Archive January 2009
The LilyPad has arrived!
Alas! After waiting for a few weeks for the backorder to be filled, the LilyPad has finally arrived! It’s a terrific platform for those interested in prototyping wearable concepts. It’s light, ...
Automatically generating crochet patterns
Matt Gilbert, a grad student at Georgia Tech, created a program that automatically generates crochet patterns. Gilbert says that “this experimental work was inspired by the intimate historical ties between ...
Exploring the effects of personal volume
Designers Einar, Castillñano and Anette Andersen, call their collective the Spatials. They collaborated on a project that explores private and personal spaces and how they are affected by our surroundings ...
Jewelry as our home base
Mouna Andraos, in collaboration with Sonali Sridhar, has designed Address Necklace, which “is a handmade electronic jewelry piece. When you first acquire the pendant, you select a place that you ...
Slippers explore alternative input
Hannah Perner-Wilson is exploring alternative sources of input through wearable suits and footwear. Her latest project, Joy Slippers, plays a soundscape that you control through your foot movements. “These slippers ...
Luminescent raincoat
Multimedia designer and programmer Elise Co, designed Puddlejumper, a concept that brings light and color to our usually gray and rainy days. These dreary and dark days reflect our mood and the ...
Whispering dirty little secrets
Designer Addie Wagenknecht created this conceptual piece called Dirty Little Secrets during a wearable technology class in NYU’s ITP program. Wagenknecht is interested in the implications of communication that is not ...
Soft switch sculptures
Artist and sculptor Claes Oldenburg is probably best known for his public art installations that play with very large scale objects. Another theme in his work is the idea of “soft” that ...
Talk to the hand…or ring
AnalogueAesthetics creates hand-crafted accessories inspired by all things mechanical, chemical and electrical. One of their products that can be purchased on Etsy is this gorgeous ring that includes an integrated microphone. What ...
Capturing moments of excitement
(image source) Designer Diana Eng created this heartbeat hoodie that captures moments of excitement throughout your day. It’s equipped with a heart rate sensor and a camera that snaps a photo ...
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.