Philips Design, which recently unveiled the Lumalive textile garments, has also developed a series of dynamic garments as part of the ongoing SKIN exploration research into the area known as ‘emotional sensing’. The garments, which are intended for demonstration purposes only, demonstrate how electronics can be incorporated into fabrics and garments in order to express the emotions and personality of the wearer.

The marvelously intricate wearable prototypes include ‘Bubelle’, a dress surrounded by a delicate ‘bubble’ illuminated by patterns that changed dependent on skin contact- and ‘Frison’, a body suit that reacts to being blown on by igniting a private constellation of tiny LEDs. The garments were designed to respond to an individual’s body and create a visual representation of emotions rather than just being ‘on’ or ‘off’. For instance the ‘Bubelle’ - the ‘blushing dress’ - behaves differently depending on who is wearing it, and therefore exhibits completely nonlinear behavior.