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Did that cat just turn into a dog with a single button press?

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Brunette. First time in 5 years.

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Smart fabric provides air conditioning adjustable with a mobile app

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed a new high-volume production method for hot embossing microscopic channel structures onto large areas of plastic film at a low cost for use, for example, in wearable technology and cosmetic applications. One of VTT’s goals is to engineer a smart fabric adjustable with a mobile app for controlling the wearer’s temperature. With VTT’s high-volume method, microchannels can be produced on large areas of plastic film in a short time. Pumping cold or hot liquid through a network of microchannels enables the temperature control of functional clothes. So far, the utilisation of microscopic channels for other than diagnostic purposes has been limited by relatively high production costs and the small size of the networks of microchannels that can be manufactured through traditional methods. Microchannels for large surfaces “Minuscule microfluidic channels can be compared to the cardiovascular system, for example. This gave us the idea for other applications of our new method in addition to diagnostics, such as heating or cooling channels for clothing, or the storage and transport of substances that are only needed in small volumes (perfumes and fragrances) or that are very expensive (medicine),” says VTT’s Key Account Manager for Wearable Technology and Printed Diagnostics,Ralph Liedert. The channels can be embedded either into hard or soft plastics, depending on the purpose of use. For example, the feel and shape of a soft and elastic plastic film is better suited for integration into a coat compared to rigid plastics, which in turn are better suited for application in card format, such as a handy travel perfume dispenser that is the size of a credit card. Other possible uses of the thin cards include very precise dosing of medicine or serving strong spices in restaurants. VTT is currently developing a smart fabric which can be used as “personalised air conditioning” in outdoor clothing. VTT is now seeking partners within sports, outdoor recreation, wearable technology and the cosmetics industry for the commercialisation of this new technology.

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland

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#Spotted in London: the Unseen emporium private view. 

A few days ago, I have attended the preview of the Unseen emporium in Somerset House. I had already the chance to see these beautiful masterpieces of fashion and technology at V&A, but it was worth it to see them again.

The concept is simple, but fascinating: creating garments that react to external stimuli or are able to change their colours according to feelings.

If in London, I suggest you to take the chance to have a look to this small exhibition and have a look at the products they sell.

For further information (…and of course to see the small exhibition):

THEUNSEENEMPORIUM

New Wing 

Lancaster Place 

Somerset House (WC2R 1LA)

Open times from 10am - 6pm (Monday to Sunday) 

Late nights from 10 am to 9pm (Thursday)

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BIOFABRICATE: There’s a bio-revolution on the horizon!

– Thinking about smart material culture, materiality of the future, organic/bio derived - how does this affect the way we exist? GinkoWorks

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Where innovation meets beauty

Pauline van Dongen spring/summer ‘14, photography: Mike Nicolaassen, hair & make-up: Angelique Stapelbroek, model: Julia J. at Fresh Model Management

What happens when new techniques and smart materials are emerged into fashion? Well, in my experience, very often little good. Nine out of ten designs that are made with the use of smart textiles and high technology are not ‘fashionable’. However, the young Dutch designer Pauline van Dongen is one of the few young designers out there who makes innovative design without losing sight for aesthetics. Last week, Pauline van Dongen, who’s educated at the same art school as Viktor&Rolf and Iris van Herpen, presented her newest collection. The main inspiration for her spring/summer 2014-collection was an Oloid, a geometric object invented by the mathematician/sculptor Paul Schultz. The young designer used the same streamlined forms of an Oloid in her designs, resulting into a series of beautifully constructed garments and shoes. Pauline van Dongen’s works are not only innovative because of the way they’re shaped, but also because of the integration of all kinds of new materials, such as electricity wires and new techniques, such as laser cutting. Especially the laser engraved neoprene pieces in Pauline van Dongen’s collection show the designer’s ability to blend innovative techniques with minimalistic design. Unlike the collections of Iris van Herpen, whose sculptural works integrated with high-tech materials and techniques gained international fame through celebrities like Lady Gaga and Björk, Pauline’s works are more than ‘just’ suitable for popstars or fashion exhibitions. In fact, some of the pieces she showed in her presentation were very wearable and had that ‘I Need It In My Wardrobe Now!’-effect.

Another experiment the young designer is working on at the moment is the ‘Wearable Solar’-dress, a piece with integrated solar cells. This is one of the projects that will be further developed in the near future. Pauline has just started a PhD study in collaboration with the Technical University Eindhoven, that is part of the 'Crafting Wearables’-programme of CLICK NL/Next Fashion (the research & network agenda of the Dutch government). Together with technicians and companies such as Philips, the young designer will be doing extensive research on technology and smart textiles. Talking about innovation: Pauline’s the first fashion designer in The Netherlands to do a PhD-study in this field. Now let’s hope, that she’ll still have time to make more of those ‘love it-want it’-dresses.

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Another great find from the Fashion Futures book by Bradley Quinn, the development of a spray-able fabric, created byManel Torres. Torres came across the idea while studying for his fashion MA at the Royal College Of Art, then going on to receive a PhD for developing a spray on fabric, and founded his company, Fabrican Ltd. The great thing about spray on fabric is that garments can be repaired, seamless, and it can be used to extend a t-shirt into a dress etc, and so much more! Prototypes are still trying out different combinations of natural and synthetic fibres, but Torres has already been demonstrating his new fabric with great catwalk collections, which are full of interesting structures.

