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Adafruit Industries Limor Fried (Adafruit) prototyping, make, electronics, shop, blog, order online, buy
Adafruit was founded in 2005 by MIT engineer, Limor "Ladyada" Fried. Her goal was to create the best place online for learning electronics and making the best designed products for makers of all ages and skill levels. Since then Adafruit has grown to over 25 employees in the heart of NYC. We've expanded our offerings to include tools, equipment and electronics that Limor personally selects, tests and approves before going in to the Adafruit store.
CircuitWriter (Caig Laboratories) buy, shop, silver, writer, circuit, paint, ink, conductive
Apply instant traces on most surfaces (epoxy, glass, plastic, metal). Draw traces on circuit boards, repair defective traces, make jumpers and shield electronics, design prototype circuits and repair rear-window heater traces.
Costume Choreography I Michel Guglielmi, Hanne Louise Johannesen (Diffus Studio) 2007 garments, choreography, Electroluminescent, light, wearable, social, theatre
By the use of electric leading material, light, heath and sensor based circuits of information it is possible to make costumes or scenography an active player in the theatre space. CC is based on the use of Electroluminescent wires and films cut into variable shapes . Those EL materials are either embedded into fabric like organza and felt ormerged into a translucid membrane.
Craftivism Betsy Greer (Craftivism) creativity, community, critical, writing, knitting, diy, activism, craft, political, social
Craftivism is the practice of engaged creativity, especially regarding political or social causes. By using their creative energy to help make the world a better place, craftivists help bring about positive change via personalized activism. Craftivism allows practitioners to customize their particular skills to address particular causes.
d3o Richard Palmer (d3o Lab) non traditional solutions, innovative new products, impact energy, intelligent molecules, engineered material, lab, new kind of product
(dee-three-oh) is a specially engineered material made with intelligent molecules. They flow with you as you move but on shock lock together to absorb the impact energy. d3o lab do not make products for sale, but we work with many brands to produce innovative new products that frequently break the mold of traditional solutions to provide a totally new kind of product. Here are some examples that are available now.
Design Interactions Department (Royal College of Art ) school, art, college, student, conceptual, critical
The course provides a creative and intellectually stimulating environment where students and staff can explore relationships between people, design and emerging technologies in different contexts of practice (industry, design studios, think tanks and research labs), through different design approaches (practical, experimental, conceptual and critical), and by tackling different design roles (maker, strategist and critic).
E-Textile Workspace Piem Wirtz, Melissa Coleman (V2_) makers, community, platform, discussion, workshop, workspace, e-textile,
The E-Textile Workspace offers an informal setting for critical discussion around wearable technology. It aims to open a space where practice is intertwined with knowledge sharing, feedback exchange among the invited participants and with critical reflection on the state-of-the-art in wearable technology.
Fab Lab (MIT) 2006 computer controlled tools, MIT, concepts, technological art, DIY, fashionable technology, wearable, workshop, design tools, circuits and microcontrollers, 3D Printing and Scanning Machines
A Fab Lab (fabrication laboratory) is a small-scale workshop with an array of computer controlled tools that cover several different length scales and various materials, with the aim to make "almost anything". This includes technology-enabled products generally perceived as limited to mass production. While Fab Labs have yet to compete with mass production and its associated economies of scale in fabricating widely distributed products, they have already shown the potential to empower individuals to create smart devices for themselves. These devices can be tailored to local or personal needs in ways that are not practical or economical using mass production.
