Bloom is a touch-activated wearable that transforms human connection into a visual and tactile display — a flower that blooms in response to a gentle touch.

When the wearer receives a tap on the shoulder, a pressure sensor inside the collar detects the contact and triggers a beautiful response: textile petals integrated into the collar open outward, mimicking the natural bloom of a flower. This movement is driven by shape memory alloy (SMA) wires corded along the outline of each petal.

Goncu-Berk, G., Zhang, R. (2022). Bloom: Touch Actuated Interactive Collar. ITMC Smart Textiles and Innovation Salon, Montreal-Canada.