Máté Horváth

Máté Horváth

-Product Design

I believe good design starts from a thorough understanding of the problem and its context. The goal always matters more than the tool.

BA Product Design · MOME · 2023 - 2026
works
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Metronome App

Offbit
2025·Interaction Design·Personal Project

Offbit is a project inspired by my own musical experience, focused on practicing microtiming - the subtle timing variations that shape the feel and character of music. Built around a circular rhythm visualisation, the interactive interface illustrates small shifts in note timing, helping users understand and develop their sense of rhythm.

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02 / 10

Brand Concept

Neotone
2026·Branding·Two-week trial project

Neotone invited me to develop an initial design direction for their brand and website as part of a two-week trial project. The goal was to explore a visual identity that could support their growing international presence.

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03 / 10

Stacking Toy

Centrix
2024·Experimental Design·BA2 · MOME Studio

As part of an experimental design course, the task was to design a stacking and balancing game. Centrix consists of curved plastic shells with movable snap-in weights that let players adjust the centre of gravity of each element, creating opportunities for complex balancing situations and open-ended construction. Leather-covered surfaces improve grip and add a tactile quality, while the resulting structures often take on figurative or architectural forms.

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04 / 10

Market Navigation App

Bosi
2026·UX / Product Design·BA3 · Integrated Design

BOSI is an interactive web-based marketplace and navigation service for Bosnyák Market, designed to make market shopping more accessible and engaging for younger generations. Using QR codes at entrances and stalls, visitors can browse products, search offers and plan a shopping route.

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05 / 10

Drumstick Bag

Bagshelf
2024·Product / Object Design·Personal Project

Inspired by my experience as a jazz drummer, Bagshelf was developed to address a common problem during performances: quick and seamless drumstick changes. The bag unfolds into a stable horizontal drumstick holder, providing easy access to sticks while also offering space for accessories. The design combines storage and performance use in a single object.

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06 / 10

Light Art Installation

Dance of Sound
2024·Light Installation·City of Light Festival, Finland

Created for the open-theme competition of the City of Light Festival in Finland, the concept reflects on visual and informational overload by transforming sound into light. Using the principle of cymatics, sound vibrations are translated into visible forms: a vibrating mirror reflects coloured light, creating dynamic patterns that change in response to sound. Developed with Vince Tass.

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07 / 10

Bent Wood Lamp

Tenzia
2024·Furniture / Lighting·BA2 · Experimental Design

Created in collaboration with Sellaton, Tenzia combines a bentwood chair component with a curved veneer lampshade. The position of the light source can be adjusted through a simple strap mechanism, allowing the material's natural flexibility to become part of the product's function.

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08 / 10

Literary Bistro

PIM ‘Bistro’
2025·Service Design·BA2 · Petőfi Literary Museum

Developed as part of a service design course, the brief was to create a public community space for the Petőfi Literary Museum. Inspired by the metaphor of cultural consumption, the concept reimagines literature as something that can be experienced in small, approachable portions. Developed with Gergő.

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09 / 10

Pencil Sharpener

Maszat
2024·Industrial Design·BA1 · MOME Studio

Our first-year industrial design project focused on designing a unique pencil sharpener. Inspired by a childhood memory, I reinterpreted sharpening as a way of producing pencil shavings for drawing. The design lets the shavings fall directly onto the paper while collecting the wood waste in a foldable leather container that also functions as a handle.

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10 / 10

Data Visualization

Gilt
2025·Speculative Design·ELISAVA Barcelona · BA3

Developed during a speculative design course at ELISAVA Barcelona, GILT explores the growing dependence on AI-assisted knowledge. Taking the form of an interactive wearable that responds to user activity, the illuminated cap references both the convenience of instant access to information and the gradual decline of independent cognitive effort.

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About

Coming from a craft oriented background, my work spans between industrial objects, service concepts and interactive tools - often shaped and inspired by my musical career.

I prefer to think systems first and visual second, and I like projects where physical craft and digital interaction meet.

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