Interface(s) (image above of designed objects) connected objects, is a research project exploring:

the ‘hybridization’ of new relational technologies with the ‘legitimate’ objects of living space: furniture, elements for decoration, comfort, lighting, music and so on. These ‘hybrid’ objects thus become supports or diffusers of on-line services. They embody the visible and user-friendly interfaces that mediate relations between people in a wide range of practices in the home: computer-enabled pastimes, communication services and comfort-related devices.

Interestingly interactive and stunningly designed, the research outcomes are integrated into everyday household objects which we ‘interface’ with on a regular basis.

Wapix YJMM (image above with explanation diagrams) is an interactive set of photograph frames designed to:

display moments, places and situations rather than snapshots. Wapix JMYM enables the continual flow of pictures from one frame to the other. By moving the frames apart in space, the speed of image flow is regulated. The further apart, the swifter the flow of one picture to the next.

Wanetlight (image above with explanation diagrams to the right) is a suspension light system:

that form a three-dimensional matrix of light. Easy body movements control the intensity level and rearrange the luminous volumes in space…Wavetlight is composed of 5x5x5 LEDs clustered in the three axes (LxWxH). The cluster forms a luminous 3-D screen cage. Each LED can be individually piloted to enable users to configure all sorts of light compositions in space.

Originally seen at Interface – NoDesign blog