Second String Studios was founded in 2019 in San Francisco to unite many different multi-disciplinary projects under one central name. The studio now focuses on lighting- and kinetics-based artwork as well as the custom hardware and tools that drive them.

Now located in Berlin, Germany, Second String Studios continues to explore unique mediums and non-standard combinations of more common materials. With over a decade of experience across all manner of physical fabrication, electronics design, firmware, and software, we are uniquely positioned to work from concept sketch to fully realized productions without any handoff.

Second String Studios also collaborates worldwide with other artists, brands, and companies to realize their ideas. We are just as comfortable being the technical know-how that implements your idea as we are helping to design your creative concept before handing off to your in-house technical team.

In addition to artworks, the studio also designs and builds its own hardware tools like Art-Net and DMX controllers, dimmer systems, and more. These products are used for all of our pieces and are also available for external projects in order to provide more tailored results at a lower cost than with off-the-shelf goods.