Tuesday, July 13, 2010

The Skin Probe Project: Bubelle - Blush Dress.



THE SKIN PROBE PROJECT (2006) by Philips Design.

HINT: Sensitive technology.

"The Skin Probe Project is part of a "far-future" design research initiative to study emerging trends and behavior. The project examines more 'analog' phenomena such as emotional sensing, and explores technologies that are 'sensitive' rather than 'intelligent'.

The Bubelle - Blushing Dress- behaves differently depending on who is wearing it, and therefore exhibits completely nonlinear behavior. A delicate 'bubble' sorrounds it, that responds to skin contact by illuminating various patterns."*

*from the book Fashionable Technology by Sabine Seymour.

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