Author: balestra

PINK + GRUEN

PINK + GRUEN

Supermodular light designers

 

FOREST

FOREST

Artists: Marshmallow Laser Feast Interactive musical laser installation FOREST is a giant artwork composed of 151 ‘trees’ made of rods, lasers and responsive sound devices. The installation …

 

SUBMERGENCE

SUBMERGENCE

Artists: Squidsoup Interactive three-dimensional light room 8.064 individually controllable LED points are suspended from the venue´s ceiling forming a complex 3D grid of 8m x …

 

MIMOSA

MIMOSA

A light sculpture MIMOSA is a beautiful, small light sculpture combining simple components: 70 industrial lamps equipped with 100 watt light bulbs surround a tripod like …

 

U-BIJOU

U-BIJOU

Artists: Pink+Gruen & Balestra Berlin A kinetic light installation U-BIJOU embraces 30 unique luminaries, distinguished by simplicity, quality and elegancy. An U-shaped glass pipe is connected to …

 

KJOSK

KJOSK

Artist: Rosmarie Koeckenberger Mobile coffee shop KJOSK is a combination of your favorite corner shop and a café on wheels. Wherever it stops, what ever it brings …

 

FLOW

FLOW

Artist: Daan Roosegaarde Interactive wind sculpture Flow is an interactive landscape made out of hundreds of ventilators that respond to sounds and movements in their environment. …

 

CRYSTAL

CRYSTAL

Artist: Daan Roosegaarde Interactive artwork CRYSTAL is a ‘digital campfire where people physically meet to share stories’. The artwork comprises 700 small LED crystal rocks placed on a …

 

kubik nike berlin

kubik nike berlin

Thirteen ’tilted’ kubik bridges were installed in a S-formation creating an exciting illuminated runway through the industrial halls of Station Berlin! tanks: …

 

kubik munich

kubik munich

Two kubik light sculptures were installed in the city centre of Munich: Marienhof & Sendlinger Tor. At Marienhof an interactive swing was connected to the …

 

kubik vevey

kubik vevey

For the first time the stacking order of the kubik architecture is inverted – glowing water tanks are hanging from the ceiling …

 

kubik szczecin

kubik szczecin

tanks:            154 event:             visual art festival ‘inspiracje’ theme:           apocalypse date:     …

 

KUBIK

KUBIK

Artist: Balestra Berlin Light room installation kubik is a light room installation that connects light, space and sound in an urban setting, in both a sustainable and …

 

MEMBRANE

MEMBRANE

Artist: Numen / For Use Morphing light art installation MEMBRANE is a large-scale illuminated glass cube offering an outside view into the infinite universe.This walkable room structure hosts …

 

PIXLHELIX

PIXLHELIX

Artist: Pink+Gruen A supermodular hanging light installation PIXLHELIX is a colorful light object appearing in different shapes. The core element of this light installation is the PIXL, …

 

 

kubik melbourne

kubik melbourne

tanks:           176 event:           melbourne music week date:             november 2011 – 11 nights guests:     …

 

leonie schäfer

leonie schäfer

“kubik project leader”…get out of my way – I am coming with my forklift

 

Tandem Moldova 2011/12 – Cultural Managers Exchange

Tandem Moldova 2011/12 – Cultural Managers Exchange

photo by H. Berthold Casa Parinteasca, Balestra Berlin & Isabell de Hillerin In recent years the ancient fabrics industry in Moldova has been driven to near extinction. …

 

kubik gdynia

kubik gdynia

tanks:                 150 date:                    june / july 2011 – 4 …

 

kubik vienna

kubik vienna

tanks:           152 date:              live now until 1 Jan 2011 guests:          3,000 location:   …

 

punchi punchi

punchi punchi

The PUNCHI is a personal drying assistant, that was born in Berlin late 2009 when a towel made love with a scarf. Kim Köster …

 

kubik dubai 2010

kubik dubai 2010

The Celebration of Entrepreneurship in Dubai 2010 united entrepreneurs, innovators, artists and business leaders from the Middle East to share their energies during two days …

 

emi maria bohacek

emi maria bohacek

“art student, sounddesign and light control” www.soundcloud.com/edustrial

 

corporate fashion contest 2010

corporate fashion contest 2010

Natural American Spirit was in search of a new green & sustainable fashion collection for their promotional activites in 2011. Balestra Berlin devised a startegy …

 

berlin fashion week july 2010 – fashion show

berlin fashion week july 2010 – fashion show

To launch the Green fashion agenda in Berlin fashion Week July 2010, Balestra Berlin hosted and delivered a fashion show presenting 12 of the most …

 

thekey.to #3 ‘acceleration’

thekey.to #3 ‘acceleration’

Under the theme ‘acceleration’ Balestra Berlin pushed the green berlin fashion event THEKEY.TO to new pastors. As an official member of Berlin Fashion Week this …

 

kubik fusion festival 2010

kubik fusion festival 2010

tanks:         156 date:            june 2010 – 5 nights client:         fusion festival guests:       …

 

kubik ritter butzke

kubik ritter butzke

tanks:          119 date:             may – october 2010 location:     ritter butzke club berlin highlight:   kubik labyrinth …

 

erik kühmstedt

erik kühmstedt

“veranstaltungstechniker”…

 

thekey.to #2 ’shift’

thekey.to #2 ’shift’

Thekey.to edition #2 in January 2010 promised „Shift“ with a wider selection of green fashion and design brands presented in a new, stylish location in …

