Category Archive: Interactive Fabrics

15 Nov

Knitted stretch sensing

Knitted stretch sensing

Hannah Perner-Wilson of Pulsea has been exploring knitted stretch sensing. She’s got a great photoset here that documents her experiments. I wonder how accurate the …

 
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19 Oct

Smart Fabrics 2009 Conference Review

Smart Fabrics 2009 Conference Review

This review by the folks at Innovation in Textiles of the 5th annual Smart Fabrics Conference that took place in Rome this year is definitely …

 
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11 Oct

Stretch sensing creates a new aesthetic

Stretch sensing creates a new aesthetic

I ran across this project while researching stretch sensing technology that is all the buzz right now. This gorgeous project, Aeolia, integrates stretch sensing directly into …

 
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16 Mar

Making sound from soft coils

Making sound from soft coils

(image source) Designers Vincent Leclerc, Joanna Berzowska, and XS labs created the Accouphene Tuxedo, which emits a sonic environment through gestures. The jacket is decorated with 13 …

 
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02 Mar

Joanna Berzowska writes a paper on electronic textiles

Joanna Berzowska writes a paper on electronic textiles

Wearable technology designer and researcher Joanna Berzowska wrote a paper that is a great introduction to smart textiles titled Electronic Textiles: Wearable Computers, Reactive Fashion, and Soft …

 
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20 Feb

Video dress aimed to hit the market

Video dress aimed to hit the market

Future-thinking fashion designer Hussein Chalayan and Swarovski have created a dress that is covered in leds. It’s one of the few attempts I’ve seen at …

 
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15 Jan

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 …

 
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14 Jan

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 …

 
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01 Jan

Bubelle blush dress reacts to emotions

Bubelle blush dress reacts to emotions

Philips design probe program has created a variety of projects under the theme SKIN. The concept behind these experimental garments is to investigate the expression …

 
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30 Dec

Communication apparel

Communication apparel

(image source) Alis Cambol, interaction designer and design analyst at frog design in New York, has created a series of gorgeous garments that explore non-verbal communication …

 
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