what could be the role of analogue, textile user-interfaces in the digital age?

Abstract: This thesis discusses the role of e-textiles as user-interfaces and their properties in differenc to common interfaces such as buttons or touch-screens for example. A view on society and on our relation to nature and technical devices will be given. As a theoretical background Foucault‘s panopticism will be mentioned. The researchquestion "what could be the role of analogue, textile, user-interfaces in the digital age?"and aim will be explained, the research outline will be drawn also regarding other projects and investigations in my field. The field of critical design and interdisciplinary critical actionism will frame the position of the final project of the thesis. The final project will be presented with the scenario of my project. The reports closeswith a reflection on outcome, the design process and a perspective of future research.