Valentin Spiess
Valentin Spiess, founder and CEO of iart, trained as an electrical engineer and has worked in New Media since 1993. His earliest projects were collaborations with artists, realising their media installations, and developing new strategies where the tech did not exist. Recognising the engineering and innovation gap in New Media, he founded iart in 2001—a studio dedicated to the development and realisation of media projects. Since then, iart has grown to an interdisciplinary team of over 50, specialised in the conception, planning, and execution of media architectures. The studio enhances physical spaces with digital technology, thus enabling novel experiences. To date, iart has collaborated with internationally renowned architects, developers, artists, and museums, garnering numerous design awards around the globe.