Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal by Hila Mor

Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal by Hila Mor is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award na Pilak in Kalidad at Inobasyon ng Disenyo Competition Category.

PilakKalidad ng Disenyo· 2021

Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal

by Hila Mor

Client: Tangible Media Group, MIT Media Lab

A' Design Award na Pilak Winner in Kalidad ng Disenyo Category

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The Design

About Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal

Ang Venous Materials ay isang interactive na materyal na gumagana bilang parehong sensor at display. May manipis na fluidic channels na nabubuo sa loob ng malambot na silikon, at may kulay na tinta na dumadaloy sa mga channel. Kapag binaluktot ng gumagamit ang materyal o naglapat ng presyon, nagbabago ang daloy ng tinta at lumilikha ng nakikitang mga pattern at pagbabago ng kulay. Ang materyal ay malambot at self-contained, at ang paggalaw ng gumagamit ang nagbibigay ng enerhiya. May computational design tool na nagbibigay-daan upang ma-simulate ang geometry at ang daloy ng likido bago ang produksyon. Ang produksyon ay kinabibilangan ng laser engraving at mga proseso sa laboratoryo.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Pilak

Ang Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak, isang pambihirang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga disenyong nasa pinakamataas na antas, nakabibighani at kahanga-hanga. Ang mga nagwagi ng Pilak ay mga likhang lubhang makinang at napakamalikhain na naglalarawan sa pambihirang kadalubhasaan, talento at talas ng isip ng kanilang mga tagapagdisenyo. Inaasahang ang Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal ay isang kahanga-hangang likhang huwaran na kapansin-pansing propesyonal at malalim na makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Pilak ay isang lubhang kapansin-pansin at hinahangaang imbensyon na nakikinabang at nagpapaunlad sa mga hangganan ng sining, agham, disenyo at teknolohiya. Ang Venous Materials Primary Function: Interactive na Materyal ay isang likhang labis na kinaiinggitan na gumigising ng mga hangarin, nagdadala ng positibong damdamin at nagpapasiklab ng pagkamangha at pagkabighani.

Behind the Design

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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