Touch me.

Intuitex | Interactive Textiles 2017/2018

The interdisciplinary R&D project “Intuitex” researches the application of smart textiles and integrates several perspectives (interface design, textile technology, integration and automation, communication, and human factors). One of Braunwagner’s contributions is defining possible scenarios and areas of application.

Smart textiles enable the seamless integration of interfaces as integral parts of objects. Consequently, conventional input devices made of metal, glass or plastics, become redundant. Three functional smart textile demonstrators (curtain, chair, jacket) are realized at the end of the process.

Braunwagner studies the user’s willingness to interact via individual shapes, graphics, and haptic elements and develops textile interfaces. Along all research phases, the user’s requirements, acceptance, and diversity is integrated into the subsequent development steps.