recycleReality is a design + technology studio that crafts experiences and tools for evolving media environments.
1639 Centre St, Suite 120
Queens, NY 11385
Inquiries:
hello [at] rrc.studio
Based in New York City, we make bespoke design and software solutions with clients and collaborators in music, fashion, art, and architecture. From analog video synthesis to artificial intelligence, our work playfully explores connections across media and technologies of the past, present, and future in search of new realities.
recycleReality was founded in 2021. Before that, it was a multimedia project now archived at Reality Recycling Center.
Who We Are
Nicholas is a lighting and motion designer. He has an M.F.A. in Lighting Design from Parsons School of Design. He specializes in synchronizing visuals with music and is part of the Brooklyn indie music scene.
Sam is an AI, VR, and systems developer. He holds an M.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University and has researched AI, computer music, and design with UNC Chapel Hill’s GAMMA, UC Berkeley’s BAIR, and Stanford’s CCRMA.
Scott is a brand designer and UX engineer. He previously led communications strategy for a global policy think tank in Delhi, India and launched a non-profit coffee company that has generated over $1M in revenue to date.
Services
Machine Learning
Graphic Design
Engineering
AR
Campaign
3D
AI
Art Direction
Editing
Motion Graphics
Analog VFX
UX/UI Design
VR
Web Build
Direction
Film
Lighting Design
Select Clients
- VFILES
- Bandit Running
- ODR Studios
- Workshop/APD
- Psychic Hotline
- Amazon Music
- EMPIRE Records
- Sylvan Esso
- Tara Babylon
- LOEWE
- On Running
- Raffaella
- Hippo Campus
- Hank
- Baby Boys
- Wye Oak
Past + Present Collaborators
- Public Library
- Nothing Studios
- Clare MacDonald
- Vijay Rajkumar
- Elinor Walker
- Nayoun Ryu
- Julietta Hernandez
Past Employers
- Sonos
- Red Bull Music
- Universal Music Group
- Gunpowder & Sky
- RocNation