Company.
We create engaging interactive experiences. From museums to art galleries, exhibit booths to innovative products, we find creative solutions to user interaction and technological problems. Beyond just being the "technical" guru, we use our experience to address usability, aesthetic, and operability issues to make sure that the project looks as good and works as well as we imagined it.
Clients.
Our clients are the visionary in their fields. They push boundaries of what is possible. We've worked with cutting-edge AV integrators, architects, designers, advertisers and artists who are looking to create something unique and memorable for their audience. We thrive on collaboration and provide the technologies to make creative concepts come to life. If you have a great idea, but wonder how to make it a reality, call us.
Mission.
We aim to innovate and implement new digital technologies by keeping our focus on the human element. Sure, we're geeky about technology but more importantly, we care about how people use it.
Team.
Ann Poochareon
Ann received her BS in Computer Science from DePaul University in Chicago and her Masters degree from the Interactive Telecommunication Program at New York University. Her personal works focus on social and artistic aspects of communication media, and have been shown internationally in the U.S., Italy, France, Austria, Japan, South Korea, and Thailand. From 2005-2006, she was a resident artist at the Fabrica Communication Research Center and co-curated an interactive art show in Seoul, Korea for Fabrica. In 2007, Ann managed and oversaw all of the interactive productions, from concept to completion, for Thailand’s new national "Museum of Siam" (National Discovery Museum). She co-founded Aesthetec Studio with Mark Argo and lives in Toronto.
Mark Argo
Mark is a Canadian-born new media artist and founder of Aesthetec. By creating physical devices that serve as interfaces for computing, Mark has been able to explore the spaces where humans and technology connect. His work has been exhibited internationally in Asia, Europe and North America, and featured in major technology magazines such as Wired and Linux Journal. In summer 2006, he had his first solo exhibition at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto, Canada entitled ‘Communication Mods’. Mark was a resident artist at the Fabrica Communication Research Center in Treviso, Italy for 2005-2006.
Adam Carlucci
Adam is a Toronto-based artist, programmer, musician and electronics experimenter. His work centres on the creation of dynamic, interactive, and social environments that engage and provoke users. By separating traditional media from their usual context, his work creates unique experiences with an approachable aesthetic. Adam has been featured in several Canadian publications including the Toronto Star and CBC Radio. He graduated from the New Media program at Ryerson University.
Erika Kiessner
Erika specializes in making compelling, interactive experiences and devices. She worked for the Ontario Science Centre on their award winning Agents of Change project developing environments for visitors to explore science from a creative angle; and for the Franklin Institute Science Museum helping them design and develop new exhibition halls. As a respected thinker, Erika has presented widely at museum conferences and has published in Museum magazine. Her personal interests lie in using sensors and electronics to create experiences that are both physical and digital, educational and whimsical, natural and magical.
Willy Chyr
Willy Chyr is an interaction designer. Prior to joining Aesthetec, Willy worked as a balloon artist and an art director. He holds a B.A. degree in Physics and Economics from the University of Chicago.
