This week's round up features some of the best, creative and clever uses of the laser cutter when it comes to creating textiles and fashion. Early adopters of the technology were mainly couture designers such as John Galliano who…

Appropriating a technique typically used in mattress production, Borre Akkersdijk creates a collection of 3D knit garments that are essentially "ready made." The garments are created on a knitting machine…

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Christian Dils & Manuel Seckel are the developers from Fraunhofer IZM who along with René…

If you like to play and architect your clothes, then you will love Noah Waxman's FE Wearables. Made from…

I have a pretty good list of books to read this summer. I just got my library card for at home and I'm very excited to catch up on fun reads!

Here's the list:

Sybil

The Count of Monte Cristo

The Scarlet Letter

Vanity Fair

Moby Dick

Dr Jekyl and Mr Hyde

Witch Trials in Salem

Man in the Grey Flannel Skirt

I want to read a few good fashion biographies too. I read Shocking Life, The Beautiful Fall, Coco Chanel. Any…

Researching unconventional methods of creating garments, RCA student Jungeun Lee has created a gorgeous collection of garments made from wrapping synthetic fibers around a…

Diana Eng's latest collection is a set of laser distressed T's inspired from floral anatomy and botanical cells. The execution is quite lovely and I applaud her for her…

handwoven in linen and fine steel yarn, natural reflexion......

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Integration of QR codes with fashion by early industry adopters, such as Marc Jacobs, has predominately been motivated by marketing initiatives. Marc Jacobs had…




- Freedom of Creation for Andreia Chaves "Invisible Shoe" -



This series of interviews is based the…

Introducing for the first time a new quality of Optical Fiber fabric.…

This isn't the first time Karl Lagerfeld has has sent a pair of  illuminated heels down the runway and I'm hoping it isn't the last. For the Fall 2011-12 Chanel couture show, the models strutted their stuff in a pair of…

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Cellphone Shoe Charger

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- Pauline van Dongen "Morphogenesis 3D Printed Shoe" -




This series of interviews is based the…

MIT students Heidi Chen and Nicole Tariverdian have designed a lovely "smart" bag that ensures that you will never leave home without your essentials.…

Happy Friday Folks! This week I'm mixing it up a bit by writing a new type of post: a curated list of links, videos and photos that I've discovered throughout the week. Unfortunately since I can't write about all the great projects, material experiments, soft circuit tutorials or technical advancements, this will provide me with the opportunity to quickly share everything that I've seen and found…