Almost Magic Carpet

Freudenberg (Low and Bonar)

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The Almost Magic Carpet was viewable on Dutch Design 2018 week in Eindhoven, consists of Colback material fused with a shape memory alloy. Combined, they form a modular, two-dimensional plane composed of separately controllable units. By using a shape memory alloy that is based on nickel, titanium and copper, electrical stimulus enables the Colback to change on demand.

Low and bonar - Almost magic carpet 1
Low and bonar - Almost magic carpet 2
Low and bonar - Almost magic carpet 3
almost magic carpet - movement recording