wearable technology

When computers are discussed in a craft context, someone usually makes the statement that ‘technology is just a tool’. (more…)

Tactile/ We are covered in approximately1.6 square metres of skin that protects us from disease, chemicals and radiation, regulates body temperature, synthesises vitamins, repairs DNA, heals cuts and bruises, and keeps the mozzies out. (more…)

Technology captivates us, translating the imagination of science fiction into reality, and reconfiguring the boundaries between function and fantasy. (more…)

Growing garments is a concept which is physically being explored by some artists who are using the processes of biological life as their palette. (more…)

The rapidly expanding field of wearable technologies fuses fashion and object design with portable, networked communication devices that respond to a range of environmental, biological and electronically mapped signals in unique ways. (more…)

The potential for collaboration between the worlds of fashion and technology have been ever-present since the initial explorations of Hussein Chalayan ten years ago. (more…)

In my personal experience of working with and teaching fashion technology and electronic craft, I have found the artisans are mostly women. While there are many men dominating the wearable technology field, in the task-focused integration of technology and clothing there are a great deal of woman who work with technology for aesthetic, artistic, and fashionable purposes. (more…)

When I am asked, as often happens both at conferences and informal gatherings, to predict the future of “smart textiles” and wearable technologies, I feel overwhelmed by the breadth of the field and often resort to humour and sarcasm. (more…)

Still a young industry, there are many questions surrounding the validity and usefulness of experiments with smart textiles, textiles and electronics, electro-textiles, wearables and interactive clothing. Is it really practical to integrate hard electronics into our soft and washable fabrics? What’s the difference between an intelligent garment and an interactive garment? (more…)

Our language contains abundant metaphors drawn from the world of textiles. Craft based and media arts practices share a similar lineage as well as a technical skills base, combined with a sensibility that produces objects designed for human interaction. Both are designed to be experienced – played with, lived with, worn, used, touched and held rather than admired from afar. (more…)