Studio

Ashvale was formed in 2016 by a group of scenographers, lighting technicians and programmers who believed a room ought to notice the people standing in it. Our core system, Ashvale Field, moves slow washes of light and projected grain across architectural surfaces — tuned by occupancy, weather and the hour of the day, so a hall reads one way at breakfast and another at closing.

The system is built to be handed over. Ashvale Field runs on ordinary DMX and networked fixtures, and it is installed today in transit halls, reading rooms, hotel lobbies and two civic squares across nine countries. Ashvale was named studio of the year by the Nordheim Design Council in 2023.

The Ashvale team in the Halle Nordwest workshop — photo by Wolrider YURTSEVEN on Pexels

Partners and Backers

Halcyon Field Fund

Early capital for spatial computing
Torvald Group

Nordic media and broadcast holding
Mira Solvang

Composer and stage designer
Brackwater Ventures

Angel syndicate backing hardware studios
Idris Kwan

Lighting director, Halle Nordwest
Ninefold Equity Partners

Advisors include curators Ott Reim and Vela Marsh
Quiet Harbour Capital

Specialist fund for founders shipping physical work
Meridian North

Growth investor headquartered in Copenhagen
Lattice Residency

Accelerator supported by regional arts councils
Pellworth Ventures

Seed fund for design-led engineering teams
Orrery Capital

Media and infrastructure fund based in Lisbon
Kilnhouse Partners

Cultural infrastructure investors, Rotterdam

quietHarbour

lattice
residency halcyon field torvald

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