Matrioshka - commercialization
Status
First prototype in Montreal completes at Eco2Fest.
Found local Montreal manufacturer.
Found local printing company.
Refined business model.
Commercialization underway, lead by Tanguy: contacting public event organizers and advertising companies.
WorkParty for adding senses to the Matrioshka, making it interactive
Matrioshka, large version, in Paris, France
Description
The project is about building the economic support around the Matrioshka prototype for local distribution and service.
Matrioshka is an outdoor interactive, artistic and functional hardware furniture, which brings several functions and technologies/sensors embedded, and offers numerous possibilities of collaboration with artist, software engineers and other backgrounds people.
The launch market is "event sponsorship" and "Art/Cultural installation".
Matrioshka, Small version, at the SENSORICA Montreal lab.
Product: Urban furniture that supplies its own energy.
Conceived by: Quatorze
Partners:
Matrioshka Connections (marketing and sales)
Quatorze (mechanical design),
OuiShare Montreal (networking),
SENSORICA (electronics and local services),
Robco (manufacturing),
HyeGrafix (printing and cutting)
Rewards
The Matrioshka project is participatory: people contribute to the project in exchange of swet equity, which will provide access to benefits.
For the moment, log your contributions HERE.
NOTE: We are installing an NRP-VAS for the project. We are also working on the benefit redistribution agreements.
Tools, Coordination and Facilitation
Open Slack - need to be invited
Open Matrioshka Connections FB page
See pictures on Google Photos
Documents
FOLDER Matrioshka Connections - Commercialization [permission required]
FOLDER Quatorze - 3D design and modeling [permission required]
SENSORICA's docs [electronics and software development]
Matrioshka, Small version, folds into a box!