Knitted Interfaces for Technology

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I've been working on a project where I knit sweaters to go from gadgets to your body. They're supposed to be a fun commentary on how attached and concentrated on technology we are, and to highlight the lack of movement that happens when we're engrossed in our laptops, keyboards, PDAs, etc. I plan on making many more, and would be curious what ideas fellow crafters might have for different iterations. the one pictured above is for privacy, warmth, and concentration in public spaces while using a laptop.

Posted by Becky Stern | Apr 15, 2008 02:00 PM add to sk*rt
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Posted by: on April 15, 2008 at 2:50 PM

This project looks really cool. I like how it physically shows how much using technology can muffle the outside world. But if you were to wear this in public, it would draw far more attention than using the device diverts. What would you do for an i-pod? It seems like it not only encapsulates the ears but tends to blanket a person's entire awareness away from the outer world, so would you cover the face?

This also reminds me of men who would come into the public library and look at online porn on public computers with coats draped over their heads and the monitors. It was a red flag for everyone who saw them that they were looking at something questionable--drawing more attention than otherwise. Such an interesting project.


Posted by: on April 15, 2008 at 7:40 PM

How about a fingerless glove that holds a tv remote tight in your hand? There'd have to be a hole for the wrist and perhaps a "window" hole so you could see the buttons, but still tight enough to keep the remote in your grasp. Could also make it large enough to be a sling that holds your arm at the proper 90 angle to the tv.


-Edward


Posted by: Becky Stern on April 15, 2008 at 7:55 PM

I love it! Both excellent ideas. Thanks!


Posted by: sarahhh on April 15, 2008 at 8:07 PM

how about headphones with an incorporated eye-masque - allowing the listener to concentrate on the sound without the temptation of visual distraction?


Posted by: Violetwired on April 15, 2008 at 10:36 PM

If you did one for an ipod, it should maybe have tendrils or long pokey bits with bells on the ends coming out of it that are meant to annoy people sitting next to you on the bus, a visual representation of the sound a cranked ipod makes!

This project is very intriguing and I love the laptop sweater!


Posted by: on April 16, 2008 at 5:14 PM

someone else did this a few years ago with a sweatshirt that wrapped around the monitor in the same way.


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