Anne-Sofie Belling_

About me

Hi there👋
My name is Anne-Sofie.

I am a designer, artist, technologist and researcher who strongly believes in learning-by-doing and making in both hardware and software - from quick-and-dirty prototypes to fully finished artifacts. On a personal and academic level, I explore design, art and technology as tools for imagining the future world of humans (as well as non-humans 👽🌱).

I also harbour a deep fascination and knowledge of how to use design & technology to communicate creatively and design meaningful and exploratory experiences with technology and products. I thrive in ambiguity and fuzzy, exploratory project briefs, and I strengthen my creative practice with research to foster creative and novel encounters with technology.

To learn more about my background and experience, please find a downloadable copy of my CV: A.Belling's CV

Project: Homo Viridis

key words: rapid prototyping speculative design physical computing concept development design research experience design soft robotics emergent technology

Homo Viridis (latin 'viridis': green, flourishing, vigorous) is an interactive soft robotic installation exploring how technology can be used to create new forms of humanity that closely interrelate with non-human beings and extends human subjectivity further than ever before. In this example, the human agent is connected through touch and sound with a Monstera Deliciosa plant.

Design Process & Prototyping

The 'Homo Viridis' design process involved developing and iterating a series of different soft robotic designs for wearable use.

We also developed a new way of designing and constructing soft robotics for wearable application as we were using a state-of-the-art soft robotic technique called 'texture morphing' that had not before been used to construct wearables.

Project: HideOut Helmet

key words: rapid prototyping interaction design physical computing concept development experience design wearable technology

The HideOut Helmet was part of the Make a Move design exhibition held at the IT University of Copenhagen and explored how movement can be a meaningful component in interaction in terms of interaction aesthetics.

The focus of the HideOut Helmet project was to challenge people's perception of personal space within public space environments by enhancing the expressiveness of bodily movement through the designed artifact.

Project: Heartware

key words: material exploration design exploration physical computing concept development design research wearable technology art

The 'HeartWare' project started out as a material exploration into shapechanging textile and wearable technology but found its focus through exploring fibre optics as a medium for experimenting with human corporeality and anatomy. The 'HeartWare' wearable prototype was in its final form a computational composite consisting of textile, wearable technology (Arduino LilyPad), LEDs and fiber optics.

The project was shaped by open-ended design research into the qualities presented by the constellation of fiber optics, LEDs and wearable technology and how they could be used to explore a computational human anatomy.

Articles & Publications

Articles

Bering, M., Belling, A., Beloff, L. and Jørgensen, J. (N.d) Soft Robotics and Posthuman Entities. [In Progress: Research Exposition in Research Catalogue] view article

Publications

None yet - but coming soon!