ABSTRACT
Imagine a world in which humans and objects coexist, living out epic tales of
adoration, love and, above all, empathy – a sensual realm wherein the walls
erected to separate flesh from polymer crumble giving way to a lawless
and unsupervised consumer future. The born and the made – people and
things – develop a oneness that finally enables them to coexist over vast
periods of time in complete symbiosis. Imagine a world in which products
are designed to support the investment of emotion – cherishable products,
appliances and tools that not only sustain but also amplify sensations of
attachment – a world where technological modernity is not the sole value
indicator and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), laptops and MP3s (a
computer file format that stores a large amount of information in a small
amount of space – usually music) may triumphantly bear the scars of age.
