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
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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 […]
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] In the Maker Shed: Lilypad E-Sewing Kit
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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 ]
