eCHOES OF FUTURE MATTER
A cultural and artistic laboratory exploring materiality and design futures.
Speculative Futures of Making
Echoes of Future Matter (EoFM) is a cultural and artistic research platform at the intersection of design, technology, and material innovation. Through exhibitions, panels, and interviews, we bring together artists, designers, technologists, and startups to speculate, experiment, and prototype the futures of making. Rooted in San Francisco’s layered ecological
and cultural contexts, EoFM explores how emerging technologies can deepen—rather than replace—our connection to materiality.
Events
Designing for a World That Doesn’t Yet Exist.
APRIL 30, 2026
MAKERS SERIES: ECHOES OF FUTURE MATTER
MAKERS series exposes the creative and often raw process of individual making by exploring the origins and processes of creativity and the interplay between inspiration, innovation with an emphasis on the act of making itself. Presentations and discussions with diverse practitioners working in the arts, or at the intersection of architecture and design, will broaden our assumptions of the complexities of making at scale—to reveal insights into materials and methods, digital and nature-based technologies, and the highly personal journey between vision and process to reach creative outcomes.
Our events act as both cultural stages and innovation pipelines—spaces where radical ideas are tested before they enter the world.
Panel discussion on Co-Invention and Material Futures.
Moderated by Andrei Hakhovich (Gradient Matter, EoFM)
Alexey Dubov (BuildTech VC,
EoFM)
Daghan Cam (Aibuild)
Oluseun Taiwo (Solideon)
Damaso Mayer (Estudio Materiat)
Thom Faulders (Faulders Studio)
Dominique Corvez (XtreeE)
San Francisco Design Week
June 5 2025
Speakers:
The panel explored the intersection of material innovation and poetic design, covering sustainable materials, human vs. robotic craft, and circular design. A small exhibition of artifacts grounded the ideas in practice, sparking meaningful dialogue and engagement among designers, technologists, and thinkers.
outcome:
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interviews
Our interview series captures intimate conversations with leading voices across art, design, and technology. Together they reveal the digital poetics of making—the blend of computational tools, embodied craft, and phenomenological insight that defines the future of material practice.
From Speculation
to Market
EoFM incubates radical ideas and builds cultural momentum.
FM transforms those ideas into tangible innovations for the world.
dual engine:
While EoFM serves as the cultural laboratory, The Future Matter (FM) operates as its commercial arm—a design bureau and startup that translates insights into deployable solutions in design, architecture, and manufacturing.
Get in touch.
It all begins with an idea!
Maybe you want to become a speaker at the next event. Maybe you want to turn your project into reality. Or maybe you want to collaborate. Whatever it is, feel free to connect.