FASHION-able. hacktivism and engaged fashion design Otto von Busch (School of Design and Crafts (HDK) Faculty of Fine, Applied and Performing Arts University of Gothenburg) 2008 open source fashion, hacktivism, reverse engineering, book
Thesis: This thesis consists of a series of extensive projects which aim to explore a new designer role for fashion. It is a role that experiments with how fashion can be reverse engineered, hacked, tuned and shared among many participants as a form of social activism. This social design practice can be called the hacktivism of fashion. It is an engaged and collective process of enablement, creative resistance and DIY practice, where a community share methods and experiences on how to expand action spaces and develop new forms of craftsmanship. In this practice, the designer engages participants to reform fashion from a phenomenon of dictations and anxiety to a collective experience of empowerment, in other words, to make them become fashion-able. As its point of departure, the research takes the practice of hands-on exploration in the DIY upcycling of clothes through “open source” fashion “cookbooks”. By means of hands-on processes, the projects endeavour to create a complementary understanding of the modes of production within the field of fashion design. The artistic research projects have ranged from DIY-kits released at an international fashion week, fashion experiments in galleries, collaborative “hacking” at a shoe factory, engaged design at a rehabilitation centre as well as combined efforts with established fashion brands. Using parallels from hacking, heresy, fan fiction, small change and professional-amateurs, the thesis builds a non-linear framework by which the reader can draw diagonal interpretations through the artistic research projects presented. By means of this alternative reading new understandings may emerge that can expand the action spaces available for fashion design. This approach is not about subverting fashion as much as hacking and tuning it, and making its sub-routines run in new ways, or in other words, bending the current while still keeping the power on.
Fiber Optic Valley (Fiber Optic Valley) fiber, fibre, optic, shop, buy, company
We are an organization working to make Sweden into the world leader in the development of products and services in the technology area of Broadband and Fiber optic sensors. This technology is the foundation for virtually all modern information technology and is a dynamic and rapidly growing industry. The organization also has developed an expertise in the area of innovative leadership and gender management. Our core business is to assist the growth of local and global companies. This is achieved through our unique support in the form of research, training, financing, contacts and business development combined with and equally unique test environment for technical tests and behavioral science studies.
Fraunhofer Christian Dils (Fraunhofer) research, institute, plastic electronics
The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft carries out research in hundreds of technology fields and makes the results available as patents, licenses, further training opportunities, and particularly in the form of research projects commissioned by industry. Innovation is dynamic and topics and research areas continue to adapt to market requirements and technologies.
How To Get What You Want Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson (Kobakant) 2007 DIY, fabric, LED, workshop, wearable technology, sensor, social
The site documents the range of wearable technology and soft circuit solutions that we have developed for our own practice since 2007. Many interesting techniques and possibilities never make it into a finished project. The site also contains collections of material and tool resources and example projects that explain the integration of individual solutions for smaller projects, aimed at showcasing what is possible and how it is possible.
Institute for soldier nanotechnologies (MIT) 2002 nanotechnology, school, institute, research
The Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies (ISN) at MIT is an interdepartmental research center founded in 2002 by a $50 million, five-year contract with the U.S. Army Research Office. Now in its second five-year contract, the mission of the ISN is straightforward: develop and exploit nanotechnology to dramatically improve the survivability of Soldiers. The ultimate goal is to help the Army create a 21st century battlesuit that combines high-tech capabilities with light weight and comfort. Imagine a bullet-resistant jumpsuit, no thicker than ordinary spandex, that monitors health, eases injuries, communicates automatically, and reacts instantly to chemical and biological agents. Itís a long-range vision for how fundamental nanoscience can make Soldiers less vulnerable to enemy and environmental threats.
Lizzard Dress Alis Cambol 2007 sensors, dress, wearable, organic design, non verbal communication, social, interaction, express yourself
Alis Cambol has added the dimension of non-verbal communication patterns that make her designs more organic and show familiar patterns like the Lizard Dress which raises the frill collar in moments of aggression and fear. The sensors to lift or lower the frill collar is integrated in the dressí arm so when the wearer crosses her arms ñ a sign of being uncomfortable or defensive ñ the frill collar will raise.
Lost Values (Distance Lab) 2008 events, collaborations, designers, team, craft, technology, distance lab, shop online, wearable, jewellery, interiors, lighting, type wear, diy, solar, costumized, limited editions, previews, news, smart textile, garment, apparel
-Founded and Directed by designer-maker Elena Corchero, Lost Values holds the vision of innovating craft by melding it with technology and vice versa, to inspire a future where design is environmental and emotional yet smart and playful. Qualities that she believes are important aspects of life but are being forgotten in the quest for faster and more convenient products. http://www.lostvalues.com/ - Distance Lab is a creative research organisation bringing together digital media technology, design and the arts to redefine and overcome the disadvantages of distance in learning, health care, relationships, culture and other domains.
