relocated to Berlin, moved the office, our lives and now we are ready for business.

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