 

thekey.to #1 ‘avantgarde’

thekey.to #1 ‘avantgarde’

In summer 2009 Balestra Berlin and GREENaffairs launched a new project and the green partner of the Fashion Week Berlin: THEKEY.TO  - the first international …

 

green me lounge

green me lounge

During Berlinale Film Festival in February 2010 the eco-political filmlounge Green Me took place for the 4th time at the Filmhaus Potsdamer Platz. Balestra Berlin …

 

mathias j. schuckert

mathias j. schuckert

“motion graphics & print”… design und stuff

 

andreas barthelmes

andreas barthelmes

“engineer of media technology”… kubik lightmaster and project manager for lightlife www.lightlife.de

 

isabell de hillerin

isabell de hillerin

“fashion designer”…. sketching, drawing, thinking, cutting, sewing… smiling! www.isabelldehillerin.com

 

robin thomas

robin thomas

“Photographer”… Ich fotografiere gerne Menschen sowohl Männer als auch Frauen.

 

mascha thomas

mascha thomas

“cultural producer”… interface between art & audience founder of balestra berlin

 

S.T.I.F.F.

S.T.I.F.F.

“architecture and art production” …

 

simon köppen

simon köppen

organization and services the universe is a triangle and the three corners mean: stay cool, save the universe and raking in money

 

sponsorship consultancy

sponsorship consultancy

We are all too familiar with the importance that financing has to play in realising ideas. Since the birth of Balestra Berlin we have …

 

thilo dornseiffer

thilo dornseiffer

“fantasist and architect”… www.thilodornseiffer.com

 

kavita meelu

kavita meelu

“kubik maker & cake baker”… After eating cake you feel godlike, as though you can conquer enemies, lead armies & entice lovers.

 

lisa theobald

lisa theobald

architect and kubik light crew queen

 

floating kubik

floating kubik

realized in dubai 2010 | image © Brian Reyes We are constantly pushing ourselves to consider new conceptual uses for our kubik installation and have developed …

 

julika zobel

julika zobel

“coordinator of light art network“… i am addicted to creative people and providing them a rational frame fulfills me. Connecting people is my biggest every …

 

silvana de hillerin

silvana de hillerin

Some call me kubik mama, some jumping jane, others dog whisperer, strategist, worst cook of the world, creative idea engineerer, chronically late comer or boss….please …

 

rosmarie köckenberger

rosmarie köckenberger

“organisation lover and fan of my KJOSK”… i´m not singing under the shower but during work. www.kjosk.com

 

soukie & windish

soukie & windish

“nayansSoukie & fritz windish from hamburg”… are on their way to find the hidden treasure, golden nuggets pave their way and the journey is …

 

bernhard kahles

bernhard kahles

“graphic designer”… designer of digital and analog goodness with a love for typography, screen prints and illustration.

 

caroline scharff

caroline scharff

“photographer”… based in berlin, is doing photography and is currently working on the new design project Herr Scharff www.carolinescharff.com www.herrscharff.com

 

laura pramann

laura pramann

“architect”… development and drafting of room concepts, planning and technical drawings of architectural concepts, considering  the urban area with sensitivity placed on the characteristics of …

 

julian arons

julian arons

“architect & producer of ideas”… lover of the 30 hour day and night.

 

johanna zey

johanna zey

“video/sculpturing/drawings & bar-designer”… karl valentin would say: “art is beautiful but a lot of work”

 

swinging water balloons

swinging water balloons

Question:  How do you reduce the vacant space in a 300sqm room that is only used by 50 people to network at one time? Answer:   …

 

bandage room installation

bandage room installation

In an attempt to change the dynamics of an old canteen that was converted into a party area for one night only, we installed a …

 

kubik spain

kubik spain

tanks:     50 date:       february 2008 – 2 nights client:    sony ericsson city:        barcelona guests:   200

 

kubik fusion festival 2009

kubik fusion festival 2009

tanks:         156 date:            june 2009 – 4 nights client:         fusion festival guests:       …

 

kubik frankfurt

kubik frankfurt

tanks:       156 date:          july 2009 – 3 nights client:       sound of frankfurt location:  osthafen – east harbour frankfurt

 

kubik sudoeste

kubik sudoeste

tanks:           196 date:              august 2008 – 5 nights client:           samsung highlight:   …

 

kubik warsaw

kubik warsaw

tanks:          150 date:            october 2008 – 3 nights client:          tvp polen highlight:  the room inside …

 

kubik dubai 2008

kubik dubai 2008

tanks:          6 date:             october – december 2008 client:          nokia location:     3 different …

 

kubik lausanne

kubik lausanne

tanks:          100 date:            september 2008 – 3 nights client:          city of lausanne highlight:   …

 

kubik creamfields

kubik creamfields

tanks:        148 date:           may 2007 – 1 night client:        creamfields / bacardi city:         …

 

kubik bucharest

kubik bucharest

tanks:            156 date:               june 2008 – 1 night client:            j&b guests: …

 

kubik milan

kubik milan

tanks:           240 date:             april 2008 – 1 night client:          diesel fashion party guests: …

 

kubik videos

kubik videos

kubik hamburg 2009 kubik Milan 2008 kubik Barcelona 2007

 

johannes hubrich

johannes hubrich

“film editor”… www.johannes-hubrich.de

 

anja niedermeier

anja niedermeier

“fashion stylist and costume design”… www.anjaniedermeier.com