Featured Blog Posts – November 2010 Archive (19)

Binary Glove

The Binary Glove, by game designer Pete Hawkes, is a fun interactive gaming wearable that teaches you a bit about bits. Each fingertip represents a bit value in a simple binary sequence 1, 2, 4, 8, and 16 and is fitted with a pressure sensor that turns each bit on and off. The LCD displays the sum total of the sequence along with each value in the sequence.

The glove has two modes: learning and play.… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 29, 2010 at 10:52am — No Comments

DIY El Wire & Displays

Jeri Ellsworth shows you how to make your own EL wire and displays. Pretty cool! Also check out the OLED tutorial. I <3 this woman!

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Added by Syuzi on November 29, 2010 at 10:24am — 3 Comments

Laser cut Neoprene Fashion

These gorgeous sculptural garments are made from laser cut neoprene by Berlin-based fashion student Alba Prat.

Concept below:

SYNTHETIC OCEANS

The aquatic world is being transformed into a grey and contaminated place without life as a result of the industrialization era. Thousands tons of plastic end in the ocean every year. As plastic hardly disintegrates, a synthetic environment is slowly coming over the underwater… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 26, 2010 at 4:11pm — No Comments

Citizen Sensor: Collectively Monitoring the Environment

Citizen Sensor: Joe Saavedra

Citizen Sensor, developed by Parson's student Joe Saavedra, is an environmentally sensitive wearable that allows a collective of eco-conscious citizens to collect, monitor and share their recorded environmental conditions.

The wearable is a modular system designed to work with a variety of "plug and play" sensors. Currently the sensors can monitor the levels of carbon monoxide… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 22, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Call for e-textile artwork

CALL FOR ARTWORKS: SOFT TECHNOLOGY 2011

Soft Technology is a research project about electronic textiles and materials. With one foot firmly planted in the DIY- tradition within the field of electronic art, Soft Technology spreads knowledge and understanding about electronics and technology in a textile context . Goals for the project are to collect resources, experience and competence as well as to aspire towards the development of an active network of Scandinavian artists, beyond… Continue

Added by Hillevi on November 19, 2010 at 2:54am — No Comments

Functional Aesthetics

If you're in New York please drop by the Functional Aesthetics symposium and book launch tomorrow on Nov 19. The series celebrates the launch of the Fashionable Technology Lab at Parsons (Congrats Sabine!), a research center that explores the intersection of design, technology, science and fashion.

From… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 18, 2010 at 1:24pm — No Comments

Fluid Dress

Sublime! That's all I need to say! I absolutely love the latest iteration of the Fluid Dress by Charlie… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 17, 2010 at 1:03pm — 1 Comment

Novel Architecture at the MIT Media Labs

Novel Architecture is a project created at the High-Low Tech research group at MIT by students Jie Qi and Adrian Melia. It appears to be a continuation of an exploration in paper computing combined with pop ups that began with the Electronic Popables project.

Description of the piece from High-Low… Continue

Added by Angela Sheehan on November 16, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Laser Dance Suit

Another gorgeous laser suit by Wei-Chieh Shih.

Laser Dance Sui

Watch the performance video… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 15, 2010 at 11:02am — 2 Comments

SIAT Body Interface Showcase at IDMAa 2010

Students' projects from a course, titled "Body Interface" in School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University were presented at the student showcase of IDMAa conference last week. "Body Interface" course focuses on embodied interactions and is taught by… Continue

Added by Jinsil Seo on November 10, 2010 at 11:33pm — 1 Comment

Hussein Chalayan Spring Fashion Film

I can't express how much i love this man! He is so imaginative, talented and articulate. He is really a true visionary.

Hope you enjoy this mid-week… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 10, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

A wearable pet to help you relax

Ref is a wearable pet made by Jens Dyvik for his graduation from the Design Academy Eindhoven. Ref is worn on the wrist and helps you become aware of your emotional state by sensing your heartbeat and mirroring your state of excitement through… Continue

Added by Melissa Coleman on November 9, 2010 at 1:46pm — 9 Comments

Inflatable Collar Protects your Pretty Face

Hövding Inflatable Collar

For fashionistas to vain to upset their perfectly coiffed hair, Hövding, an inflatable collar that deploys on impact, may be the perfect accessory to ensure their pretty face — well— remains pretty.

All cheekiness aside, it is quite refreshing to see a safety wearable looking chic. Hövding is designed as a modular two part system: an inflatable waterproof and dirt-resistant collar and a… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 9, 2010 at 10:36am — 3 Comments

Flexible EL for Wearable Tech

Adidas Tron EL Shoe

So to continue all the Tron Legacy hype, Disney synced up with Adidas and Oryon Tech to bring you a pair of Tron-inspired Adidas kicks that glow (some Ts included as well). What's interesting about these shoes is that they use a patented EL technology Elastolite that is directly printed on textiles themselves.…

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Added by Syuzi on November 8, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

Vega Wang's Bioluminescent Couture

Bioluminescent jellyfish and creatures from the BBC's Deep Blue were the inspiration for Vega Wang's transcendental collection ‘Into the Deep‘. I have never seen electroluminescent film look so chic.

Ms. Wang artfully balances fashion with tech by creating breathtaking luminescent patterns from custom EL panels glowing from inside structured white gowns.…

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Added by Syuzi on November 4, 2010 at 4:00pm — 6 Comments

Anouk Wipprecht's Heartbeat Dress

The function of a model is that she makes a design look good. She as a person with a body is made somewhat invisible through the orchestrated walk down the runway, in which even the expression on her face is part of the set design. With the heartbeat dress fashion designer Anouk Wipprecht reflects on the position of the model in the world of fashion, by introducing a hard-to-control part of our biology, our heartbeat, in the context of the… Continue

Added by Melissa Coleman on November 2, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Tron: Quorra Costume

I think I possibly had the best Halloween ever! It's partly due to the fact that I had so much fun running around as Quorra for two nights in a row.

The costume is made from faux leather and EL Film strips. The luminescent panels are removable, velcored onto the leather vest in order to make the top washable. To be frank, the cutting and re-soldering the EL film was quite tricky to work with but I think I managed to the tame the beast with… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 2, 2010 at 9:11am — 35 Comments

Anthropomorphic Electronic Fashion

Julie Josiane

A fur stole that sprays scent; a purse with defensive quills; and a headpiece that ruffles its feathers — artist Julie Josiane domesticates the beast into fun and friendly fashion companions.

Josiane's anthropomorphic fashions, Arthur, Edgar & Cédrick, are emotional, aggressive, and, of course, protective creatures. They are easily excited, hate bright environments, and demand… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 1, 2010 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment

Guest Blogger: Geri-Ayn Gaul

Geri-Ayn Gaul

Happy Monday everyone! I am delighted to introduce and welcome a new guest blogger Geri-Ayn Gaul.

When she isn’t working as a healthcare technology strategist in San Francisco, Geri-Ayn Gaul spends her hours soldering soft circuits, devouring design blogs, crafting handmade terrariums, and globetrotting to remote corners of the world. Geri-Ayn's interest in wearable technology began with Diana Eng's el wire lightning bug dress, and… Continue

Added by Syuzi on November 1, 2010 at 11:01am — 2 Comments