Reflection Refraction

Light installation - vienna design week 2010

Interesting use of a single light source and glass to reflect and refract light. Potential for the light to cast patterns and shapes around the environment of use. 

Could also be used in conjunction with coloured glass or liquids within containers to make the light feature many different colours. Easy way to use a single lightsource to create the effect of multiple lights.

Light Bulb!

Electron stimulated luminescence bulb

Stimulates phosphor to produce a bright natural light. developed as a replacement for CFL's and LED's.

The manufacturer claims that the new bulb is as energy efficient as both LED's and CFL's. and has a life span of a smilar time yet boasts 'superior light quality' and is also dimmable.

Would light quality have a major effect on the sensory system?
Do different types of light have different sensory effects?
Light Wavelengths ?

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'Bend Desk'

Bend desk - Designed by Media Computing Group

Clever interactive desk with a bent screen, which allows for user to use touch control to interact with software.

Good potential use to encourage group interaction in a sensory environment

'Alpha Sphere' - Multi Sensory Furniture

'AlphaSphere' by Sha

Relaxation furniture for use by everybody, to help relax and increase creativity.

Features systems for: color, lighting, sound, warmth and vibration.

Large space consuming product, could potentially be refined into a smaller seating arrangement for the domestic environment. However there would be limited group interaction whilst within the seating unless carefully arranged within their environment of use.

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'Modular Lighting'

The Twist together lamp

Fun, playful modular lamp combining a range of bright, bold colours to create fun visually exciting lamps.

Modular element allows users to bring multiple elements together and interact with the products together or for a single user to be able to utilise many modules to create a more sensory experience.

'Fibre Optic Lights'

'I've Got Kurage' Fibre optic light - Schemata studio

Interesting use of fibre optics for a domestic lighting solution, allowing adjustment of the lighting by simply bunching up the fibre optics more or less. 

Fibre optics generally used within sensory systems are normall just bunched to produce a soft brush, or a collection of long strands, which seems to offer limited interaction.

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'Social Seating'

'Social adaption seating'

Initially design with a party environment in mind this 'social seating' features the ability to be used as seating or tables. Observing that people will sit almost anywhere the seating encourages users to sit in small groups, or move the chairs to accomodate larger groups. 

Seating could be introduced to sensory systems to encourage interaction between multiple users, whilst also making the experience more comfortable for each individual user. However, this could limit wheelchair users usage of the product without them being removed from their chair.

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