MAKE (O'Reilly Media, Inc.) 2005 magazine, book, community, craft, DIY
MAKE Magazine brings the do-it-yourself mindset to all the technology in your life. MAKE is loaded with exciting projects that help you make the most of your technology at home and away from home. We celebrate your right to tweak, hack, and bend any technology to your own will.
Making is Connecting David Gauntlett DIY, media, book, textile
In Making is Connecting, David Gauntlett argues that through making things, people engage with the world and create connections with each other. Both online and offline, we see that people want to make their mark on the world, and to make connections. During the previous century, the production of culture became dominated by professional elite producers. But today, a vast array of people are making and sharing their own ideas, videos, and other creative material online, as well as engaging in real-world crafts, art projects, and hands-on experiences. Gauntlett argues that we are seeing a shift from a 'sit-back-and-be-told culture' to a 'making-and-doing culture'. People are rejecting traditional teaching and television, and making their own learning and entertainment instead. Drawing on evidence from psychology, politics, philosophy, and economics, he shows how this shift is necessary and essential for the happiness and survival of modern societies.
META (Making Electronic Thingies in Amsterdam) electronics, make, create, DIY
Meta (Making Electronic Thingies in Amsterdam) is sort of a self-help group for artists, designers & other (normal) people with an interest in electronics.
NATO ASI PROTECTIVE TEXTILES 2010 Ir. Els Van der Burght (NATO OTAN) 2010 wearability, confort, electronic processor, wearable sensor, nanotechnology, high level, protective textile, protective apparel, chemical, biological, nuclear, ballistic, clothing, intelligent textile, defense, study institute, textile materials, design, manufacturing, New dress concepts, Department of Textiles/ UGent
Modern protective clothing needs to meet a variety of multifunctional requirements and offer a very high level of protection as well as remarkable comfort and wearability, influencing the wearerís physical performance which puts it far beyond usual definitions of comfort. The demand for multifunctional properties makes it necessary to develop and improve fibre and textile materials and structures (suits, uniforms, Ö). Introduction of nanotechnology and the use of a variety of (wearable) sensors / embedded electronics and processors turn traditional protection into a value added market posing ever increasing challenges to researchers and engineers at universities, institutes and industry. Design and manufacturing of sophisticated interactive protective textiles and clothing, meeting very tight specifications, has to be done taking into account cost-effectiveness, environmental issues and even the need to be applied to military as well as civil purposes.
Nomadic Yooff Matthew Harrison (Studio Head) suitcase, group of friends, individual, chill out zone, transport, studio, designer, project, territorial claim
NOMADIC YOOFF allows effortless transport between different homes, and also provides a comfotable chill-out zone for an individual or a group of friends. Most importantly of all, NOMADIC YOOFF stops the user feeling like they live out of a suitcase, and provides an opportunity to make a territorial claim wherever they go.
Pipoos (Pipoos) creative, hobby, materials, wood, plastic, thread, beads, shop, buy
Pipoos is een winkelketen en postorderbedrijf in creatieve hobby-artikelen en woondecoraties en is een onderdeel van Popov bv, een onafhankelijke detailhandels-organisatie. De collectie bestaat uit 10.000 artikelen in meer dan 40 creatieve hobby's, zoals tekenen en schilderen, decoreren met verftechnieken, sjabloneren, borduren, wenskaarten maken, boetseren, gips gieten, decoreren met natuurmaterialen, sieraden maken, werken met textielverharder, servetdecoupage, scrapbooking en 3D-knippen.
See-Thru-Me Meg Grant tactile world, virtual realm, internet, technology, fashion design, designer
I am best classified as a maker. With a formal training in Fashion Design and Technology, my love of the internet and the future has turned me into a self-taught web developer. Today I find myself trying to haul code out of the virtual realm and into the tactile world.
Sonic Fabric Alyce Santoro 2005 audio, cassette tapes, artist
internationally-exhibiting conceptual artist Alyce Santoro has come up with a way to transform the jumbly mess of tape that resides in old cassette tapes into beautiful and durable fabric! Called Sonic Fabric, Ms. Santoroís invention has been spun into shimmery dresses, sparkly umbrellas and sleek ties. And Sonic Fabric isnít just lovely to look at ñ it makes music too.
