ἐphemera ONE is an art and architecture studio based in Innsbruck, Austria, led by architect Daria Smakhtina and creative engineer Vadim Smakhtin. The studio creates data-driven sculptures and 3D-printed wearables that translate ecological processes into tangible, sensing forms — pairing parametric design with bio-based fabrication and telemetry to connect human bodies to fragile ecosystems.
Daria Smakhtina is an architect & artist and doctoral candidate at the Department of Experimental Architecture (Studio Colletti), University of Innsbruck, investigating interspecies architecture and interfaces between humans and fragile ecosystems. By intertwining algorithmic modelling with advanced fabrication and extended reality, her work questions how architecture and wearable design can actively participate in ecological cycles.
Vadim Smakhtin is a creative engineer and doctoral candidate at the Synthetic Landscape Lab (IOUD), University of Innsbruck, specialising in the artistic representation of spatial and environmental data. His practice bridges generative algorithms, real-time sensing, and 3D virtual environments, transforming complex scientific datasets into immersive sensory experiences.
Selected Exhibitions
- 2025 Digital Fashion Week, New York | London, USA | UK
- 2024 Ars Electronica Festival 2024, Linz, Austria
- 2024 Noise Media Art, Istanbul, Turkey
- 2024 The State Russian Museum (with the Art&Science Center), St. Petersburg, Russia
- 2023 Contemporary Venice 2023, Venice, Italy
- 2023 Nairobi Design Week, Nairobi, Kenya
- 2022 SAT XR Residency, Montreal (Online), Canada
Workshops
- 2026 Publication: ‘Towards a visual language for ecology’ by Vadim Smakhtin, ANTENNAE ISSUE 70, Online,
- 2025 More than human mantra, UIBK, Austria
- 2022 Publication: 'Digital Materiality' by Vadim Smakhtin, Traits of Postdigital Neobaroque Conference, Obergurgl, Austria
- 2021 Space as a Story, Digital Futures Workshop, online
- 2021 Datascapes workshop, British Higher School of Art & Design, Moscow, Russia