Soft switch sculptures

Posted by on Jan 9, 2009 in Augmenting, Conceptual | No Comments

Artist and sculptor Claes Oldenburg is probably best known for his public art installations that play with very large scale objects. Another theme in his work is the idea of “soft” that ...

Living, breathing sculptures as second skin

Posted by on Nov 8, 2008 in Aesthetics, Augmenting, Kinetic | No Comments

Extra-Soft (XS) labs has created some beautiful pieces that change shape, reveal hidden layers, and expose the wearer’s skin by using the shape memory alloy, nitinol. The material contracts when ...

The antithesis of original function

Posted by on Nov 7, 2008 in Augmenting, Other Designers, Products, Sports Tech | No Comments

I recently discovered work by Joon Youn Paek who has some terrific explorations that challenge the use of everyday products by augmenting their original functionality. Pillowig, makes a humorous statement ...