Trinkets #00000
The Identity Archive
Kristina Busch
&Tobi Anspach
About
Trinkets is an archive for personal, subjectively valuable objects. Users upload photos of small everyday items and share their significance, creating a digital archive that makes identity visible through seemingly “worthless” things. An AI transforms the photos into 3D models, translating memories into new technical forms. The collection is interactive: each participant can browse the archive and later 3D-print their own objects.Design Rules
- Treat every object as an individual memory.
- AI generates 3D models that reinterpret, not replicate, the original object.
- Layout displays object information clearly next to the visualization.
- Users can only select and print their own objects.
- Physical book object contrasts external protection with internal everyday significance.
Technical implementation
- AI-based 3D transformation from 2D photos
- Algorithmic reconstruction (mesh, material, dimensions, surface properties)
- Miro form for online participation
- Custom website layout engine for 3D visualization
- HTML/CSS/JS for layout & interactive browsing