Posted by sabine7
Furniture | 27 Aug 07 | Comments (7) | Stumble
Erin Hayne and Nuno Gonçalves Ferreira of the Visual Reference Studio have completed work on their first collection of thermochromatic furniture, stools and benches that change colour when touched. Colour-changing crystals are activated in response to heat, so sitting or touching the pieces will leave an imprint of various body parts, but just until the piece cools down. Black furniture turns blue and red turns violet, but the variety of temperature fluctuations will bring about a range of shades. The Swamp Collection is inspired by the flora and fauna of the Mississippi cypress swamp, where the studio is located.
This is the coolest designs ever! I have seen these pieces in action at a trade show in NYC. Unbelievable! People go wild over this.
I know Puma just introduced sneakers with this dramatic color change effect that are selling out all over the world... Check out this video at http://youtube.com/watch?v=BkG33G-65s0
Love these pieces! beautiful forms. great to see.
Wow, this makes me feel better about living in MS.
Hmmmm.... Looks a lot like an Aalto vase...
Much better than those hypercolor t-shirts from the early 90's that just over accentuated the armpits of pre adolecents.
The shapes are quite unlike anything I have seen before...very new. I suspect they are relatively light and could be moved with ease.
Colour-changing crystals ...
does anyone know where the colour can be bought ?