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November 20, 2009
"See-thru-me" Light Shirt
See-thru-me is a project by Meg Grant that uses LEDs and light sensitive resistors to give the effect of light being passed through the body. When a light is shined on the wearer's back, the LEDs on the front light up in the corresponding place. It seems to me based on the pictures that there aren't any microcontrollers being used in this project, just each photoresistor controlling one LED. [via Fashioning Technology]
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 20, 2009 09:00 AM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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November 17, 2009
Fairytale Fashion: Conductive Materials and Drawdio
Diana Eng's new Fairytale Fashion video is about playing with the Drawdio and conductive embroidery to create fun, interactive noises.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 17, 2009 09:14 AM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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November 13, 2009
Accupressure Soft Circuit Garment
E-pressed is a jacket that uses a galvanic skin response sensor to measure your need for acupressure. The spots where a friend might help relieve your "negative emotions" are highlighted with LEDs and a graphic, and they contain soft buttons to sense massage. I agree with Syuzi @ Fashioning Technology when she says this project is "an interesting exploration on how wearable technology can become used either as training tools for alternative medical therapy or home therapy," but I'm not sure I buy into the emotional "inner state" benefit just yet. Hannah Perner-Wilson's Massage Me jacket, which turns massaging your friend into a video game (fun for everyone)!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Nov 13, 2009 09:20 AM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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October 25, 2009
Fairytale Fashion: Deployable Structures
Catch this latest episode on designing with deployable structures with our friend Diana Eng on Fairytale Fashion. One viewer suggests to make a deployable structure hat which becomes featured later in a fashion photoshoot for Binge magazine.
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Oct 25, 2009 07:00 AM
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October 23, 2009
Captain Electric and Battery Boy
Captain Electric and Battery Boy is a heady fashion project with electronic elements in the clothing that respond to the actions of the wearer. The three dresses in the collection, Itchy, Sticky, and Stiff, each create a different thought provoking paradox. Stiff translates pressure into soothing music, Sticky harnesses the power of the wearers struggle against restraint into blue light. But my favorite, Itchy, makes good use of the agitated fidgets caused by it's purposefully uncomfortable and oversized wool necklaces. With enough fiddling, the kinetic energy powers jewel-like LEDs.
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Oct 23, 2009 11:00 AM
Fashion, Fashion Tech, Tech Accessories |
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October 22, 2009
LED Eyelashes
Ladies and gentlemen, I just figured out what I'm doing for Halloween: LED eyelashes by Soomi Park. [via Fashioning Technology]
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 22, 2009 07:00 AM
Fashion Tech |
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October 19, 2009
Ambient LED Flowerpot Clock
Sean @ MAKE writes:
Last Thursday evening I had the pleasure of attending my first Dorkbot Austin, at Cafe Mundi on E. 5th St. At least fifty were in attendance, and six people presented original work, most of which I'll be blogging over the next few days. First up, I wanted to mention this luminous flowerpot clock, with LED pistils and modeling-clay petals, by Flickr user Spyderella, aka Sharon Cichelli. It flip-flops two of seven LEDs to mark the hours, and gradually illuminates the remaining five at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 minutes past. It's controlled by an external Arduino for prototyping purposes, but eventually will be entirely self-contained. There's video here. Sharon credits Syuzi Pakhchyan's Fashioning Technology for inspiration.
In the Maker Shed:
Ready to take your craft projects to the next level? With "smart" materials, unorthodox assembly techniques, and the right tools, you can create accessories, housewares, and toys that light up, make sounds, and more.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 19, 2009 03:00 PM
Fashion Tech, Home Decor |
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October 16, 2009
Reflective Lace
Elena Corchero uses reflective materials to bring style to cycling safety. I particularly like the reflective scarf and reflective socks. [via designboom]
More:
Solar Hand Fan by Elena Corchero
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 16, 2009 07:00 AM
Fashion Tech |
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October 12, 2009
Fairytale Fashion with Diana Eng
CRAFT and MAKE friend Diana Eng a new wearable tech project going on; it looks awesome! The project description:
From October to December 2009, I will be making magical clothes for Fairytale Fashion. These might be clothes that have blooming flowers, living clothes that breathe, change color, transform. And guess what, YOU will be leading the design! Each Monday, FairytaleFashion.org will have a new video that introduces a technology like inflatables, deployable structures, muscle wire and microcontrollers. At the end of each video is a design question. Answer the weekly design questions on our website. I will use your answers to create the Fairytale Fashion. Finally, the finished garments will be presented in a fashion show in early 2010. Fairytale Fashion is produced with the support of Eyebeam.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 12, 2009 04:00 PM
Fashion, Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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October 7, 2009
Soft Circuit Zipper Communicators
Jai Yi Lin made these networked zipper communicators for two far-away people to share how much they miss each other with a zip zip and an LED meter. [via Fashioning Technology]
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Posted by Becky Stern |
Oct 7, 2009 07:00 AM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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September 10, 2009
Techie Crafts in the New York Times
Check out this NYT article about fellow Parsons alum Alison Lewis and her soft technology houswares:
Ms. Lewis, who once worked for DuPont creating prototypes like a WiFi-detecting scarf, is developing products under her Switch brand. A flexible pocket of zebra-patterned silk holds six bud vases made from test tubes and a volume meter. When it detects sound — Ms. Lewis demonstrated by singing softly — the vases light up. She’s proudest of a squashy pale blue felt rectangle with a bright red canvas pompom she calls Pillow Talk. It’s made to be hooked up to an iPhone, which turns the whole pillow into a phone.
