Traditionally, designers have explored the aesthetics of interaction through the relationship between the product form and
the activity people use it for. However, in the increasing complexity of interconnected and multi-activity devices in the
home, aesthetics have been sacrificed in a move to increase usability. In this paper, we present an emerging theory that interaction
designs that take a contextual integration approach can draw interaction aesthetics from the context instead of the activity
to address the increased complexity. In addition, we present a conceptual interaction widget called the fabric-circle-slider
that draws its interaction aesthetic from a lounge chair – the context of use – and supports interaction with many devices.
Keywords Fabric-circle-slider - Interaction aesthetic - Contextual integration