Different attributes

Different attributes engaged me in these very different objects. Could I combine what intrigued me about each in a single tool? I wondered what sort of problem domain might let me create a tool that: Fit the hand like the saw tooth straightener. Would suggest to the body how it should be used as the drill does. Might feel as resilient as the rubber bands. Have the gorgeous & subtle tactility of the emu egg’s surface, and Express its “content” as differently as the stiff steel versus the liquid copper slinky.
Brad Paley

Zones of human touch

Machines have specific zones of human touch, and areas without. You can take any object from coffee cup to a pay phone and chart contact points. Yet touch can be distant, such as with virtual interfaces. We’re often not touching an actual machine, but rather a system of linkages (be it mechanical or electrical). Prescribing boundaries of connections is one way to define what is a ‘thing’ vs. boundless system.
Rama Chorpash