Haptic

I was introduced to Kenya Hara's book Designing Design. This book really was enjoyable, opening my eyes to a new form of considered design. Above is an image of Kosuke Tsumura's Kami Tama. These lanterns are constructed with a silk meesh that, with the help of a wig expert, was transformed into ghost like light almost feeling alive. If you focus on how you feel and experience a sensation of its touch just through sight you will be able to recognize that there is a unexplored field of design. Hara called this Haptic which is the awakening of the senses. An exhibition was held in 2005, filled with amazing idea like this. Worth a look.