Houselab was a team based collaborative project dedicated to the exploration of artistic possibilities of technology applied to live events, mixed-media installations, performing spaces, audio-visual experiences, electronic music, sound design, interactivity and sound art. Regular members included: Rafael Toral, Helder Luis, Rui Gato, Rui Toscano and João Paulo Feliciano, who also performs general coordination.

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HOUSEWARE EXPERIENCE 99 (experimentadesign99)
Explorations in live mixmedia, 18 September, Central Tejo, Lisboa

Participants: João Paulo Feliciano // Dub Video Connection // Helder Luis // Joe Fossard // Rafael Toral // T.V.T // Luis Miguel // RevDesign // D-Fuse // The Apolloprogram // Nonplace Urban Field // Amon Tobim // David Toop // I’m Sore // Zzzzzzp! // Major Eléctrico // Lisburn // Peterman // Dreamlab

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HOUSEWARE EXPERIENCE 2000
Mixmedia party to end Portugal’s national day at Expo 2000, 5 October, Fun Club, Hannover
Participants: João Paulo Feliciano // Dub Video Connection // Helder Luis // Rui Toscano // Rui Gato // Rafael Toral // Luis Cruz // Pedro Fradique

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selected Houselab projects / events:

VOYAGER-01 / experimentadesign2001
Red Module
Sound design and installation by Rafael Toral and Rui Gato.
Milan, London, Lisbon and Barcelona, between April 2001 and October 2002.

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STOP MOTION, 2001
Houselab work-in-progress live mix-media show.
November 1, Porto 2001 – Odisseia nas Imagens.

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VOYAGER-03 / experimentadesign2003
“This is Music as it was Expected…”
sound-to-light immersive environment, developed by JPF and Helder Luís, upon Tó-Zé Ferreira’s electronic musical masterpiece (recorded in1996 and remixed for Voyager 03)
Barcelona, Paris, Madrid, Lisboa, between June and October 2003.