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Art can be a powerful driver of innovation in any field and observing how artists choose to use–or even invent–technology can be an inspiring indicator of things to come. For decades, e-textiles and…
In celebration of our Geek Chic month here at MAKE, we're bringing you the most massive collection of e-textiles ever to be found in one place!
Smart fabrics were initially developed for performance-enhancing purpose for professional athletes, but now their applications are expanding across various industries.
When light hits a drop of water remarkable things can occur. It can refract through the water and form rainbows in the sky. Or it can have a mirroring effect, reflecting it back and create small spots of light. Liquid light is a series of experimental optical fiber textiles inspired by the interaction between water […]
Common faults that can stop your e-textiles circuit working include: the thread shorting, loose connections, LEDs or batteries in backwards. In this tutorial learn how...
Over at KOBAKANT’s How to Get What You Want, they have a great number of interesting DIY projects. A workshop on making Textile/Fabric Sensors caught our eye (as nearly everyone is making wea…
lesia trubat's 'E-traces' is based in capturing dance movements and transforming them into visual sensations through the use of new technologies.
Leah Buechley at the MIT Media Lab made a compilation video of many LilyPad Arduino projects, including our own blinky bike patch and my LilyPad Arduino
'The slow rhythm of needle through fabric brings me immense satisfaction. To stitch something is to make a declaration of its worth by virtu...
liquid MIDI is an experimental textile interface for sonic interactions, exploring aesthetics and morphology in contemporary design.
1- Gunta Stölzl(1897-1983). Esquema para Textil,curso en Bauhaus Dessau, 1927 2- Stephen Wolfram. A New Kind of Science, 2002 En una épo...
Traveling Light The traditional weaving technique Rose Path is used in this series of two pieces called Traveling Light. Rose Path is a common weaving technique in Swedish hand woven textiles. This is the new and upgraded version of the traditional Swedish textiles. Traveling Light is hand woven on a traditional hand loom, […]
Sophie Taeuber-Arp Ascona 1925 I didn't know much about Sophie Taeuber-Arp until a few months ago. Of course, we all love ...
