Antu
Somlai-Fischer

I make things — in wood, leather, paper, concrete and whatever else a project asks for. This is a timeline of what I've built, from today going back.

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Portrait of Antu Somlai-Fischer

Highlights

Bass GuitarBass GuitarWooden Pick Set with BoxWooden Pick Set with BoxBiennale & Prezi ModelsBiennale & Prezi ModelsArtisan Rubber Band ShootersArtisan Rubber Band ShootersDesign for AnimalsDesign for Animals

All projects

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Material

2026

Crane

Crane

Crane made from driftwood. The legs are attached to the body and the base by carving their ends into cylindrical pegs and gluing them into drilled holes.

Prop Gun

Prop Gun

This cardboard gun took it's place in a film which was made to be a media projekt in school. When the trigger is pulled, the cover moves in the barrel of the gun and reveals the lighting red lamp. It simulates the burst effect on a real gun.

Bark mask

Bark mask

Bark masks imitating alien creatures, made for a film project.

Bracelet

Bracelet

Two-layered calf leather bracelet for myself, stitched and the edges are burnished.

Leather case for glasses

Leather case for glasses

Leather cases for glasses, stitched together by nylon thread. Their edges are polished, burnished and waxed.

Bracelet II

Bracelet II

Braided leather bracelet, the ends are held together by a flathead screw functioning as a button.

2025

The Tragedy of Man

The Tragedy of Man

A small conceptual sculpture for literature class, on Imre Madách's play.

1st Watch Strap

1st Watch Strap

My first leather project, 18mm wide tapered watch strap, sew together by cotton thread.

Bass Guitar

Bass Guitar

A neck-through bass built from ebiara, padouk and linden — my first real instrument.

Moss Tundra Workshop

Moss Tundra Workshop

Bioreceptive clay design at the Future Materials Conference, MOME.

2024

2023

Earlier work

Projects from childhood and school years, 2014–2023 — originally published on the family website.

2022

2021

Objects

Objects

Boxes, games, instruments, a pinball machine — things I made growing up, often alone, sometimes with my family.

Furniture

Furniture

Nightstands, lamps, a sofa, a workbench — furniture and small architecture.

2020

Watches

Watches

Watch designs and hand-drawn faces — including a watch with only minute hands.

Bike & Car Design

Bike & Car Design

An electric bike, a wooden kick bike and a wooden cart — vehicles built and drawn.

2019

Design for Animals

Design for Animals

Houses for chickens, birds, mice and a hamster.

Science Projects

Science Projects

Measuring the speed of sound with a whip, and a prize-winning spaghetti bridge.

2018

Early Drawings

Early Drawings

Sketchbooks from 2018 to 2023 — Vienna, Naoshima and home.