Minimal Models, 2023-2026


This series of small kinetic sculptures consists of (delayed) test pieces that can be set in motion by the viewer with the help of a knob on the back.



M1/1, 2023
15 x 5 x 15 cm,
Satin acrylic glass with UV print, steel, copper, spring steel, ball bearing, adjusting ring


M2/1, 2024
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass, steel, plywood, PLA, ball bearings, dispersion paint, adjusting ring


M3/1, 2024
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Aluminum, steel, plywood, PLA, belt, pulleys, needle bearing, spring, ball bearings, lacquer, pigments, adjusting rings


M4/1, 2024
21,5 x 5,5 x 17 cm,
Walnut, bookbinding linen, anodized aluminium


M1/2, 2024
15 x 5 x 15 cm,
Powder-coated steel, black MDF, plywood, lacquer, fluorescent color, PLA, ball bearing, adjusting ring


M2/2, 2024
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass with laser engraving, steel, plywood with mirror lamination, PLA, ball bearings, lacquer, knurled knob



M2/3, 2025
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass, steel, MDF, PLA, ball bearings, lacquer, knurled knob



M2/4, 2025
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass with plotter foil, powder-coated steel, plywood, PLA, ball bearings, lacquer, knurled burnished knob



M2/5, 2025
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass, powder-coated steel, plywood with copper sheet lamination, ball bearings, knurled knob



M2/6, 2025
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass, steel, milled plywood with steel sheet lamination, ball bearings, knurled knob



M1/3, 2026
15 x 5 x 15 cm,
Steel, laser-cut stainless steel with UV-print, PLA, plywood with steel sheet lamination, lacquer, pigments, ball bearing, adjusting ring, knurled knobs


M2/7, 2026
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass with UV-print, steel, 3D printed stainless steel, plywood with steel sheet lamination, PLA, ball bearings, lacquer, pigments, knurled knob



M2/8, 2026
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Acrylic glass, copper, beech plywood, bookbinding linen, PLA, ball bearings, knurled knob



M3/2, 2026
21,5 x 5,5 x 16 cm,
Steel, milled aluminum, PLA, belt, needle bearing, spring, ball bearings, adjusting rings






exhibition view, Makers’ Lab Night 2024, Happylab Vienna







© 2026 Matthias Kendler