Apple's HomeKit, the home automation app for iOS devices, is one of the fastest-growing smarthome offerings and the first to score a significant victory with new homebuilders as you will see below. This past Monday was Apple's Worldwide Developer's Conference (WWDC) keynote, and there were … [Read more...]
Color You Can Smell
We came across a fun workshop project which is showing how some are pushing the boundaries on ways that color can be utilized in an experiential way. The workshop project is called Bouquet and is "...a synesthetic olfactory device which permits the user to perceive color through fragrances. The … [Read more...]
45,000 Years Ago, Humans Built an Ochre Paint Workshop
Not only did humans build an ochre paint workshop 45,000 years ago, they used if for at least another 4,500 years. One of our favorite, deeply technical and science websites, Ars Technica, had this this fascinating article about how Stone Age humans returned over-and-over again to the same cave … [Read more...]
When Fashion & Technology Merge
There is no question that technology is permeating many aspects of the home furnishings industry. Its influence can be seen in items from smart home products and smart textiles to sensing beds and many other innovations. One of the top technology websites, Engadget, has published a compelling … [Read more...]
The Surprising Pattern Behind Naming Colors Around the World
Understanding how cultures around the world label colors — and in what order they do so — might seem like a daunting undertaking, but surprisingly it's not. Vox video producer Christophe Haubursin and his colleague, graphic designer Amanda Northrop, reveal interesting commonalities among cultures … [Read more...]
History’s Deadliest Colors
We thought our website visitors and members would enjoy watching the video below which was published today by TED-Ed — TED's youth and education initiative — whose aim is to spark and celebrate the ideas of teachers and students around the world. While we knew some of the origins of how specific … [Read more...]
Trend Flash™ – Maison & Objet January 2017
Trend Flash is only available to Members of The Trend Curve’s subscriber family. Michelle Lamb, Editorial Director, was in Paris for this twice-yearly event. Her top trends, shown below, are just a hint of the newness at this directional fair. There is much more to tell, so be sure to read the … [Read more...]
No-Fade Textiles with Structural Color
Researchers in China have created fibers with structural color properties, so no dyes would be required nor would the color ever fade. In an article in Chemical & Engineering News entitled, Structural Color From Nanoparticles Makes Bright Fibers, these researchers have discovered that they … [Read more...]
Are You Ready for The Era of Living Services?
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been called, "the most significant market disruption since the dawn of the Internet" and everything we already see in development (e.g., Google's Project Jacquard) bears that out. In fact, take a peek at this IoT List to get a sense of some of the products already on … [Read more...]
The 40 Year Light
Most likely you have heard of Sir James Dyson, inventor of the groundbreaking Dual Cyclone bagless vacuum cleaner and founder of Dyson, maker of vacuums and many other innovative products like fans, heaters and hand dryers. But you may not know that his son, Jake Dyson, has been a lighting … [Read more...]