Studio Kotte
Studio Kotte
Turn Your
Vision Into Reality
Welcome to Studio Kotte, a unique design and fabrication studio located in the heart of Toronto. Founded by Alexis Knipping and Joachim Wessmark
Our expertise blends technology with art and design to deliver functional, interactive, and inspiring structures and spaces.
At Studio Kotte, our commitment to excellence and innovation allows us to push the boundaries of design to meet and exceed the aspirations of all our clients
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Where imagination meets ambition, transforming abstract ideas into concrete visions ready for development.
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Applying our unique expertise and innovative solutions to turn visions into viable, detailed designs.
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Meticulous realization of our designs, bringing visionary projects to life with precision and excellence.
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Interactive Design & Mechanical Solutions
Crafting kinetic and architectural elements that seamlessly blend aesthetics and functionality.
We collaborate with artists, businesses, and individuals, to infuse customized details and mechanical systems into interior and exterior spaces.
Nuit Blanche - XSITE is a cosmic architectural experience capturing the movement of stars via holographic projection | Lead Artist Javid Jah
Kotte Services
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Where imagination meets expertise. We work with you to refine and enhance your vision, ensuring both feasibility and innovation.
We provide comprehensive drawing services and guidance on material selection, structural considerations, and aesthetic integration.
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Our custom fabrication shop provides solutions for structures, sculptures, and installations. We combine our in-house fabrication services with a close-knit community of trusted experts to maintain high-quality control throughout our process.
Our priority is ensuring aesthetically pleasing integrations of functional elements throughout your project. We offer TIG welding with steel, aluminum, and red metals, as well as machining components in-house.
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We ensure seamless execution of your project, from concept to completion. We handle the details, ensuring quality and precision at every step, for a final product that achieves the vision of our clients.
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XSITE NUIT BLANCHE
Cosmic architectural experience capturing the movement of stars via holographic projection. The top container rotates manually to track the locations of planets, projecting their sacred geometries and sound frequencies as they form aspect over Toronto’s sky.
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MOTION
A personal project by Wessmark. A kinetic sculpture that explores the translation of gravity to movement. Inspired by clockwork mechanisms and the movements of a silk dancer winding themselves up and controlling their descent though movement and dance.
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TUNNEL
The tunnel was designed for wanderers, an NFT based event in New York presented by Daylight studios. It acted as a a portal to the event grounds. The tunnel was construced from mirrored acrylic on a polycarbonate frame.
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COFFEE
This project explores boiling water with kinetic energy, spotlighting the sophistication in common daily tools and celebrating industrial craftsmanship. Highlighting material integrity, it uses glass, bronze, brass, and steel to demonstrate a novel method of converting pressure into torque.
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PENSEL
Pensel is a personal project by Wessmark. It is an interactive painting machine which is designed to capture the movements of three participants who must work in tandem to create lines. The machine documents their collective expression with paint on canvas.
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VALUE
Historically, gem traders used carob seeds as standard weights, inspiring the term "carat." This project, comprising a glass and silver safe, a vial, and a carob seed, challenges our perceptions of value by juxtaposing the traditionally valuable (the safe) with the conceptually valuable (the seed), urging us to reconsider what we truly value.
Turn your vision into reality.
Turn your vision into reality.
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