The GKILO Scale According to Marangoni, the design process involved a different type of problem solving: “We involved our network—designers and geeks, but also common people—from the beginning to understand their needs and to collect suggestions on the best user interface. We were inspired by the concept of Animism, so we tried to create devices that seem natural and totally unanimated and only when you touch them, they switch on, showing their functionality.” Photo courtesy of Thingk Photo 3 of 5 in Gorgeous New Kitchen Appliances with a Handle on Technology

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The GKILO Scale

According to Marangoni, the design process involved a different type of problem solving: “We involved our network—designers and geeks, but also common people—from the beginning to understand their needs and to collect suggestions on the best user interface. We were inspired by the concept of Animism, so we tried to create devices that seem natural and totally unanimated and only when you touch them, they switch on, showing their functionality.”

Photo courtesy of Thingk