Archive December 2008
Challenging the aesthetics of circuitry
Once again, Leah Buechley, a pioneer in soft circuits and the creator of the LilyPad developers kit, has been experimenting with painted electronics that ultimately challenge the aesthetics of circuitry. She’s got ...
Fashioning environmental noise
Designers Younghui Kim and Milena Iossifova Berry collaborated on HearWear, a collection of garments that visualize environmental noise. The garments detect the noise levels in the context in which you are standing, and ...
A garment that twitters baby’s kicks
Corey Menscher, a student at New York University’s ITP program, created KickBee. The project is a wearable device that pregnant women wear as it senses the baby’s kicks, which then ...
Reacting to positive touch
Alison Lewis created Closer, a project that reinforces values of kindness, fun and play through positive touch. The project consists of two garments that she completed for her thesis work ...
Dress provides personal space
Teresa Almeida designed Space Dress, which makes a comment on personal space in public places. It was originally designed for rush hour in New York City’s subway system to help ...
A match made in heaven
Fashion designer Cait Reas of 1of1 Studio and digital artist, C.E.B. Reas collaborated on a set of beautifully patterned one-of-a-kind garments. 1of1 Studio is an “independent design studio that synthesizes ...
Wearable musical instrument
This toy piano shirt was made for the Electronic Textile workshop that was held in Zurich this month as part of the DIY Festival Zurich. All the parts were taken from a toy piano, ...
Interactive hip-hop apparel for ’09
Music, style and fashion are all integral to hip-hop culture, so why not merge them into a line of interactive gear that helps connect you with your music. KILLA is ...
GPS-embedded lingerie
Lucia Loria, a Brazillian designer, has created a line of lingerie called Find me if you can that includes an embedded GPS tracking system and it has caused quite a stir. ...
“Walking City” kinetic dresses
Montreal-based fashion designer, Ying Gao, takes movement in fashion and garments to a whole new level. One of her recent collections, titled Walking City, includes three garments that respond to movement, wind ...
About electricfoxy
Electricfoxy investigates on-body experiences that are enhanced by technology resulting in new wearable experiences that become a core part of our expression, our identity, and our individuality.