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Overview
Spherical is a strategic design and integrative research studio focused on restoring the health and integrity of Earth’s living systems. It carries out projects that combine coding experiments, ecological data visualizations, immersive productions, and site-specific performances to connect ecology, culture, and technology. Unlike typical design firms, it blends strategic design with cross-disciplinary research across local to planetary scales, guided by place-based knowledge and ecological aims. Its goal is to regenerate the health and integrity of ecosystems through collaborative, cross-disciplinary projects.
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What believers are saying
- On 2026-08-23, Sophia Space chose Spherical for Athena's complete electrical power system.
- On 2026-06-22, Spherical won Dutch defense funding with NLR for PROJECT RASSS.
- Its EIC Accelerator grant of €2.5 million runs through March 2027.
What critics are saying
- No public in-orbit demonstration exists; the planned mid-2025 launch slipped past 2026.
- Flight heritage remains unproven, and larger power suppliers can undercut Spherical before March 2027.
- Customer concentration stays severe; one mission failure could poison Sophia Space and Blackswan Space relationships.
What makes Spherical unique
- Spherical designs in-house chips and PCDUs, compressing satellite power integration cycles.
- Its software-defined Agile Semiconductor Engine targets radiation-aware space power hardware.
- Rotterdam-based Spherical won Sophia Space, Blackswan Space, and Orbital Paradigm contracts in 2026.
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