An Interactive Art Studio · Asheville, NC

Impractical Instruments

Because why not?

Impractical Instruments is Jessica and Charlie, plus the friends and collaborators who build alongside us. Working out of Asheville, North Carolina, we make physical, playful things people can walk into, touch, and puzzle over together.

Impractical Instruments logo: a lightbulb blooming from a piano, ringed by the studio's name

The Installation

The Tree House from The Community Garden, held aloft by clouds on strings

The Community Garden

What you water thrives

The Community Garden is a touring, touchable environment. It debuted at Connect Beyond Festival and is now looking for its next home.

Visit the Garden

Make Your Own

reuben

music system...system

reuben helps you make musical instruments you can play and share. Try out some demo instruments in your browser. More instruments and editor tools coming soon!

Play with reuben
The Lightboard, a lightbulb rising from a keyboard The Theraphone, a hand-cranked horn instrument The Geoteller, a console of shapes and dials The Pretztar, a guitar neck knotted through itself