Study of the stimulation of the sense of touch

What is the role of our senses in today's information culture? Our daily routines are characterized by media and technological devices, creating a domination of cognitive experience and visual sensations. Technology increasingly replaces physical abilities. Thus the demands on motor skills decline, while mental demands rise. This means that the receptors of the sense of touch in our skin and locomotor system are unchallenged. Considering findings in the field of neuroscience about the plasticity of our brain and our competences, I have designed objects that reveal and exploit bodily potentials. The result stimulates the sense of touch, particularly the sensors and motor skills of feet, and thereby provides a physical compensation in our conditioned daily life. The carpet designs create a physical experience and their use has a healthy impact.

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