# Tactile Smart Home Devices The 'from()' Design Concept Prioritizes Intuitive Controls By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2022-12-28 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/from-design-concept References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/12/27/from-design-concept-uses-intuitive-tactile-controls-to-operate-devices/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=from-design-concept-uses-intuitive-tactile-controls-to-operate-devices) & [linkedin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mingwan-bae-a1b72b234/)  The 'from()' design concept has been designed by Mingwan Bae and Adrian Min as an intuitive series of devices for the smart home that prioritize a tactile experience for users to interact with. The items each imagine a different kind of [tactile interface](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camera-1) that goes beyond simple physical control, [buttons, dial knobs and touchscreens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trackpad). The includes the shifting of buckles on a strap to change volume or frequency on a radio, squeezing a handle on a water purifier, scrolling a mat to change illumination levels on a light and more. The 'from()' design concept imagines the next-generation of user interfaces as we shift into a new phase of [smart home solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-home-interfaces) where technology products need to merge more seamlessly with human users. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 81% | Activity: 85% | Freshness: 13% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Tactile Interface:** Designing smart home devices with tactile controls presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the home automation industry. - **Intuitive Interaction:** Prioritizing intuitive tactile controls for smart home devices can disrupt the current market and lead to more user-friendly products. - **Next-generation User Interfaces:** The 'from()' design concept opens up opportunities for disruptive innovation in creating new and more intuitive ways for humans to interact with technology. ### Who This Affects Most - **Smart Home Solutions:** The 'from()' design concept provides opportunities for disruptive innovation in the smart home solutions industry, especially for companies looking to create more user-friendly products with tactile controls. - **Home Automation:** The trend towards designing smart home devices with more intuitive and tactile controls presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the home automation industry. - **Consumer Electronics:** The 'from()' design concept and the trend towards designing more tactile smart home devices presents an opportunity for disruptive innovation in the consumer electronics industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Accessible Home Device Series](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/accessble-home-device.md) - [Smart Home Control Displays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kocom-the-frame.md) - [Decor-Disguised Smart Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-home-product-concepts.md) - [Intuitive Touchscreen Remote Controls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touchsense-remote.md) - [Tactile Interactive Music Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/yamaha.md) - [Inclusive Smartphone Control Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/assistive-key-device.md) - [Physical Smart Home Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flic-twist.md) - [Sleek Stone Knob Controllers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/application-programming-interface.md) - [Unified Control Devices](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-id360-touchstone.md)