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Emotional Design - the wearable social Interface

Filed in archive Cool , High-Tech Textiles , Science , Technology by on October 7, 2006

Emotional Design - the wearable social Interface
Very very cool is: Philips. Often enough I had this thought the last years but now they kick it. The company designer play around with an old idea from me: Clothes that show the emotion of the wearer.
Philips Design has developed dynamic garments as part of the ongoing SKIN exploration research into the area known as 'emotional sensing'. The garments, which are intended for demonstration purposes only, demonstrate how electronics can be incorporated into fabrics and garments in order to express the emotions and personalitylinks of the wearer.

Sure, much more's possible but thats the first time I see the vision live and light always delights me.

Listen to what Clive van Heerden, Senior Director of design-led innovation at Philips Design has to say:

"the SKIN probe has a much wider context than just garments. "As our media becomes progressively more virtual, it is quite possible in long term future that we will no longer have objects like DVD players, or music contained on disks, or books that are actually printed. An opportunity is therefore emerging for us to completely rethink our interaction with products and content."

But if i come back to the subject of interface design this is like a frontal hit:

"We chose fashion as an idiom to express the kind of research we were doing," says Lucy McRae, Body Architect at Philips Design. "We did this because apparel and textiles can be augmented by a lot of new functionality. A garment can be a highly complex interactive electronic or biochemical device. We are experimenting with devices that are more responsive to subtle triggers like sensuality, affection and sensation."

Nothing more to add. This men is right. I just dont think that's too far in the future.

via Twenty 1F

Philips Press release

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