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Trending at SXSW: Wearable Technology

Spotted on the corner of Red River and East 4rth, a tall lithe blonde wearing Google Glass. A few blocks down at Google's Art, Copy and Code showcase, geeks were dancing and shooting hoops in awkward experiential prototypes of a "talking shoe." And inside the…

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Added by Syuzi on March 18, 2013 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Not to be Missed: Smart Fabrics Conference in SF

While still recovering from SXSW madness, I'm looking forward to next month's Smart Fabrics conference taking place April 17-19 in beautiful San…

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Added by Syuzi on March 14, 2013 at 11:00am — No Comments

A Spider Under the Skin: Jalila Essaïdi's Bulletproof Skin

Jallila_001 I'm republishing here a piece I originally did for the site Irenebrination

In the last few years there has been a lot of talk about new multidisciplinary or hybrid practices that, in a not so distant future, will fuse together and…

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Added by Irenebrination on March 6, 2013 at 3:30am — No Comments

Win Your Own Custom Dress or T

If you've been following FT, you probably know that I'm a huge fan of …

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Added by Syuzi on March 7, 2013 at 9:30am — No Comments

Dita Von Teese Dons a 3D Printed Gown

In a creative collaboration between …

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Added by Syuzi on March 5, 2013 at 3:30pm — No Comments

LED Ampli-Tie Tutorial by Adafruit

If you've been wanting to tinker with your newly purchased…

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Added by Syuzi on March 5, 2013 at 12:24pm — No Comments

Your 2012 SXSW Schedule

I'm so excited about this years SXSW which is…

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Added by Syuzi on February 28, 2013 at 1:02pm — No Comments

Interview with Studio XO

Nancy Tilbury, director of haute tech StudioXO, has been a true pioneer and visionary in the field of wearable technology and interactive fashion. Her conceptual…

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Added by Syuzi on February 25, 2013 at 9:39am — 1 Comment

Onemile: A Shared Connection of Experiences

Onemile is a project designed by Yuxi, Hudson and Maz who students at OCAD University, Toronto Canada . Onemile is a hood which allows the wearers to share past experiences between each other. The project…

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Added by Carly Whitaker on February 18, 2013 at 3:00am — No Comments

Carrie Underwood's Projection Dress

For the 55th Grammy Awards, the lovely Carrie Underwood wore a bespoke platinum colored satin gown by…

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Added by Syuzi on February 11, 2013 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

materiability research network

The materiability research network is a community platform, an educational network and an open materials database. It was initiated by Manuel Kretzer in late 2012 and emerged from a joint initiative between the…

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Added by responsive design studio on February 11, 2013 at 1:00pm — No Comments

A Techno-view of the Traditional Latvian Crown

eCrowns is a project that reinterprets the ornamental Latvian crown — typically worn by single women —  through the lens of new materials and technology. Two crowns, the Sirius and Dancing crown,…

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Added by Syuzi on February 6, 2013 at 2:36pm — No Comments

Etextile Stop Motion Animation

 

It's Monday. I'm in need of a little inspiration. Maybe you are too. Here it is. A lovely e-textile stop motion animation by Teresa Almeida.

Added by Syuzi on February 4, 2013 at 2:46pm — No Comments

Nama: An Open Source Textile Interface

 

Watching the video of this novel interface, one word comes to mind: liquidity. Akin to a scarf gently blowing in the wind, Nama brings a sense of the "absence of gravity."…

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Added by Syuzi on January 30, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments

3D Printed Fashion

A lovely video of spectacular 3D printed garments featuring the N12…

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Added by Syuzi on January 29, 2013 at 11:48am — No Comments

Quote of the Day: Issey Miyake

 “I have always been interested in conducting research that…

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Added by Syuzi on January 22, 2013 at 12:04pm — No Comments

Venus: The Tougher Side of Interactive Fashion

Interactive fashion has seemingly ditched its sweeter illuminated pop-glam side for a tougher and grittier face. And its about time. 

 

The…

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Added by Syuzi on January 17, 2013 at 11:23am — No Comments

The First Wearable Midi Controller

This is my third and probably final post on the Machina Midi Controller Jacket. For those of you who are reading this for the first time, these you can find previous posts here and here.
After over a year of…
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Added by LindaL on January 16, 2013 at 12:30pm — No Comments

HUI: Anthropomorphic Fashion That Protects Its Wearer

A nicely designed example of anthropomorphic fashion, 汇(HUI) is an interactive garment that takes its visual and behavioral cues from the hedgehog (It's name as…

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Added by Syuzi on January 16, 2013 at 10:16am — 1 Comment

Knit Alarm: A Cardigan that Doubles as a Medical Alarm

Developed by  Design Research Lab…

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Added by Syuzi on January 14, 2013 at 3:00pm — No Comments




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