feel seating is made of stitched-together upholstered foam balls that can be configured in a variety of ways.
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sensory room
sensory therapy is a field that has only existed since the 1960s – an attempt to provide calming therapy to people suffering from many kinds of anxiety, related to learning disabilities, hyperactivity, depression, autism, dementia, sleep disorders – you name it. it seeks to provide balanced stimulus of the senses to ground the mind. recently, […]
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soft power
the future of electricity: flexible solar panels capable of 14 watts, housed in weatherproof transparent plastic. the day this stuff gets woven into coats, we’ll all become walking power plants. still a bit pricy at $399 for 12″x57″, but then you can run an ipod off the sun on your back. via gizmodo
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material processes
the plastic resources for educators program has a great resource explaining various plastic forming processes in detailed drawings and animation, including extrusion, blow-molding, injection molding (including blown film, pictured), thermoforming, rotational molding as well as an overview of materials. great graphics.
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body beauty
i first saw the bodyworlds exhibit at the california science center and had to go back – it contains the most spectacular collection of dissected human bodies that have been plastinated (preserved with an infiltration of silicone) so that you can see the muscles, nerves, organs – even blood vessels in ways i never imagined […]
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DIY dress
paco rabanne has been designing dresses that you make yourself from material swatches – anything from chocolate to leather and aluminum and plastic (top left to right) can be combined into clothing with the instructions, metal clasps and needle-nosed pliers included in each kit (bottom). they were sold during the 70s and 80s, and have […]
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heavy blankets
therapro makes sensory therapy products, including the very effective heavy blanket – it makes me fall asleep instantly – and this cooperative blanket, all targeted at soothing social anxieties by stimulating the touch sense.
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foof chair
this thing is awesome – i have one in camouflage – instead of polystyrene pellets, it’s filled with shredded foam and it comes in fur and a whole bunch of other finishes. great for use as a stunt mat, temporary bed or romantic couch http://www.poofchairs.com/poof-chairs/XXL.htm target also sells them>
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