Materialiserade

Materialiserade is a term that appears in Swedish-language discourse and in speculative writings to describe the process or result of turning abstract or digital material into tangible form. The word is derived from materialisera, to materialize, with the participle form materialiserade functioning as an adjective or a past-tense descriptor. There is no widely established, formal definition in English-language scholarship; usage varies across sources.

In theoretical contexts, the concept is used to discuss how ideas, models, or simulations become physical artefacts, raising questions about ontology, causality, and the role of humans and machines in making something material.

In design and art, materialiserade artefacts can refer to objects produced through computational design and digital fabrication, such as 3D-printed components, CNC-milled parts, or robotic assembly. In interactive media, the term can describe outcomes where digital content is experienced as a tangible object or environment through actuators, sensors, or material interfaces.

Related concepts include materialization, tangible user interfaces, and digital fabrication.