Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa by Hila Mor

Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa by Hila Mor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Ingancin Ƙira Competition Category.

AzurfaIngancin Ƙira· 2021

Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa

by Hila Mor

Client: Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab

Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Ingancin Ƙira Category

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The Design

About Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa

Book Text: Venous Materials wani kayan hulɗa ne wanda yake aiki a matsayin na'urar gane motsi da kuma allon nuni a lokaci guda. Ana ƙera ƙananan magudanan ruwa a cikin siliki mai laushi, sannan tawada mai launi tana motsawa ta cikin waɗannan magudanai. Lokacin da mai amfani ya lanƙwasa kayan ko ya matsa lamba, motsin tawada yakan canza yana samar da zane-zane bayyanannu da sauyin launuka. Kayan yana da laushi kuma yana tsayawa da kansa, sannan motsin mai amfani shi ke ba da kuzari. Wani kayan aikin ƙira na kwamfuta yana ba da damar kwaikwayon fasalin siffa da gudanar ruwan kafin a fara samarwa. Samarwa ya ƙunshi sassaƙa da laser da kuma tafiyar da ayyukan dakin gwaje-gwaje.

The Recognition

About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa

Zanen Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Venous Materials Primary Function: Kayan Hulɗa ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Venous Materials technology developed through research on current Microfluidics, that is specifically designed for human interaction and user experience. A specilized computational tool was developed for the design process and to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user input. Production process involves laser engraving and manual lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
Dimensions & Packaging: Venous Materials prototypes size range between 5cmX5cm and 15x15cm. These samples can be assembled together to form a larger sheet.
Tags: Interaction Design, Material research, Dynamic Graphics, Microfluidics, Computational Aided Design, Sensors and Displays, Venous Structures
Production Technology: Through utilizing latest research with Microfluidics technology, Venous Materials was developed while focus on human interaction and UX design. To realize the design and production process, a specialized computational design and simulation tool was developed. This tool allows to simulate and visualize of the color change and display of the flow within the material, according to the user physical input. Production process involves laser engraving and lab processes. Materials used are PDMS silicone and ecoline ink.
Design Challenge: While current computer chips and electronics usually require rigid and bulky components that challenges the integration with varied objects or fabrics, Venous Materials is soft and self-contained mechanism that utilizes the motion of daily activities as its energy source. Design of micro-fluid dynamics is not intuitive task, our approach and computational tool allows the design, simulation, and prototyping of fluidic interactive sensors that can be embedded in, or attached to, any object.
Research: This work present design and fabrication methods for interactive fluidic mechanisms that respond to deformation by mechanical inputs from the user. The Venous design tool provides designers with a simple way to create and validate designs of fluidic structures. It allows users to design the geometry, and simulate the flow with intended mechanical force dynamically. This leads to Interactive applications of Venous Materials, to augment human movement and everyday objects.
Inspiration: This project is inspired by venous structures that are ubiquitous throughout nature and inside the human body. By changing colors, veins can inform us of internal and external physical conditions. For example, veins in leaves transmit pigments that drive color change, which informs us of the internal condition of the leaf and which season it is.
Project Duration: The project started June 2019 and finished April 2020 in Cambridge, MA, at the MIT Media Lab, Tangible Media group
Operation Flow: The displayed flow pattern and color change of the fluidic channels within Venous Materials inform the users of the motion and physical force that is applied on the material. The users can interact with Venous Materials by deforming or applying pressure on the material, which drives the fluid flow within the internal channels to visualize the dynamic responsive display. Therefore, Venous Materials simultaneously functions as a sensor and display of tangible information.
Team Members: Hila Mor, Tianyu Yu, Ken Nakagaki, Benjamin Harvey Miller, Yichen Jia, Hiroshi Ishii
Image Credits: All Photo/video credit to Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab