Tocca-mi explores the tactile perception of elderly with Dementia or Alzheimer’s disease and how they can benefit from being stimulated by textile surfaces. 

The project researches several textile manipulation techniques to create different 3D patterns which can give diverse tactile sensations. Moreover, Tocca-mi aims to automate this handcraft technique and make it accessible to a larger public by using 3D software and biomaterials.

A research project developed at Textile Lab of Waag Society (Amsterdam).