Blog | Dana Ramler : Thoughtful Design » hug http://www.danaramler.com/blog Mon, 07 Mar 2011 05:34:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= en hourly 1 hugging walls http://www.danaramler.com/blog/2009/02/12/hugging-walls/ http://www.danaramler.com/blog/2009/02/12/hugging-walls/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:24:11 +0000 Dana Ramler http://designdana.wordpress.com/?p=144 I was struggling with the idea of interactive and wearables today, and what I could possibly make for my final project. Wearables always make me think of textiles, which made me think: what if I made something interactive using textiles? Maybe its not something you physically wear, but rather something made from (or incorporating) textiles. What if I used technology with the textiles that encompass my sleeping environment? Or what if I used technology of some sort with upholstery fabrics for interactive seating….the possibilities are endless!!

Here is an example of a different take on the idea of “interactive” using textiles:This is the anonymous hugging wall from Keetra Dean Dixon. There are two arms sewn in into the wall, so that you can either be the hugger, or the hug-ee, depending on what side you stand, or what mood you’re in.

I like the annonymous way of connecting with people, and I love the spin on “interaction” and the use of textiles. If walls can “come alive” and give out hugs, in what other ways can we engage with our environment? And what if all normally hard, rigid surfaces (like walls) were suddenly made of fabric and textiles? Wouldn’t that be interesting….

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