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Aeolian Ride Jessica Findley event, humor, playground, suits, inflate
Inspired by a love for bikes, city cruising, critical mass, costumes, sillyness + things that inflate, Aeolian Ride is a free, mass participatory event with sense of humor. It excites those riding as well as delights those watching, all the while transforming the landscape into a playground of windfilled shapes. The 52 suits were handmade from ripstop nylon. The 3 different styles of suits were designed to inflate while riding at low speeds.
Electric Fashion Design Kouji Hikawa next generation, fashion designer, product designer, wearable electronic fashion
Kouji is product designer and fashion designer, focused on next generation wearable electric fashion. He worked at Ricoh from 1966-2003 and has won numerous Competitions awards like the Bicycle , the Camera , Audio machine, the YKK Fastening Awards and Space couture Award in 2006. He started to lecture at the Bunka Woman's University in 2004.Kouji is interested in the commonness of the space suit and Global warming and attendance on old people.
Front 3.0 Ralph Borland, Jessica Findley, Margot Jacobs (Millefiori Effect) suit, inflatable, audio, voice, sound
The project "Front" consists of 2 symbiotic, voice-activated, inflatable conflict suits. Front is a sort of an endless game of vocal battle between two people who wear suits equipped with fans which inflate when they yell. Each suit has two types of inflation sacks - aggressive and defensive - which inflate depending on who is making sound. The suits are to be worn by the public.
HookandLoop.com (Fastech of Jacksonville, Inc.) special materials, duragrip, velcro, online shop, sporting applications
We stock all the standard VELCRO Æ brand products and can help with and deliver all the special hard to find items manufactured by Velcro USA. We can deliver whole rolls or cut pieces, or our experienced technicians can fabricate custom straps with the VELCRO Æ brand fasteners. We also stock DURAGRIPô brand of hook and loop, a high quality, lower cost hook and loop especially suitable for heavy duty or sporting applications. 24 Colors are available in either sew-on or peel and stick adhesives.
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.
Interactive Architecture Ruairi Glynn blog, news, Architecture, Articles, Audio, Books, Devices, Events, Flying, Furniture, Haptic, Inflatable, Interactive, Kinetic, Lighting, New Materials, Reciprocal, robotics, Scuplture/Installation, Virtual, Visual
covers emerging architectural and artistic practices where digital technologies & virtual spaces merge with tangible and physical spatial experiences. An active architecture, sensing, observing, feeling, listening, thinking, reacting, proposing, adapting, learning, even sometimes interacting. It is an architecture in constant flux best suited to prototyping and semi-perminant installations.
Modes for Urban Moods Teresa Almeida 2005 wearable coping mechanism, social, interaction, dress, sculptural expressions, dress, wearable, expands in size
Modes for Urban Moods are a suite of wearable coping mechanisms that explore relationships in public spaces and materialize invisible social networks.
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.
SCRAP (Stichting SCRAP) textile, small parts, wood, rubber, parts, materials, buy
'tinker' general: rubber, wood, textile, small parts. SCRAP verkoopt industrieel afval- en restmateriaal aan instellingen, scholen, kunstenaars, en particulieren. Daarnaast maakt en bouwt SCRAP in opdracht decorontwerpen. Ook is SCRAP hét adres voor verrassende workshops en bedrijfsuitjes. SCRAP (Stichting CReatief hergebruik Afval Producten) werd in 1984 opgericht. Tot 2009 bleef de formule ongewijzigd: een winkel waarin voor weinig geld industriële afval materialen worden verkocht.
Sleep Suit Forrest Jessee 2006 visionary, eva foam, coccoon, feelings of connected and disconnectedness, human body, personal space, designer, concept, product, personal, sleep
The project attempts to challenge the idea of personal space in relationship to the human body and its surrounding environment. The structure of the material, a structural pleat, is used as a means to create feelings of connected and disconnectedness as well as provide varying levels of support for different parts of the body. By thinking of the cut pattern as sections of the body, the structure can act as a semi-permeable outer skin.
Solar Bikini andrew schneider solar, power supply, charge, photovoltaic, conductive thread
A solar film bikini that charges your iPod! (With a USB connection) The suit is a standard medium-sized bikini swimsuit retrofitted with 1" x 4" photovoltaic film strips sewn together in series with conductive thread. The cells terminate in a 5 volt regulator into a female USB connection