Happaratus is a ‘power-glove’ that makes it possible to shape and sculpt hard materials such as wood or stone with your hands. The haptic power-tool is developed in close collaboration with artisans and craft experts from various disciplines including sculptors, designers, model makers and tinkerers.
The ongoing project takes an experimental approach to augment the human hand as a crafting tool, by increasing its power and capabilities. So far, the journey featured a series of conceptual experiments and mechanical explorations that helped uncover the potential for disrupting contemporary tools and work flows.
Visual model. Photo: Thomas Angus
Happaratus product vision
Sculptor David Neat working with Happaratus prototype
Objects made with Happaratus:
Accredited artisans from stone-carving, sculpture and furniture restoration have tested a Happaratus prototype and Sculptor David Neat used it to create "Grinlings"; a series of beautiful wooden objects.
'Grinlings' by David Neat. Named after Grinling Gibbons who lived and worked in Deptford - the same location as Davids.
Speaker. Made with Happaratus prototype. Balsa, plaster. By Morten Grønning
Concrete luminaire. Cast, carved with rotary tool and shaped with Happaratus. By Morten Grønning
'Grinlings' by David Neat.
HAPPARATUS IN THE MEDIA
Happaratus projects feature on BBC
Featured on Al Jazeera
