Nirmal

Changed my mind
heres the new project
An exploration of texture and how it affects the use of a surface
A texture table if you will...

Initial findings and suppositions;
Uses and surfaces:

Cutting surface needs to be hard, possibly self healing like wood and have some texture to it.

Writing and drawing surfaces need to be flat and hard. Good to have some angle on it. Graphics tablet integrated?

Coffee table; high quotient of friction, resistive to stains, easy to clean

Manipulations to explore;

Electronic mechanism
Flip table with multiple sides
Magnets
Mechanical gear with pins
Sliding parts
Tilting
Vacuums

Surfaces;
Compartments
Partlines
Ripples
Dimples
Pins

Materials;

Rubber for grip
Plastic/ glass for look and feel
Marble
Hair
Shells
Stones
Pebbles
Sand or grit
Some form of porous stone for smell/scents
Felt for grip, feel, not good for stains

Others;

Aesthetic and styling
Digital; display screens, touch screen membrane
Remote control
Self cleaning table top, ipples move rubbish and liquids to a channel to the rubbish