(Thanks, Daniel Carter!)
Posted by Becky Stern |
Sep 10, 2009 04:00 PM
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September 9, 2009
Fashion Camp this weekend
Here's an interesting event happening this weekend in NYC:
On September 12 and 13, 2009, during New York Fashion Week, the mainstream fashion community, the independent fashion community, and fashion's next wave of wearable technologists will convene at FashionCampNY to address the future of fashion in the 21st Century.
To be held at NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program Center (721 Broadway), FashionCampNY is the first large event to bring together disparate parts of the fashion community to discuss and explore the intersection of fashion and technology. For two days, roughly 300 fashion professionals, designers, innovators and fashion-lovers will teach and converse about the future of fashion, exploring emerging questions through workshops, presentations, and collaboration. It is an “unconference” attended and run by the participants.
I'll be helping run a soft circuits workshop, so come on out!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Sep 9, 2009 02:00 PM
Events, Fashion, Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits |
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August 31, 2009
Captain Electric and Battery Boy
This dress is called the "Itchy Dress," and it uses kinetic energy to power lights in the garment. It's part of a fashion collection code-named "Captain Electric and Battery Boy" by XS Labs in Montreal. Via Fashioning Technology.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Aug 31, 2009 04:17 PM
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August 24, 2009
Conductive Knit Mittens
For those of you looking for more ways of taking the leap using conductive threads, check out Fionnuala Murphy's conductive mittens prototype where she knit conductive thread patches and attached them to her mittens. [ via Fashioning Technology ]
Posted by Natalie Zee Drieu |
Aug 24, 2009 10:00 AM
Fashion Tech, Knitting, Technology |
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August 5, 2009
Glow Beadwork Kit
Artist Laura Cesari has created an awesome Glow Beadwork Kit that combines beginning-level beadwork with an intro to sewing soft circuits with conductive thread. Just follow step-by-step instructions to create a glowing beaded bracelet or necklace, or an illuminated patch to sew on your clothing. There is no soldering required and the only tool not included in the kit is scissors. Light it up!
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Aug 5, 2009 11:00 AM
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July 28, 2009
New Wearable Electronics Resource Site
One of my favorite soft circuit mavens, Hannah Perner-Wilson, has teamed up with Mika Satomi to bring you a new site called How to Get What You Want, a container site for all the totally rad projects they've been cranking out recently. Bookmark their site for your reference, I know I just did. I love that the graphic is made up of a bunch of soft circuit techniques. Via Fashioning Technology.
More soft circuits and fashion tech on CRAFT:
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jul 28, 2009 03:59 PM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits, Technology |
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July 27, 2009
Open Softwear Free E-Book
Gareth @ MAKE points us to an awesome new resource for soft circuits and other electronic wearables called Open Softwear, produced by folks associated with K3, the Malmö University School of Arts and Communication in Sweden. I'm digging the simple illustrations and easy-to-follow examples. Downlowd the free PDF to get started.
More:
- CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino 101
- CRAFT Video: LilyPad Arduino Bike Patch
- TV-B-Gone Hoodie and Zipper Switch
- Electronic Embroidery/Sewing Kit
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Posted by Becky Stern |
Jul 27, 2009 09:00 AM
Fashion Tech, Soft Circuits, Technology |
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June 30, 2009
How-To: Nightlife Necklace
Over on Etsy's Storque, Diana Eng has a tutorial from her book, Fashion Geek, on making this LED "nightlife" necklace.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 30, 2009 04:00 PM
Fashion Tech, Jewelry, Soft Circuits |
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June 29, 2009
Twitter Fashion
Aram Bartholl is pioneering twitter fashion with his Tweet Bubble Series (shirt pocket version pictured). Sort of like wearing your heart on your sleeve, made in four styles including one with conductive thread affecting a thermochromic sweatshirt! Via F.A.T.
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 29, 2009 02:00 PM
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June 19, 2009
Crochet Headphone Hat
My favorite blog-I-can't-actually-understand, 203gow (a crafty Japanese woman who makes the most incredible crochet things), just posted this headphone hat. It's like an electronic sea anemone growing from a kids' bike helmet, and I love it. If you can read Japanese, please translate for us!
Posted by Becky Stern |
Jun 19, 2009 02:00 PM
Crochet, Fashion Tech |
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