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Computational Jewelry

computational Jewelry

Skylar Tibbits' experiments in computation and ornamentation have resulted in the following set of beautiful jewelry. His copper cuffs are waterjet cut and made using “path responsive surface curves." To be honest, I'm not quite sure what that means but I'm assuming it has something to do with 3D modeling and fabrication tools. Anyone who can expand upon this, please comment away… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 13, 2009 at 10:16pm — 1 Comment

LED Display Skirt

Flicker user Changelyng made this wonderful LED Display skirt that individually spells out the letters of "Gok-Must-Die."

LED Display Skirt

Conductive traces for LED Matrix (back of skirt)

Made using conductive thread, multiple SMD LED sequins are sewn into a matrix and then programmed.

This project is… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 13, 2009 at 9:00am — No Comments

Featured in Inhabitat's Spring Greening Contest

I was recently chosen as one of the top 15 entries in InHabitat.com's Spring Greening Contest.

Voting goes through tomorrow at midnight and you can vote once per day.

I entered my craft case which was the case my macbook came in but covered in fabric.

Vote here for your favorite design:… Continue

Added by Alison Cromie on April 9, 2009 at 3:30pm — 4 Comments

Sensing Smell — Environmental Sensors

Carbon Dioxide CO2 Sensor

In my hunt for unique sensors, I stumbled upon some interesting gas sensors that I wanted to share with all of you. So if you're interested in working on a project that can sense or "smell" a variety of environmental gases, these off-the-shelf sensors available via Futurlec may be a great starting point.

Pictured above is the Carbon… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 10, 2009 at 12:35pm — 2 Comments

High-tech Fiber Exhibit

Senseware is a new exhibit that will be taking place from April 22-27 at the La Triennale di Milano.

The exhibition is an attempt to visualize how the new artificial fibers developed through use of emerging technologies will spur a new wave of creation. These high tech fibers have unique characteristics — some are as fine as… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 9, 2009 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Wearable Boombox

Dirk Winkel reinvents the boombox with a modern and stylish twist. His version of the ghetto blaster, Nu Blaster, can be carried across your hip or on your shoulder and works with your MP3 player of choice.

Wearable Boombox

Via Yanko… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 7, 2009 at 12:01am — No Comments

WildUrban Radio: Tuning Into Nature

Wild Urban Radio

Technology is a great communication tool — we use it everyday to connect and communicate with each other. But how can technology be used as a vehicle to connect us with nature?

Dana Gordon wants us to tune in to nature via her wildUrban Radio currently on exhibit at Harvard University as part of the… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 6, 2009 at 10:00am — No Comments

Interactive e-textile Workshop with Arduino Lilypad

E-textile

Adrian Freed is holding an excellent e-textile workshop this summer that you won't want to miss.

You will be working with the Lilypad Arduino and a handful of conductive materials to build interactive clothing and musical instruments.

Details Below:

The workshop runs from July 25-26, 10 AM-5 PM… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 6, 2009 at 12:00am — 1 Comment

Nike Air Yeezy Glow in the Dark Sneakers

Nike and Kanye West have teamed up to bring you the latest fashion phenomenon — glow in the dark high tops. Release date is scheduled for April 4. Nice glow in the dark swoosh Nike!

Via… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 2, 2009 at 1:07pm — 1 Comment

Wearable Technology on Trendhunter.TV

Overview of fashion and technology on Trendhunter.TV. Unfortunately, I don't think their choice of Top Ten is all that… Continue

Added by Syuzi on April 2, 2009 at 12:49pm — 1 Comment

Interactive Portal T-shirt

A new product with an innovative use of wearable technology was posted over at ThinkGeek today - Check out their Interactive Portal T-shirt, which uses wireless video and display screens to simulate the results of the teleportation gun from the game… Continue

Added by Shannon Henry on April 1, 2009 at 11:32am — No Comments

Rotational Molded Shoes

If you're a fashion designer and don't know what rotational molding (aka rotomolding) is, you're probably not alone. Rotomolding somehow made its way to Marloes ten Bhömer's vocabulary and the end result is a provocative and futuristic pair of heels that are to die for.…

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Added by Syuzi on April 1, 2009 at 12:49am — No Comments

Color-It-Yourself Dress

The result of a collaboration between a graphic designer, Michiel Schuurman, and a fashion designer, Berber Soepboer, the Color-In Dress is a DIY garment that can be hand-colored using markers. This playful ensemble was created for the textile factory "… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 31, 2009 at 11:40am — 3 Comments

Round-up of Interactive Fashion Tutorials

CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101 from make magazine on Vimeo.

There has been a lot of activity in the DIY interactive fashion arena and I gathered up a few tutorials to share.

First off, Becky Stern from Craft Magazine and Sternlab created a… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 30, 2009 at 11:26am — No Comments

Nitinol Experiments

There's been a bunch of activity and discussion around nitinol on this site. For all of you who are curious about nitinol, I want to share these wonderful nitionl experiments by Ted Ullrich. Ted is an interactive designer that creates mash-ups between the physical and digital world. For his master's work, he is experimenting with creating a variety of tangible and phyiscal computing devices. You can view some of… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 26, 2009 at 8:32pm — No Comments

Decorative Thermochromic Panel Experiments

Thermochromic Panel

Mark Meagher, an architect, researcher and PhD candidate based at the EPFL Media and Design Lab in Lausanne, Switzerland is experimenting with smart inks to create decorative and dynamic architectural panels.

Mark is interested in creating " temporal patterns as part of the experience of architecture, analogous to the way a… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 26, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

Photochromic Silicone Jewelry

Photochromic Rings

Photochromic Silicone Ring

Marian Sturkenboom is a jeweler who makes silicone-based accessories infused with photochromic and phosphorescent pigments. Her smart ink jewelery is part of her Sun and Moon collection and subtly changes color in sunlight or begins to glow when it becomes dark.

Sturkenboom's work reminds of me of bioluminescent jellyfish because of the… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 24, 2009 at 11:41pm — 1 Comment

Music Interface using Conductive Thread

Bret Renfer designed a novel interface to play back digital beats using ordinary buttons and conductive thread. It appears to work via capacitive sensing so when your finger touches the thread on the surface of the buttons, it plays a beat. The buttons in this case are just decorative. I do like the idea of using buttons as both mechanical closures as well as input devices. This could have an interesting… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 24, 2009 at 12:18am — 1 Comment

Futuristic Fashion for the Sporting Industry

According to Lacoste in 2083, tennis will go high tech. Not only will your shoes be smart, but so will your playground fully equipped with pressure sensitive walls. This future scenario takes place 75 years from now — my gut says it won't take that long. Enjoy the… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 22, 2009 at 11:53pm — No Comments

Woven & Embroidered Concrete

Girli Concrete is an R&D project for the Tactility Factory (a colloboration between Belford and Morrow) that fuses textiles with cement to create beautiful "soft" building surfaces. Traditional textile assembly techniques such as weaving and embroidery are used to create decorative textures on concrete panels.

Take a look at the images below. They are quite… Continue

Added by Syuzi on March 20, 2009 at 2:44pm — 1 Comment