Spoonflower (Spoonflower) 2008 community, start-up, shop, on demand, fabric, printing, digital, textile, company
At Spoonflower we make it possible for individuals to design, print and sell their own fabric designs. It was founded in May 2008 by two Internet geeks who had crafty wives but who knew nothing about textiles.
Sun Dry Swim (Sun Dry Technologies) UV, nano technology, skin, fabric
Sun Dry Swim fabrics have been treated using a range of proprietary methods with a nanotechnology process that is inert, UV stable, and completely harmless to skin. This guarantees that you won't end up with rashes or be allergic to it, as the non-toxic nanotechnology treatment is water based and environmentally friendly. With an invisible nanotechnology mesh around each fabric fiber, you will find yourself wearing a permanent water repelling material without interfering with the fabric weave. This also makes it a whole lot easier to clean, while the breathable material itself is protected surface with water resistant properties.
Switch Craft: Battery-Powered Crafts to Make and Sew Alison Lewis, Fang-Yu Lin 2008 book, DIY, craft, fashion, geek, girls
F.I.T. meets M.I.T. in Switch Craft, a book of 20 ultra-modern projects that are equal parts fashion and function. From a skirt that can streak trails of light on the dance floor to a laptop sleeve thatís the first to know when you're in a Wi-Fi zone, these projects are made for the wired (or wireless) world. Without sacrificing style or being more complicated than sixth-grade science class, they integrate lights, vibration, and sound with sewing to create edgy, attractive accessories and clothing. So if youíre ready to take your crafting not only to another level but another frontier, let Switch Craft bring your handiwork into the twenty-first century.
TEXTILE Kaunas Biennial Chief Executive: Virginija Vitkienė (info@kaunas.biennial.lt), Project administrator Gintarė Dūdėnaitė gintare@bienale.lt, (Kaunas Biennial, Kaunas Biennial Board E-mail: info@kaunas.biennial.lt) biennial, fall discursive textile culture, textile art, exhibition
We seek to make Kaunas biennial TEXTILE the most significant event for contemporary textile art in Europe, which reflects analytically the art processes currently taking place all over the world, by bringing up the priorities of creative collaboration, openness and democratic relationships in the processes of art creation and its perception. Kaunas Biennial is a platform and a real opportunity for - artists’ debates and the realisation of innovative ideas, - collaboration among artists and visitors, - the enhancement of the sense of community through creative activities, - interdisciplinary artistic and academic practices, - international and intercontinental partnerships and - the creation of a discursive textile culture.
The Stockmarket Skirt Nancy Paterson stock ticker, skirt, fashion, monitor, pixel, display
A blue taffeta and black velvet party dress is displayed on a dressmaker's mannequin or 'Judy,' located next to a computer and several monitors of varying sizes. In large type, the stock ticker symbol and price which is being tracked, marches from right to left across the monitor screens as the stock price is continuously updated. Large white numbers and letters on a blue background (matching the blue of the taffeta skirt) scroll in simulation of the pixel board displays used to track stock values on traditional exchange room floor.
The T-Shirt Issue Linda Kostowski, Mashallah Design 2008 lasercutter, wearable, geometric garment, personal expression, formal-poetic garment, unconventional t-shirt
Three people are portrayed digitally by scanning their bodies. The output of this scan is a 3d file, which resolution is defined by the amount of polygons, similiar to pixels in a bitmap grafic. Linked with their biographical memories a digital twin of the body is thus created, which expands and personifies the garment in a formal-poetic way. The 3d data is turned into 2d sewing patterns by the use of the unfolding function which is a common tool in industrial design process to make paper models with, the single fabric pieces and the inner interface which defines the edges are cut out by the help of a lasercutter.
TNO (TNO) energy managment, Construction and spatial development, accessibility, Employment participation and the ageing population, healty living, defence, public safety, research organization, industry, High-tech systems, processes and materials, technology, smart materials, company
TNO is an independent research organisation whose expertise and research make an important contribution to the competitiveness of companies and organisations, to the economy and to the quality of society as a whole. TNOís unique position is attributable to its versatility and capacity to integrate this knowledge.