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Playing with Dry Water

Playing with Dry Water

The Waterboard is an interactive installation by Mike Burton giving the user a chance to play with water without getting wet. By drawing lines on the whiteboard, the water will follow a different course. Abstract life forms may appear in basins and where the water is stagnant it will become turbid.

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waterboard by mark burton

waterboard by mark burton

The project won the 2007 RSA Design directions award.

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  1. Can Çelem
    04/02/09 at 09:47

    Dear Madam/Sir

    We just came accross and were greatly impressed with Mr. Burton’ s award winning “The Waterboard” project. We are a direct marketing agency in İstanbul, Turkey. We would be grateful if you can inform us of the commercial applications if there has been any or possibilities of adapting this innovative water interactive technology as a marketing tool inside stores for the interactive use of consumers. We would also be grateful if you could help us establish direct contact with Mr. Burton to dıscuss this matter in further detail.

    Thanking you in advance

  2. Sabrina
    26/10/09 at 07:44

    Dear sir/ madam

    We are very interested to borrow or purchase the device for exhibition in Hong Kong, China, can you pls contact me ASAP, thanks!

  3. Sandra McEwen
    15/06/10 at 23:55

    Hello

    We’d love to install one of these Waterboards at the Museum. Do you know how we can contact Mike Burton?

    Thanks

  4. Alcino
    07/10/10 at 20:32

    I work in a ecoMkt company at Portugal, and I would like to know if is possible to install the water board in a permenet exibith.

    Thanks

  5. Dr. Kanchan Chowdhury
    15/11/10 at 05:50

    We are representing the world’s largest network of science centres in India under the name of ‘National Council of Science Museums’. We are working under the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. Presently we are developing one interactive exhibition on ‘Water’. We have just came across the Playing with Dry Water exhibit and we are greatly impressed by this exhbit. We are very interested to purchase the device for exhibition in India.
    So kindly send us the detail of purchase of this item immediately.

    Thanking you

  6. Terri Bogina
    16/11/10 at 16:49

    Good morning,

    We are building the first of several buildings for the Kansas State University in Kansas City. Can you tell me how to find out more about Mike Burton’s “The Waterboard” project? I am interested in an interactive space within our building.

    Terri Bogina
    K-State Olathe Innovation Campus

  7. yuki
    02/02/11 at 20:11

    Hi,

    We would like to contact Mr. Burton to a presentation in Rio de Janeiro Brazil and bring “The Waterboard” to the brazilian community of artists and gamers.
    Could you please help us to contact him directly?

    Thank you in advance.

  8. Gillian
    04/02/11 at 14:56

    Hi,

    I am interested in ourchasing a Waterboard for our gallery – do you have contact information/details for sourcing thsi product?

    Thanks, Gillian

  9. cristina Guerra
    28/02/11 at 08:58

    I wish to purchase the waterboard, how can I talk to Mike Burton?

  10. siriwan
    08/04/11 at 06:52

    Dear Madam/Sir
    I work in Leewadee Co,.ltd. in Thailand and now we have project for exhibition.We search from internet about Waterboard, it is very interesting for this project. When we show the clip for the manager.They are very interesting too.Could you help us for suggest us how can I do this. We would be grateful.
    Thank you.

  11. Deniz Solmaz
    02/06/11 at 07:31

    Dear Madam/Sir,
    I am working in a company which manufactures waterslides and water parks named Polin WaterParks and Pool Systems. Our company is in Istanbul, Turkey. We would be grateful if you can give us more information about the product. We are very interested to purchase the device. Please contact me.

    Thank you.

  12. LE GUEN Youenn
    17/06/11 at 12:27

    Dear Madam/Sir

    We would be grateful if you can inform us of the commercial applications if there has been any or possibilities of adapting this innovative water interactive technology as a marketing tool inside stores for the interactive use of consumers. We want to install this board for the French house of the Yeosu’s world expo 2012 about water

    Thanks for contacting ASAP

    youenn.leguen@studio-k.fr

  13. Nuch
    28/06/11 at 13:01

    Hi!
    Now, I have a museum project, I really want to install this interactive in my project. Do you know how to contact Mr. Mike burton. I want to contact him to discuss details. So, please…

    Thank u

  14. The Alviela Ciencia Viva Centre
    15/09/11 at 12:30

    Dear Sir/Madam,

    We are a portuguese science centre which has water as one of the most important themes. After coming across The Water Board we became very interested in it. Is it possible to help us contact Mr. Burton?

    Kind regards

  15. Hannah
    07/11/12 at 17:54

    We are very interested to borrow or purchase the device for an event in London over Christmas. How can I contact someone regarding this?

    Many thanks,