REBOOT Laboratory is a studio in which artists and designers work collaboratively with the lab’s director Rob Duarte to create works that utilize the waste materials produced by capitalism and conspicuous consumption. Our approach is rooted in the visual arts and is driven by our collective knowledge of process, materials, and hands-on experimentation. 

REBOOT projects afford a critical look at the logical consequences of the ways in which we produce, consume, and discard the objects that make up our designed world. These explorations of the political and environmental implications of consumer culture occur through a hands-on process of thinking and making, with a goal of provoking discussion and action that will bring about alternative, preferred futures.

Founded in the summer of 2015 by Assistant Professor in Art Rob Duarte, REBOOT is part of the Florida State University Facility for Arts Research.

Rob Duarte, Director 

Matt Jeffs, Artist in Residence

Celeste Ivory, Graduate Student Artist-Researcher

Colin Huse, Graduate Student Intern (2017)

Plastic Granulator

Precision Matthews PM-25V Milling Machine with DRO

7×12 Precision Lathe

Injection Molder (coming soon)

1400 Watt Panini Press with PID Temperature Control

Oven with 4 Ton Hydraulic Press and PID Temperature Control

Northstar 24″ Slab Roller (coming soon)

40 Ton Hydraulic Press

1 Ton Arbor Press