Frings
enchanting the daily livingroom routine
2013
Assignment
Explore the field of perceptual crossing
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- 16 weeks
- Bachelor Thesis
- Michiel Kersteman
Exploration
Embodying Perceptual crossing
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final concept
Meaningful Perceptual Crossing
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I wanted to give people this exciting experience in the living room by letting their cabinets ask for attention. The less you open a drawer, the more the handle persuades you to have a look.
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Process
Finding added value
of perceptual crossing
One of the predicaments I faced within this project was finding a meaningful application for perceptual crossing. For me perceptual crossing is a tool to give recognition and appreciation to a person, in a very similar way pets would do when their owner arrives home. I got inspiration from the embodiment exploration to develope g an item that wants to be grabbed
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