Monthly Archives: January 2009

The LilyPad has arrived!

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 …

 

Automatically generating crochet patterns

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 …

 

Exploring the effects of personal volume

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 …

 

Jewelry as our home base

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 …

 

Slippers explore alternative input

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 …

 

Luminescent raincoat

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 …

 

Whispering dirty little secrets

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 …

 

Soft switch sculptures

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 …

 

Talk to the hand…or ring

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 …

 

Capturing moments of excitement

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 …