Featured Blog Posts – October 2009 Archive (16)

Intelligent women shoes?

Hey
I'm working on a shoe project at the School of Design Kolding, Denmark and the assignment is "the shoe as a machine".
Please commtent with thoughts or links if you feel like it.
Thanks.

Tobias

Added by Tobias Tøstesen on October 29, 2009 at 8:00am — 2 Comments

World's Largest Wearable Display — Cute Circuit's Galaxy Dress

Wearable Technology—Galaxy Dress

Special effects typically are a feature of the runaway show — not the dresses themselves. The Galaxy Dress, on the other hand, is one spectacular special effect — the most dramatic evolution in 21st-century fashion.

24000 full color LEDs, measuring a mere 2 by 2 mm in size, were used to create this mesmerizing dress. The circuitry itself is hand embroidered on a layer of silk in a fashion that permits it to stretch, allowing the LED… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 27, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Textile Breadboard for Soft Circuits

Textile Breadboard

Weaving non-conductive yarns with metal wire, the smart textile craftsmen from PlugandWear have created a prototype of a soft and flexible textile breadboard for prototyping soft circuits.

The fabric has a 2.54 mm pitch (the same one you find on standard breadboards) so you can attach components, even IC's, by either soldering or sewing. The materials were… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 26, 2009 at 11:18am — 1 Comment

Fiber-optic Costume for your Pup— Costume Inspiration #4

Light Up Pet Costume

Thinking of making a costume for your pet? Alison Lewis, from I Hear Switch, has a wonderful tutorial — a Dandelion costume for your pooch — that may help get you started. (Adorable right?) The tutorial is wonderfully documented and illustrated. Thanks Alison!

Light Up Pet Costume

She presented the costume project on the… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 26, 2009 at 9:58am — 1 Comment

Reflective Fashion for the Urban Cyclist

Reflective Fashion

LEDs have taken center stage in the niche genre of safety fashion but with the arrival of Lost Value's reflective knitwear, Lflect, I imagine we will see more crafter's knitting sweaters and accessories with reflective yarns.

Reflective Fashion

The appeal of reflective knitwear for urban cyclists lies in its comfort, warmth and flexibility.… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 21, 2009 at 12:19pm — 4 Comments

Introducing the Lumierophone

Following on from the UV Glove I have been working on a new project with Yann Seznec (aka The Amazing Rolo) to create a screen which generates sound in real time based on what is projected onto it. Here is a video showing the results in action using Walter Ruttmann's Opus I and II to test the results.…

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Added by Kristina on October 20, 2009 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

Thermochromatic T with a Global Warning Message

Thermochromatic T w/ a Global Warning Message

Needless to say, fashion and politics, especially the silk-screened T (think Shepard Fairey) , are tightly interwoven. Although I am one to shy away from wearing my politics on my sleeve, I can certainly appreciate the medium delivering the message.

This is why the Polar Ice Cap shirt from WebelowWear is pretty darn cool in delivering the message concerning the consequences of… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 15, 2009 at 2:01pm — No Comments

Laser Light Fashion — Costume Inspiration #3

Laser Light Fashion

Want to emulate rock stars like Bono for Halloween?

You can make your own laser fashion this year with a handful of inexpensive laser pens. Looks like you can get them on… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 14, 2009 at 1:23pm — 2 Comments

RFID Paper Radio

Paper lately seems to have caught the fancy of artists, designers and crafters alike. The latest fusion of paper crafts and technology is a laser cut paper radio created by Matt Brown.

Equip with RFID chips, each paper radio is programmed with a preference for a particular musician or band. When placed over a speaker (embedded with an RFID reader I assume), the radios… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 13, 2009 at 3:42pm — 4 Comments

LED Eyelashes — Costume Inspiration #2

LED Eyelashes

These LED eyelashes are quite bizarre — I may just have to stay up one night making myself a pair. Designed by artist Soomi Park, the LED eyelashes were introduced as a "product that speaks to many Asian women’s desire for bigger eyes."

I'm not sure if the original intention of the project is some sort of artistic social commentary or an attempt at creating a… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 13, 2009 at 9:00am — 3 Comments

Spinning Feather Hat — Costume Inspiration #1

For the next few weeks I'll dedicate some time to finding electronic costume projects to inspire you to make something playful and interactive this year. I myself will be helping a friend make a cool costume which I will post later.

Spinning Feather Hat

I discovered the spinning feather hat on Flicker user's marrije feed. There is something so "sprightly" about… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 12, 2009 at 2:03pm — 1 Comment

Wearable Tech Connects People Over Distance

Using technology to connect people over a distance is a common theme addressed with wearable technology. Jai Yi Lin has adopted this theme in her project "Measure: How much I miss you!" which consists of two networked wearable accessories.

What is refreshing in Lin's interpretation as seen in her user scenario video below, is that her accessories act as a conduit to… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 6, 2009 at 10:40am — No Comments

Wearable Tech Goes Mainstream on the Gadget Show

Wearable technology was the topic du jour on the The Gadget Show, a British television series focusing on technology. On the episode, the hosts, Jason and Suzi were challenged to create a wearable technology prototype and have it judged by… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 5, 2009 at 12:34pm — No Comments

Computational Pop-up Book

Using conductive paints and the "paper" arduino, mechanical engineering student Jie Qi created this lovely interactive electronic pop-up book that illuminates and plays sounds.…

Computational Pop-up Book

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Added by Syuzi on October 2, 2009 at 10:38am — No Comments

Conductive Threads Weave A New Musical Interface

A colorful and delicately woven tapestry is transformed into a poetic, almost surreal, musical instrument by artists Myrto Karanika and Jeremy Keenan.

Strings 2009 is a novel musical interface that combines rather disparate arts: the traditional craft of weaving, printmaking and embroidery with electronic music.

Conductive Threads Weave A New Musical Interface

As is the case with… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 1, 2009 at 6:00pm — 1 Comment

Environmentally Responsive Wallpaper

In her MA project Filter the Filth, Chloe Albert imbues wallpaper with the extraordinary sensitivity of detecting Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) — major part of air pollution— in the air. As contaminant levels rise, the wallpaper animates circular… Continue

Added by Syuzi on October 1, 2009 at 12:16pm — 1 Comment