House of Boing aims to add kinetics to people’s lives in a bid to remind them of curiosity and excitement experienced most strongly in childhood. We try to fashion objects and environments re-connecting us to that childlike enthusiasm, the instant reaction to new and exciting objects and activities that a majority of “adults” have lost somewhere along the way. We are playing with the interaction and relation between wearer’s and their clothing. What would happen if the clothes had a live of their own?

What would be the wearer's reaction to this movement that was acting independently from them but was nevertheless increased by their own movement? Would they cease to move, or change and adapt their movements accordingly? Might it be possible to take a glimpse at the wearer’s characteristics, perhaps more openly visible through this improvised, instant reaction and change of motion?

Which is exactly what makes the moving clothes so suitable to (over)dramatizing character's traits in performances and dance. To experiment further on this we have worked on a series of improvised workshops creating thought-provoking environments aiming for interactive performances. By inviting the audience to wear one of the many costumes that were made with movement in mind, create a distinctive surrounding and set the score and mood through sound scapes and music the onlooker gets to take on the role of the performer and experiment with their altered state of mind.

In order to achieve this we have brought together designers, musicians, dancers, actors, acrobats, scenographers, film makers and photographers to create collaborative works in site-specific projects, installations, environments and film work. House of Boing was started by Sandra Bamminger in 2000 following a Womenswear Fashion Design Degree at Central Saint Martins and completion of work experience placements for Clements/Ribeiro, Jessica Ogden and Eley/Kishimoto.

Since then we have collaborated with various other artists and performers in shows, performances and art installations. These included various independent fashion shows in and around London, Holland and Vienna and we have also worked on gallery pieces in Liverpool, London and The Hague. The varying collaborations featured amongst others dance and performance pieces for Siobhan Davies Dance for their 2006/2007 US & Europe Tour, for theGlastonbury festival, Sadler's Wells "Lilian Baylis" Theatre, The Albany Theatre, Bonnie Bird Theatre and MuseumsQuartier in Vienna. More recently we have been involved with a promotional project for Kate Spade in New York, first ever exhibition during Paris Fashion Week for AICI in 2007, shoots for Britains Next TopModel, Toni & Guy and providing Martina Topley-Bird with hats and clothes for her 2008 Europe Tour.