Flora Momentum, competition win 2025
An art installation made of lenticular prints and seating furniture revitalises Stephanplatz and creates a new urban vision.
Background
A design concept was sought to revitalise the public space at Stephanplatz in Karlsruhe.
Brief and approach
ato won the competition in 2025 with “Flora Momentum”, an installation of lenticular prints and mirror elements. Artistic work: Hannah Cooke. Product design: Jannik Lang. Concept and curation: Norina Quinte. In terms of content, the work explores the medicinal plants of the future near a pharmacy, designed by the artist with the help of AI. From these works, the team took the forms and translated them into urban furniture.
Outcome
The realised work comprises several seating and standing islands, an existing open-air exhibition and a mirrored intervention on the pharmacy façade. Freely accessible since May 2025. The work has been made permanent and can be seen at Stephanplatz in Karlsruhe.
- Competition
- Won in 2025
- Location
- Stephanplatz, Karlsruhe
- Period
- Accessible since May 2025
- Team
- Hannah Cooke, Jannik Lang, Norina Quinte