Taiknam Hat

Artist Ricardo O'Nascimento also had a hand in developing the Taiknam Hat, which might look like traditional feather headwear, but is anything but. The feathers on the kinetic hat -- a collaboration with Ebru Kurbak and Fabiana Shizue -- react and animate according to changes in nearby medium-wave radio signals. The concept was informed by scientific findings showing that feathers may act as microwave sensors, says the Turkish-born Kurbak, who aimed to emulate horripilation, an instinctive reaction (think goose bumps) to sources of irritation and stress, seen and unseen.