Mother Tree & Friends, 2023
In this installation, a majestic banyan tree in Esplanade Park is transformed into an interactive “Mother Tree” that invites viewers to communicate with an illuminated forest. The installation uses projections, LEDs, and sound to illustrate the importance of older trees to the forest ecosystem. “Friends” – the trees surrounding the mother tree – begin to […]
Full Spectrum, 2022
Full Spectrum (2022) was exhibited as a part of LUMINEX, award winning large scale outdoor public art exhibition in Downtown Los Angeles. The audio-visual projection mapping piece invites viewers to step into the hidden worlds beyond the rainbow. Bees and birds can see ultraviolet light on flowers and the James Webb Telescope lets us see the […]
Doodles SXSW
https://vimeo.com/721606977 It was SXSW’s first IRL event after a virtual lineup in 2021, and we were teaming up with one of the biggest names in the NFT space. So you could say we knew we had to make something special. Joining forces with the Doodles team, we set out to turn a warehouse […]
DashMart DisPlay
Playing With Your Food on the Streets of New York The DashMart DisPlay is a window game that channels the vibe of a classic claw game (think of the aliens in Toy Story). If players could clasp a faux display of fruits and veggies within a 60 second timeframe, they won a DashMart bag filled […]
Forest Perception, 2021
If a tree talks in the forest, does anyone listen? https://vimeo.com/563380242 ‘Forest Perception — if a tree talks in the forest, does anyone listen?’ projection mapped a giant forest only for one night in the middle of downtown Los Angeles as a part of LUMINEX. The Story Yamashita’s grandfather devoted his life to creating forests […]
Hana Fubuki, 2019
https://vimeo.com/353968236 Hana Fubuki is an interactive installation commissioned for the exhibition “In Peak Bloom” by ARTECHOUSE. Inspired by nature’s ability to help us see what is otherwise invisible to the naked eye, such as the passing of time, Hana Fubuki refers to “Sakura snow,” or the way falling cherry blossom leaves can resemble a gentle snowfall […]
Riot Games Arcane Premiere
Welcome to the Playground https://vimeo.com/695082339?embedded=true&source=vimeo_logo&owner=12716999 For the Riot Games Arcane worldwide premiere on Netflix, VTProDesign designed one-month long immersive experience at Riot Games HQ in Santa Monica. Immersive Environment Yamashita creative directed Bamboo walkway and dome exterior projection mapping. Inspired by the golden ornate motif from the Arcane’s hero city called Piltover, she used Unreal Engine to […]
Apple MacBookPro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AwdkGKmZ0I&t=2549s Akiko was featured in a short film made for Apple MacBookPro launch keynote presented by Tim Cook as one of the new generation of makers.
Red Rocks Unpaused
A Quarantine Concert How do you create an authentic concert experience for audiences during a time when there aren’t any concerts, when people aren’t able to come together and enjoy live music? This was the challenge that Madwell came to us to help them solve on Red Rocks Unpaused. Looking at our core strengths and […]
Delta LA28
https://vimeo.com/417792443/d5df5c6a53 MKG brought on VTProDesign to design and create an event and spectacle celebrating the announcement of Delta Air Lines as an inaugural founding partner of the LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Los Angeles 2028 and unveiling the design of the new A350 plane livery. For the announcement, VTPro’s design and production teams created a […]