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Warmth, weight and a hand

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workFelt Connection: sensation carried between bodies (Line Rumhult), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nl

Other sources

  1. lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles deep in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue, deep pressure and fast vibration) openstax.org
  2. designskolenkolding.dk/en designskolenkolding.dk

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Two pairs of hands hold black furry pieces linked by a cablePhoto: Line Rumhult / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
A flat lay of black mesh, tulle and furry samples on a white table: the maker's material tests for the piecesPhoto: Line Rumhult / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Slide 3
Diagram of a skin cross-section with five receptor types marked at their depths, from Merkel cells near the surface to lamellated corpuscles deep downImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 14.1 and Table 14.1 (Merkel cells at the base of the epidermis, slow vibration 5 to 15 Hz; tactile (Meissner) corpuscles in the papillary dermis, light touch; free nerve endings in the dermis, temperature and pain; bulbous (Ruffini) corpuscles in the dermis, stretch; lamellated (Pacinian) corpuscles deep in the dermis or subcutaneous tissue, deep pressure and fast vibration), read 28 Oct 2026Museum or journal record
Slide 4
Diagram pairing warmth, texture, weight and balance with the receptors that pick each one upImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against The four words (weight, balance, texture, warmth) from Line Rumhult's text in DDW press kit 2060; receptors from OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, section 14.1 and Table 14.1 (muscle spindles and Golgi tendon organs in muscles and tendons). The pairing is a teaching sketch, labeled as such on the graphic
Slide 5
Mesh panels in raking light lettered Fashion wearables, Accessory wearables, Haptics, HCI Crafts and IoT Accessory: the fields the maker's research draws onPhoto: Line Rumhult / DDW press kitMuseum or journal record
Ring frame
Warming pan with a coat of arms, Rijksmuseum (BK-NM-5663)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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