Complex Blog » hypercolor http://www.complex.com/blogs Buy. Collect. Obsess. The original buyer's guide for men. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:53:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Touch Wall Panels React To Heat Like Hypercolor http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/05/touch-wall-panels-react-to-heat-like-hypercolor/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/05/touch-wall-panels-react-to-heat-like-hypercolor/#comments Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:55:55 +0000 treats http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/05/touch-wall-panels-react-to-heat-like-hypercolor/ wallpanelsmain_lead.jpg
Taking a cue from that classic Hypercolor gear, designers Nuno Goncalves Ferreira and Erin Hayne have been creating home products like pillows and furniture that respond to body heat and warm light. Their latest creations are these Touch Wall Panels, which are intended to be hung up around your home.

As humans touch the thermosensitive fabric panels, the colors change, leaving temporary hand and body prints on the surface for up to 30 seconds. Finally, we have a method for catching serial wall-humpers in the act. See what the panels look like after you touch them in the gallery below…

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[Visual Design Studio Via Design Spotter]

]]> http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/09/05/touch-wall-panels-react-to-heat-like-hypercolor/feed/ 1 Trendhumper: Hypercolor T-Shirts http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/06/trendhumper-hypercolor-t-shirts/ http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/06/trendhumper-hypercolor-t-shirts/#comments Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:13:48 +0000 treats http://www.complex.com/blogs/2008/06/06/trendhumper-hypercolor-t-shirts/ hypercolor_fashion_lead.jpg
Who says the ’80s are only known for hip-hop fashion? We can’t forget one of technology’s greatest innovations, Hypercolor. In case you’re too young to remember, these were the solid bold tees and sweatshirts that changed color with your body heat'the opposite of Freaky Freezy gloves in the winter.

The first brand to introduce hypercolor tees was a brand called Generra. Thank Japanese innovator Matsui Shikiso Chemical for the technology that made the fabric change to a faded color. Today, retro nostalgia for Generra’s fashion milestone is being embraced by the likes of American Apparel, and Anzevino and Florence. Is this another example of creatively-stunted designers recycling trends of the past? After the jump, watch a classic Hypercolor commercial and then vote on whether to “HUMP” or “DUMP” this trend.

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