Thomas Knoepffler

ABOUT

Thomas Knoepffler is a Design Technologist based in Miami, Florida. His work explores the intersection of materials, interactions, and environments using emergent technologies—such as AI, responsive systems, and digital fabrication. His work spans across mediums, ranging from parametric bio-hybrid products to ambient ergonomic devices to 3D procedural world builders.

He holds a MS in Design Technology from Cornell University and a BS in Integrated Design & Media from NYU, as well as professional experience in UI/UX design and product management for early-stage startups. He has mentored aspiring designers and volunteered with local creative communities alike, dedicated to making design matter for the tomorrows to come.

Rhino 3D, Grasshopper, Blender
Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma
3D Printing, Laser Cutting
Arduino, Raspberry Pi
HTML, CSS, JavaScript
Python, C#

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PROJECTS

POSE LAMP

A responsive lighting device that adjusts its front-facing gradient in response to the user’s posture with respect to the front of their laptop. It provides gentle, ambient cues to remind users to maintain upright posture.

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STACKAPONICS

A parametric and modular hydroponic kit for the at-home market that uses capillary irrigation to draw water from its surroundings and grow microgreens—a domestic product reimagined as a bio-hybrid design object.

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MIXI II

An AI-integrated, automated mixology device that uses a RAG-based recipe-driven framework to generate various beverage permutations based on user sentiment and select liquids, measured for ideal refreshment.

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FLUVIAL STUDIES

How might we use fluid flow and bifurcating geometries to create responsive structures capable of transporting resources, nutrients, or even information from their surroundings?

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TEXTURE.JS

A human-robot-controlled turntable that transcribes the contours of objects and their surroundings into spirographic illustrations, while also inferencing spatial data into AI-generated poetry.

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HORIZON.JS

A diffusion frame displaying the gradient sky of any geo-cached location, complemented by AI-generated sounds that recreate the visual and auditory essence, offering a telepresent moment for user engagement.

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HELLO WORLDS

A web-based procedural world generation tool that allows users to build and explore 3D environments using a visual node editor, combining algorithm simulations for real-time terrain, vegetation, and agent creation.

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PIX2GRASSHOPPER

An OpenAI-integrated Grasshopper component that processes digital images using CLIP for classification and ChatGPT to generate functional GhPython scripts with dynamic slider parameters and error-handling methods.

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