Near Future Laboratory
Founder
Julian Bleecker
Founder of Omata and Near Future Laboratory. Ph.D. University of California Santa Cruz, MSEng. University of Washington, BSEE Cornell University
Founder of Omata and Near Future Laboratory. Ph.D. University of California Santa Cruz, MSEng. University of Washington, BSEE Cornell University
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Experience
Creative Lead / Advanced Design
Creative Technology Lead in Nokia’s Advanced Design studio. Responsibilities chiefly focused on defining future product visions through concept development, material prototyping,... more manufacturing and crafting design concepts as possible near future embodied fictions, collaborating on the conceptualization, design, construction and digital (programming and electrical design) implementation of physical product prototypes, presenting studio work throughout the Nokia organization.
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Employee
University of Southern California
Assistant Professor, Interactive Media, School of Cinematic Arts
Hundred Pixel
Founder
Hundredpixel specializes in the exploration and portrayal of futures for cinema, with a particular focus on the relationship between future technologies and human experiences.... more Our founders are globally recognized experts not only in emergent technologies but in the interplay between narrative and science, having developed products, devices and interactions for some of the world’s largest technology companies. We have dedicated our careers to developing techniques which help new, prototypical or conceptual technologies to appear established, lived in and normal.
Founder, CEO
Near Future Laboratory
Founder
The Near Future Laboratory is a four person design, product and research agency. We focus on the
use of Design Fiction to clarify present state today in order to better... more understand future possibilities. Clients include Warner Bros. Entertainment, Google, Facebook, Walker Art Center, Ubi Soft, Nokia, Dubai Future Foundation, Lyon Metropolis, Satellogic, Le Louvre, BBVA, Nespresso, Telefonica.
use of Design Fiction to clarify present state today in order to better... more understand future possibilities. Clients include Warner Bros. Entertainment, Google, Facebook, Walker Art Center, Ubi Soft, Nokia, Dubai Future Foundation, Lyon Metropolis, Satellogic, Le Louvre, BBVA, Nespresso, Telefonica.
Founder
Employee
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Projects
Premium GPS-based Cycling Speedometer
Designer, iOS Developer, System Architect · The world's first and only Premium GPS-based cycling computer. Tracks all of your ride data with a… · More motorsport-inspired analog movement.
A Digital/Analog Speedometer
CTO, CTO · We are world-class product makers with a lifelong passion for cycling, and we believe everything about your bike should be as pure,… · More inspiring and beautiful as the ride itself. That is why we are building the world's first analogue GPS bike computer.
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Founded in late 2014, and run a successful product company — OMATA Inc. Responsibilities include raising capital, managing day-to-day operations, seeing the product vision through to a unique, design-forward, highly original sports instrument. Responsibilities included everything from engineering, writing and obtaining a USPTO Utility Patent, overseeing manufacturing, developing and managing the brand to logistics and social media. https://omata.com
Founded the Near Future Laboratory in 2005, a four person design, product and research agency. We focus on the use of Design Fiction to clarify present state today in order to better understand future possibilities. Clients include Warner Bros. Entertainment, Google, Facebook, Walker Art Center, Ubi Soft, Nokia, Dubai Future Foundation, Lyon Metropolis, Satellogic, Le Louvre, BBVA, Nespresso, Telefonica. https://nearfuturelaboratory.com
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