'Delirious Home' Is A Smart Home With A Sense Of Humor [VIDEO]
2014.04.11
The stuff you can find at IKEA will never be quite this cool. A project by French industrial and interactive design students from Lausanne's ECAL school, this 'Delirious Home' exhibit attempts to mimic the connected home of the future by adding a humorous twist. Below are some highlights from the exhibit:
Voodoo chairs in which the movements from one chair can be felt by the other.
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A clock that mimics your body movement, giving you the sensation that you can alter time
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The Windblower fan that moves with the power of your breath.
![3028928_slide_windblower9891.jpg 3028928_slide_windblower9891.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_windblower9891.jpg)
Ostinati, a family of gravity-defying containers.
![3028928_slide_ostinati274.jpg 3028928_slide_ostinati274.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_ostinati274.jpg)
Delicious Bells which let you hear a sound related to what you are about to eat.
![3028928_slide_deliciousbells194.jpg 3028928_slide_deliciousbells194.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_deliciousbells194.jpg)
An "automated" curtain that comes with its own hand.
![3028928_slide_ilportinaio758.jpg 3028928_slide_ilportinaio758.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_ilportinaio758.jpg)
Chiaroscuro lamp that turns on or off by touching its shadow.
![3028928_slide_chiaroscuro7491.jpg 3028928_slide_chiaroscuro7491.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_chiaroscuro7491.jpg)
A Broken Mirror with a flexible reflective membrane that only shows a reflection when a person is directly in front of it.
![3028928_slide_brokenmirror864.jpg 3028928_slide_brokenmirror864.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_brokenmirror864.jpg)
Cactunes that giggle whenever touched.
![3028928_slide_cactune521.jpg 3028928_slide_cactune521.jpg](/files/attach/images/591/660/533/013/3028928_slide_cactune521.jpg)
The Delirious Home will be on display at Milan Design Week 2014 until April 13, 2014.
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