If I understand this correctly, the Touch project (thanks again the Make blog) from the Oslo School of Architecture and Design is using the unique data from an RFID device to determine the unique form of the object that contains the device. It uses the RFID data, along with user configurable parameters to determine the design of a 3D object that can then be 3D printed.

Each object in the project has a visual appearance and shape that is generated uniquely for each user. This reflects the unique identity contained in the RFID chip.

They’re designed to be artifacts for schoolkids (K-12) that slowly gather informational histories as the kids interact with each other and grow. It’s part of a larger project about turning a school and its artifacts into its own yearbook while also encouraging the development of criticality through annotation.

Certainly a novel approach to 3D design, and it has the possibility to create interesting new ways of thinking about the implications of RFID.

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