Archive for August, 2009
Smart ledBAG by Maria Roza Szczepanska
Industrial Designer Maria Roza Szczepanska created a beautifully illuminated handbag with a modular twist called the ledBAG.
The ledBag lights up when opened showing a illuminated, shooting Space invader star-ship. I like the combination of the Retro themed Space Invader image on a space age handbag. On the inside there is another row of LEDs to [...]
Crochet, the new DIT eTextile technique
The team at ‘How to Get What You Want‘ published recently eTextile sensors (pressure and tilt sensor) which a made of conductive wool using the Crochet technique to build electrically conductive traces and patches into Crochet work.
Besides weaving and knitting, crochet is a excellent way to incorporate electrically conductive elements into fabrics totally seamless, making [...]
Sessions iPod ready, interactive Winter09 jackets
Action-sport apparel brand Sessions teamed up again with Skullcandy to continue it’s presents in the interactive garment segment with the launch of the Winter ‘09 iPod ready jacket collection.
The Foxtrot Herringbone Skullcandy Jacket for men features a military construction with urban styling – gorgeous looking jacket for action pure and available via this online store [...]
Pressure activated, Illuminated Fabric
Our next prototype introduction for the ‘Smart Textile Salon‘, a jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex comes from Riccardo Marchesi, Managing Director of InnTex, an Italian based textiles and textiles machinery company which is exploring the new area of Smart Textiles.
Riccardo will present the Pressure activated, Electroluminescent (EL) fabrics he [...]
iLED – the next wearable display
While OLEDs are the hype of today when it comes to flexible, bright and colorful displays able to be integrated into clothing, a team of scientist is already working on the next big technology which could change the rule of the wearable display game.
OLEDs (organic light-emitting diodes) offer faster refresh rates and brighter colors than [...]
SHHH… Amplifying Textiles
Today’s sneak peek on the prototype which will be shown during the ‘Smart Textile Salon‘, a jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex on Sept 25th in Ghent, Belgium, is SHHH… Amplifying Textiles from German textile and surface designer Berit Greinke.
Recently graduated from the MA Design for Textile Futures at Central [...]
Illuminative Sonic Top
In our series of introducing the prototypes on stage during the Sept 25 ‘Smart Textile Salon‘, a jointed European workshop organized by the European projects SysTex and Proetex, we have a sneak peek at the Illuminative Sonic Top by Travis Li, currently Research Assistant at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
The ‘Illuminative Sonic Top’, inspired [...]
Illuminated stage-wear by David Hasslehoff
Hannah send me a link to the video below which painted a smile on my face while watching. Seeing David Hasslehoff on stage singing ‘I am locking for Freedom’ in an illuminated jacket is just what I needed to cheer up a bit while struggling with one of my projects.
Seeing D.H. performing in an illuminated [...]
Illuminating the Darkness with DIY beadwork
Artist Laura Cesari, creator of the Fire Skirt we have posted about earlier keeps on adding glowing objects to her creative portfolio to illuminate the darkness around us.
At Caballera.com she has posted DIY instructions for Glow Beadwork, demonstrating how the merge of beads and LEDs can create a magical style detail on clothing of fashion [...]
Super Charger Ski Backpack by Columbia
It’s the time of the year when companies release their newest gear for the coming winter season.
Columbia kicks off the Fall/Winter 2009 interactive bag season, at least as far as I could find new bags, with the Super Charger Ski Backpack which includes a Soundtrack Audio System containing an amplifier inside the bag, two [...]
