Clemens Winkler Creates Interactive Table Cloth

Monday, October 27, 2008, 21:45 By Jaiyant Cavale
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Clemens Winkler, a German art and design student has created a unique and innovative concept product called the Interactive Table Cloth. The tablecloth has 3 layers and records everything that happened at the table in decipherable signs. In fact it apparently creates a sign on the surface of the time that has passed by. Unexpected marks appear when interaction with the tablecloth takes place.

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For example, placing of a coffee mug, a dinner, the movement of hands etc elicit the appearances of marks. However, it records only the last interaction with the table and the designer used conductive yarns, which are controlled by a LilyPad unit, and he has also used the thermo chromic ink, which changes color when exposed to different temperatures.

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The designer went ahead to place sensors all over the tablecloth in order to reveal a predetermined pattern when any interaction takes place and thus leaves a ’sign of time’. It would be interesting if the concept becomes a product, for the design involves more technology than any gadget would, and thus, it appears on our gadgets page!

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2 Responses to “Clemens Winkler Creates Interactive Table Cloth”

Neha said on Tuesday, October 28, 2008, 9:04

Interactive cloth concept if meets a reality check would surely break few heads. Hmmm.. it is an indication that people better start developing table manners as everything is being scanned now.
Gizmo Gadget,Glamour Girls,Hot Entertainment » Blog Archive » $100 again up for grabs in this week’s coolest gadget said on Sunday, November 2, 2008, 3:15

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