Straightening the bed in the morning is a mundane chore, yet going to sleep at night in crisply turned sheets is a superb pleasure. This design prototype proposes a self-flattening duvet that 'makes itself.' Using a motion sensitive intelligent system, the rumpled bedding slowly flattens when there is a complete lack of bodily movement in the bed. This activates a creep towards the edges of the bed until achieving a final taut position. Using a lightweight duvet to overcome inertia, Self-TAUT relies on an embedded 3-d matrix of connected micro-fibers within the fabric that straighten to their original crisp configuration when stimulated with a slight electronic charge.

Self-TAUT, created for Metropolis Magazine, is inspired by NASA’s proposed adaptive aerospace vehicle deploying wings that physically morph to respond to changing wind conditions, and NiTinol memory metal with its capacity to return to various forms when heated.