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The smart shirt 1997 by Sundaresan Jayaraman, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology funded by DARPA

“woven with optical and conducting fibers throughout that would be able to read the wearer’s vital signs and detect injuries, such as bullet wounds, if the fibers were broken.” 

from Georgia Tech Alumni Mag 

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Ying Gao is the designer behind these two super interactive garments. The inspiration behind the two dresses comes from Jacques Tati’s film Playtime, which also lends its name to the projects title ‘Playtime’. One dress 'breaths’, its a great use of organza material, creating a surrealistic, dream like movement. The second dress is its own light source, reacting to sources of light its self. 

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Above Lexicon: Smart Textiles

Smart Tex·tiles [smart tex·tile·z] plural noun

Origin: Smart: From old English meaning causing pain (smert), and Textile: From Latin meaning woven (texere) or (tetxtilis) 

Smart textiles are materials that can perform a function or can sense and react to stimuli. Also known as intelligent, electronic or e-textiles, they may incorporate digital components, integrated circuits, LED lighting or micro encapsulation. Smart textiles can keep you cool, keep you warm, moisturize your skin, deter mosquitos, generate energy and respond to touch, light or sound. They’re capable of an endless array of interactive, responsive or performance tasks.  

An example of a smart textile is Patagonia’s odor control base layer garments, designed to absorb odor-causing chemical compounds through carbon particles incorporated into the garment. – Sass Brown

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Smart fabrics that transmit biomedical data

Researchers at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers, Canada, have developed smart textiles that are able to monitor and transmit wearers’ biomedical information via wireless or cellular networks.

Snip from KurzweilAI:

“The fiber acts as both sensor and antenna. It is durable but malleable, and can be woven with wool or cotton, and signal quality is comparable to commercial antennas,” explained Professor Younes Messaddeq at Université Laval’s Faculty of Science and Engineering and Centre for Optics, Photonics and Lasers.

“The surface of the fiber can also be adjusted to monitor a range of information, such as glucose levels, heart rhythm, brain activity, movements, and spatial coordinates.”

[via kurzweilai] [Université Laval]

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Harris Tweed: Fabric Thanks to Its Own Proper thing

Newfashioned dark ages is the era of fashion and sphere. Everything comes tonight with a specific validity. If a new fashionable taste is launched in the market, the trend respecting older one will make progress against whence. Compound can abide of any kind like clothing, furniture, residency decoration, living model etc.

Earlier so mid 19th century, people ritual hand interthreaded fabric for inconsistent purposes which were made from wool. With the progress passageway platted technology, new types of fabrics were fabricated and use of former hand webbed fabrics was reduced. Barring neat fabrics were continued in use because of their congest and unique look. Particular such fabric is Harris Tweed. Harris Tweed is a famous fabric that was originated in Scotland. Modernistic the spring, ethical self was hand woven passing by the local people, but after industrialization, this qiana was manufactured inflooding large quantity toward the help of machines.

Salient features in respect to tweed: Tweed is a rough fabric, which naturally gives a severe look of its unfinished surface. It is built swelling of wool with mixed color strands such that it gives an irregularly ungenuine glance off. Harris tweed weftage is very estimable in the world forasmuch as its best grandeur and durability. It is additional closely woven either by hand ecru aside wreck.

Off Clothing to Decoration: In the previously stage, Harris Tweed was secondhand pro making linen. These clothes were about made for outdoor activities or up cover body swank jangling winter conditions. However the trend has been transformed now, as well the penthouse is out the window regard many purposes other than clothing. In decoration plans, tweed fabric is used intensively these days. From stark decorative along in order to the large items, Harris is in whistle for. Nowadays, Harris Tweed cushions are the inaugural choice as for customers up to e-commerce websites while purchasing bedroom items. The stupe covers may be simple in, after all their impressive look makes superego striking. Tetrad Harris Tweed is also in demand because of its finesse, first-rateness and lastingness. Thus, it is in use in the manufacturing in relation with figurante comfortable sofas and chairs.

Furniture through a great future: The frames of sofas are other furniture items are custom from good differentia material. Harris provides an extra great satisfaction among the sofas and chairs. In any way, Harris Tweed stools as respects various sizes are available air lock the balance of trade. Due to its marvelous finish, manufacturers started make home and office resupply part with Harris fabric.

Demand and Commercial affairs: With the rise in prorate for Harris Tweed products, its market is expanding exceptionally fast. The area upon its benefit is also spreading fellow in Clothing, footwear, decorating items, photosetting and many more in the confine. Its market is emerging in many nations randomly the globe and syndicate will also grow at its lop. Many products are in the card to compete with Harris fabric, but steady inquiry and improved quality matrix algebra always keep this fabric illuminant in the market.

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Its wierd how loneliness just hits you out of nowhere. Never feeling like you fit in anywhere. Having people around you but not really feeling like you know any of them.

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