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Future Fashion: Building A Self-Lacing Corset

Future Fashion: Building A Self-Lacing Corset

I’ve always been intrigued by self-lacing shoes. I first saw them in Back to the Future Part II and I was blown away when Nike developed their own. But I wondered… could I put a self-lacing mechanism into a corset? In this video, I walk you through how I made a self-lacing corset. I started […]

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Driving Fashion With Brain Waves: The Pangolin

Driving Fashion With Brain Waves: The Pangolin

At ARS Electronica this past weekend, Anouk Wipprecht’s latest creation was announced. Project Pangolin is a creative approach to a brain computer interface or BCI. It uses this very interesting scale looking sensor array to read 1,024 points of data -brain waves –  and convert them to lights and motion on the model’s body. At […]

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Behind The Curtain With Anouk Wipprecht, Cirque du Soleil, and SAP

Behind The Curtain With Anouk Wipprecht, Cirque du Soleil, and SAP

This year for New York Fashion Week, Cirque du Soleil will be unveiling some high tech wonders. They wanted to play with the idea of “The Future of Live Entertainment” and to that end, brought in designer Anouk Wipprecht, known for her tech infused digitally fabricated wearable wonders. This creation is meant to be an […]

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Maker Spotlight: Scatha G. Allison

Maker Spotlight: Scatha G. Allison

Scatha G. Allison, otherwise known as Miss Velvet Cream, is a fashion designer who uses upcycled materials to craft clothing with a commanding presence.

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This Week in Making: Sculpting Beyoncé and Conductive Temporary Tattoos

This Week in Making: Sculpting Beyoncé and Conductive Temporary Tattoos

This past week we learned about some trendy Maker fashion, saw a sculpting tutorial featuring Beyoncé, and more.

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