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digital FIKA

Digital Fika is a weekly meeting that casually introduces basic electronic tips and tricks. After the basic introductions, we will also together explore several interesting electronic components that can be useful in future Smart textiles practices.

April 5, 2011 | Comments Off on digital FIKA

Västra Götaland goes Karnataka 5-13 February

Smart Textile Design Lab will be represented in the delegation from VGR (Västra Götalandsregionen) that will visit Bangalore, India in February.

February 16, 2011 | Comments Off on Västra Götaland goes Karnataka 5-13 February

Functional Styling

Three full-scale carpets Spår, Dimma and Glöd exemplify ways of designing with dynamic textile patterns.

January 24, 2011 | Comments Off on Functional Styling

The Burning Tablecloth

The Burning Tablecloth reacts on phone calls and text messages by changing colour and structure.

January 24, 2011 | Comments Off on The Burning Tablecloth

Interactive Costumes and Wall hanging

The Interactive Costumes and Wall hanging exemplify how clothes and textiles become interfaces themselves, through visual and tactile interactive properties.

January 24, 2011 | Comments Off on Interactive Costumes and Wall hanging

Touching Loops

Touching Loops explores the concept of interactive tactility in knitted structures

January 24, 2011 | Comments Off on Touching Loops

Programable Patterns

What happens when furnishing fabric become programmable and changes expression in context over time?

January 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Programable Patterns

Dash

This installation intents to provoke people to think about life and death through the fallen wings of butterflies.

January 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Dash

Medical mask

These masks are designed to change expression if the wearer is running a fever. The pattern printed with thermochromic ink changes color when the exhale exceeds a certain threshold.

January 5, 2011 | Comments Off on Medical mask

Work Shop, 3 Feb, 2011

Work Shop – Embedding electronics into textile
Thursday the 3 of February 2011, between 08.30 – 16.00
Espira Tillväxtcenter i Borås, Olovsholmsgatan 32
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January 3, 2011 | Comments Off on Work Shop, 3 Feb, 2011

Workshop Bygg-Textil, 27 januari 2011

Workshop Bygg – Textil
Torsdagen den 27 januari 2011
Galleriet i Textilhögskolan, Borås
Anmälan (senast 24/1 -11) till susanne.edstrom@hb.se

January 3, 2011 | Comments Off on Workshop Bygg-Textil, 27 januari 2011

Smart textiles Nyhetsbrev Nr 4 2010

SMART TEXTILES NYHETSBREV Nr 4 2010 Superfiber skyddar vattenblästrare Vattenstrålar så starka att de skär genom betong kan vara en stor fara för de som arbetar med vattenblästring. Utrustningen som ska skydda har ofta metallplattor som är tunga och gör dräkterna otympliga – tills nu. Det som startade som ett företagsbaserat Smart Textiles-projekt för två år […]

January 3, 2011 | Comments Off on Smart textiles Nyhetsbrev Nr 4 2010