transforming tattoos by philips

transforming tattoos by philips



philips design has informed us that they will be showing off two new projects from their
design probe series at dutch design week. the show will run from october 20 -28 and feature
the project skin: tattoo. the project forecasts the future of tattoos. it re-imagines tattoos as
interactive and transforming objects that extend their representative properties to a new level.
the site also features a film that demonstrates the technologies in use.


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