Unimpressed by technology since 1997

Future Electric Driving 23.03.2019

23.03.2019

Today

MESO is a design studio based in Frankfurt. We create digital systems for communicative spaces.

27.09.2019

Coming Up

MESO will be present at exciting conferences, panels, and exhibitions over the next weeks. We are looking forward to contributing to a fruitful exchange of ideas, sharing experciences, and tackling technology on a theoretical level.

23.09.2019

Award

Radiophonic Spaces wins Heritage in Motion Award

Just as the exhibition closed in Weimar, it received the Heritage in Motion Award in the category “games and interactive experiences” during a festive ceremony in Ljubljana, Slovenia.

20.09.2019

Event

MESO OUT OF OFFICE

Today, our team joins the Global Climate Strike. Problems not concerning climate change will be adressed on Monday.

13.08.2019

News

A stage for Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel

An exciting challenge awaits our team: the Museum Hegel-Haus in the philosopher’s birthplace Stuttgart chose MESO to design an immersive experience for their new permanent exhibition. Our winning concept shifts between reality and imagination, observation and participation.

http://www.stadtpalais-stuttgart.de

10.07.2019

Project

New Tunes for Antique Machines

In 1885, the German engineer Paul Lochmann invented a new way of storing and playing music: the perforated metal disk. Over 130 years later, our custom digital tool enables collectors and enthusiasts to produce records for these machines again.

31.05.2019

News

Coding for Decoding

decodeunicode.org, an online directory of the world’s Unicode standard of writing systems, just received an update – both in terms of content and technology.

https://decodeunicode.org

24.05.2019

Event

Design to Business Conference 2019

We were happy to take part in this year’s Design to Business Conference hosted by IHK Offenbach. Old friends, new contacts, great talks, and an inspiring atmosphere made the day a great experience.

https://www.design-to-business.de

21.05.2019

News

From inspiration to solution in one place: BASF Creation Center takes shape

High up on a former air-raid shelter, BASF is constructing a space for design, innovation, and technology at its Ludwigshafen headquarters. We developed the concept and spatial design for this versatile work environment now starting to take shape.

21.05.2019

Today

Of course technology is driving us. However, it is more about transformation, although it is not always clear which part we must transform. Sometimes we have to transform ourselves, sometimes the initial idea.

Mathias Wollin, Partner

21.05.2019

News

A Network for Innovation

Manufacturing meets smart design and digitalization: MESO is now part of the Future Factory network. Together with our partners, we will explore new solutions for industrial production processes.

https://www.future-factory-netzwerk.de

Job Offer 21.03.2019

You are the creative mastermind behind complex creative projects and develop consistent, convincing and beautiful digital design systems? Permanently join our team and define the future of digital interiors in collaboration with our top-notch clients, developers and our transdisciplinary creative team.

07.03.2019

Event

Technology meets Culture and Creativity

We hosted a workshop by Hessen Agentur with stakeholders from the regional technology sector as well as from cultural institutions and creative businesses: great talks, lively discussions, and the opportunity to network for our guests and members of the MESO team.

26.02.2019

News

HERE Technologies at CES 2019 in Las Vegas

For the pavilion of the international location technology firm HERE Technologies, we developed a versatile and consistent media landscape. A range of interactive presentation tools gave brand ambassadors the perfect platform for their product pitches.

26.02.2019

Today

MESO, you better get used to the word. It means in between and is a place where you can see the details, understand the subtleties and learn to love both sides. (House Attack, 1997)

Max Wolf, Partner

20.02.2019

News

Interactive concepts at Senckenberg Museum

Prof. Sebastian Oschatz, partner at MESO, gave a course at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach exploring how 40-million-year-old fossils can be exhibited with the help of interactive technologies. Yesterday, the students presented their concepts at Frankfurt’s Senckenberg Museum.

Job Offer 15.02.2019

Whether it’s a display setup or a C++ plug-in, level streaming or modular and maintainable gameplay elements – creative code for interactive experiences is your passion? Permanently join our team and build software for spatial and bespoke media environments!

16.01.2019

News

Sonic Experience for Archive of Radio History

The exhibition “Radiophonic Spaces” at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin and Museum Tinguely in Basel presents 100 years of radio culture. We supplied the technical know-how and practice to turn this data into an individual visitor experience.

22.09.2018

Project

Interactive Media Tables for Deutsches Ledermuseum

For the new permanent exhibition “Das ist Leder! Von A bis Z”, we designed eight bespoke media tables combining material samples with high-end sensor technology activating digital interfaces through touch.

12.06.2018

Project

Anne Frank educational centre opens Learning Lab

The Learning Lab, which we accompanied as general media director, was officially opened on “Anne Frank Day”. On-site were Mayor Peter Feldmann, Josef Schuster, pres. of the Central Council of Jews and Aiman Mazyek, Chairman of the Central Council of Muslims in Germany.

Official opening of the Learning Lab in Anne Frank educational centre

04.06.2018

Award

ARS Electronica STARTS PRIZE nomination

“Who wants to be a self-driving car” is nominated for the Ars Electronica STARTS PRIZE. We feel honoured to rank in the top 30 projects this year! The prize is honoring Innovation in Technology, Industry and Society stimulated by the Arts.

28.05.2018

News

NOTUI: David’s crazy flexible open source 3d ui library

To advance the state of art in user interfaces we created an easy to use 3d UI library, written entirely in C#. And tidily wrapped for our favorite rapid development tool vvvv. NOTUI is a behavior package and robust skeleton for UI elements by David Morasz. More info here:

https://vvvv.org