Tokyo

Integrity 2010 – A Smart Textile interdisciplinary artistic research project – Exhibition

Four design and management students from the Swedish School of Textiles – Marta Kisand, Anna Lidström, Eleonor Johansson and Katja Schmitz – are pleased to present the intermediate results of their smart-textile project that concerns integrity of smart textile and clothing in a metropolitan context. Photos, films, sound and prototypes of wearables, that reflect both impressions from the Swedish calm and quiet, reserved cities and nature and from the crowded place in Tokyo, are shown. Visitors of the exhibition are invited to actively participate in the further development of the project.

The purpose of the project is to elaborate metropolitan culture and how new technology can mirror a responsible future. It is about turning the perspective inwards in order to create alternative humanistic solutions to regain integrity in the fashion industry.

NORTHERN LIGHTS

FEATURE, GLASS — BY BLAINE BROWNELL ON JANUARY 22, 2010 AT 9:00 AM

Northern Lights is a glass product that can change its appearance due to a change in temperature. Human touch, a change in the ambient air temperature, hot or cold water, or any relatively warm or cool source will trigger a thermochromic response. Northern Lights material may be designed in any size or thickness of glass, colors, as well as multiple activation temperatures. Moreover, the material’s base color may be matched to custom colors.

Contact: Moving Color, Rocklin, CA, USA.

http://transmaterial.net/index.php/2010/01/22/northern-lights/

http://www.movingcolor.net/

DESIGN JAMMING...

• Integrate with Nature (EMERGENCY OR NORMAL SHELTER)

INSIDE: "Home" feeling - make it warm, comfy as home - against SOLITUDE

OUTSIDE: Integrated with environment

double-face

• Hide in Nature (EMERGENCY OR NORMAL SHELTER)

CAMOUFLAGE - observation

You can see from INSIDE what is happening OUTSIDE, not vice-versa - awareness

• too DARK/too LIGHT

Easy to make it darker when there's light outside but not the opposite.

If it's dark, both after glowing colors and solar panels don't work.

THERMO COLORS (garments and/or tent)

Emergency shelter (unexpected storm) - quick - light - compact

Place it in a social environment as well - HOMELESS