Anna Ståhl

Anna Ståhl holds a Ph.D. in human computer interaction from KTH. She is trained as an industrial designer, educated at Umeå Institute of Design. Her research interests lie in soma design and how to design for touch interactions using shape changing materials. Interactions where the human body is physically touched by soft robotics will become more common in a near future and still, we do not know how to design for a dignified touch. We approach this challenge through a soma design approach, designing with and for our bodies, in the ERC-funded project on Intimate Touch, through the Digital Futures funded project on mid-sized seated interactions, and in a Vetenskapsrådet funded project on on-body shape-changing interactions. In another Vetenskapsrådet funded project we investigate how to validate soma design. The current design examples that she has been developing are: a shape changing car seat, the Pelvic Chair, the Soma Bits and Soma Mat & Breathing Light.