Boffin inspired electronic clothes from our secret UK lair
Combining sportswear and electronics can open up new ways of making training more effective, safer and fun. Fashion design students at Shih Chien University, together with electronic engineers from neighbouring National Taiwan University, took on this creative challenge in a recent 10 day workshop. (more…)
Interesting concept video from Nike and Dell showing a possible near future design scenario for trainers. (more…)
At the recent Wearables tech event in London I notice a group of young people noisily enjoying themselves at the illuminate apparel stand. (more…)
When we first saw the Nike HyperAdapt trainers we had a burning curiosity about how they worked. How do you make a shoe that dynamically changes the tension on the laces? TribeMind have found the answers with an excellent teardown. (more…)
Cutecircuit have created a dress to highlight some of the properties of graphene, the mono-layers of carbon that have excellent strength and conductivity. (more…)
Wearable experiment have produced a legging for Yoga participants that uses haptic feedback on the quality of your posture, when trying to achieve a particular position. (more…)
German designer Simone Schramm has created an experimental deforming sports top. The idea appears to be that through tightening of threads within the garment it can be made to open the surface and reveal colors from a lower layer. (more…)
This story is a little old but still worth mentioning as Zac Posen created a beautiful glowing dress for the Met gala. (more…)
