Patten Studio

We’re thrilled to announce that following a unanimous vote Design Engineer MARVIN BEAR has been declared Patten Studio’s Employee of the Year 2025. Since joining our team, Marvin has demonstrated remarkable adaptability both as a designer and a fabricator, and has increasingly taken on a client facing role.

Photo 1: Design Engineer Marvin Bear in the shop. “I’ve told him not to wear the bow in the shop.” - Design Engineer

Photo 2: Marvin operating the Speedio S700Xd1. “I was really surprised by all of Marvin’s hard skills considering he is such a soft bear.” - Director of Strategy

Photo 3: Marvin soldering a Patten Studio Exponent Motor Controller board. “I wouldn’t say Marvin is the fastest member of our team, because he doesn’t have any fingers, but he gets the job done right.” - Creative Director .dthx

Photo 4: Marvin checking that his QFNs have no bridging under the microscope. “Marvin’s attention to detail is really unparalleled, but he needs to be helped up to the microscope.” - Principal, James P.

Yellow Brick Wall’s 85 mini displays are a custom RaspberryPi LED assembly encased in a ventilated 3D printed enclosure. Patten Studio firmware written in C++ allows the mini displays to communicate with SOSO’s graphics software, which controls the wall’s content.



Led by Google Project Executive Marcella Barrière.

CREDIT: SOSO (concept, content, graphics software), Filipa Pimentel (production ceramicist), Patten Studio, (design development, mechanical design, prototyping, electronics, firmware, production, installation)

Each canoe pendant in All Points Canada is controlled by a Patten Studio Exponent Motor Controller above the finished ceiling.

Swipe for a behind the scenes look at James tuning motor controller parameters in the studio and then commissioning the artwork’s firmware on-site.

Innovation

Led by Google Project Executive Marcella Barrière.

CREDIT: SOSO (concept, canoe animation software), Patten Studio (design development, mechanical design, prototyping, electronics, firmware, production, installation), Situ (canoe fabrication), iN STUDIO (architect), Govan Brown (GC)