Universal Display’s Flexible OLED Bracelet on Display as the Latest in Wearable Art

Universal Display Corporation announced that its designer OLED bracelet will be featured in an exhibition at the Wexler Gallery,May 1 through June 27. The gallery is located at 201 North 3rd St., Philadelphia, PA.

The exhibition, titled “Neoteric Matter 2,” focuses on jewelry that is primarily comprised of new 21st century materials, or late 20th century materials, and their related processes.Universal Display’s OLED bracelet, using the company’s eco-friendly and energy-efficient phosphorescent, flexible, and transparent OLED technologies, will be showcased along with other jewelry that utilizes electronics, precious metal clay, new metal alloys, and composite
materials.

The bracelet features a wrap-around electronic OLED display using Universal Display’s phosphorescent OLED materials on a flexible metallic substrate. The resulting display is then integrated into a contemporary bracelet design.

Emory Krall, Universal Display’s OLED prototype designer, transformed the company’s OLED bracelet concept into this wearable art form.This wearable concept utilizes the unique design capabilities of OLED technology, including its light and thin form factor and flexibility, as well as the low power consumption of the company’s PHOLED technology. Krall, who has designed a wide range of products including lighting and furniture, has had his work featured in numerous gallery exhibits, as well as various books and magazines.

“It’s an honor to have our designer OLED bracelet on display at such a distinguished gallery,” said Steven V. Abramson, president and CEO of Universal Display.“Emory’s artistic flair combined with our team’s OLED expertise has created a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate our OLED display technology as an eye-catching wearable art form. This bracelet shows the potential for OLEDs, when coupled with innovative designs, to create myriad new directions for consumer products beyond those readily imagined.”