ARCHIVE FOR 05/2005
FROM THE DOLLAR STORE IN ATHENS…
05/27/2005ohio…
lookin’ purdy!
INFLATED
05/24/2005
Modes for Urban Moods- Teressa Alameida
I was hanging out over at ITP and snapped a few photos of Teresa Alameida’s thesis project, “Modes for Urban Moods.” The idea behind the project consists of: “A suite of wearables - Urban coping mechanisms which explore relationships in public spaces and materialize invisible social networks.” Apparently this is the only garment that is completed, however sketches for the other wearables are displayed. With this garment the wearer inflates the garment to give themselves more space in crowded conditions. Interesting because it is the exact opposite approach I took with RECOIL which is to challenge that desire for additional space not by giving in, but by forcing people physically closer. (Recoil also uses magnets and doesn’t inflate, but what’s more interesting than the technology is the similarity of social context the projects aim to address.)
SOLAR CELL TEXTILE
05/20/2005
Power Unplugged by Tina Hertz and Maria Langberg
this is rad. via the maddest blogger in the blogosphere, regina… project unplugged by Tina Hertz and Maria Langberg is a solar cell silkscreened onto transparent organza. at this time the designers make the swatches fairly small, to be stitched together in a modular fashion.
ILLUM
05/19/2005
The Illum Jacket by PDD and Goose Design
via Sabine, news about a very stylish looking new product design by PDD and Goose Design ILLUM is a cyclist jacket that uses electroluminescent ink and rechargeable photovoltaic cells.
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DIY LED JEWELRY
05/17/2005
LED jewelry by Jamie Faye Fenton
via Alison Lewis, a link to a great little page on DIY LED jewelry. The author of the page, Jamie Faye Fenton has a great tutorial on how to make cheap kicky and fun LED jewelry. get all the parts from radio shack! experiment! play! make your own!
and check out some other jewelry that uses LEDs. also see Emily Conrad’s USB flash drive lockets or Sarah Kettley’s pins.
HTMLLES
05/13/2005bad, bad, bad… i’ve been neglecting this blog. but i’m headed out to montreal soon to give a talk at the htmlles festival. so many cool people whose work i admire and company i enjoy will be there. and montreal is such a great city. looking forward to catching up with friends!