INTEGRITY 2010

Interview on Plastic Electronics Magazine

2010-07-01T18:29:00.002+02:00

http://www.plusplasticelectronics.com/SmartFabricsTextiles/smart-textile-survival-kit-to-be-unveiled-14098.aspx

http://www.plusplasticelectronics.com/smartfabricstextiles/smart-textile-survival-products-revealed-14937.aspx

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http://www.plusplasticelectronics.com

Contact: Dan Rogers

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2010-06-24T13:19:00.002+02:00

Exhibition opening at the Textile Museum in Borås

2010-06-23T22:10:00.008+02:00

5th June 2010 - 5th September 2010

Safety Layer

2010-06-22T23:00:00.002+02:00

The aim with our first layer is that it should function as a regular first layer but with the life saving function by heating the body in emergency conditions.

If an accident occurs it is hard to keep the heat inside the body. The conductive yarns knitted in the pattern will be heated when electricity runs through them. In addition, if an injury occurs, our first layer will be able to sense whenever the body temperature drops under the safety range and it will start releasing heat to the body automatically.

Safety Tube

2010-06-22T22:54:00.000+02:00

It's meant to be a quick and easy way to be protected from wind and coldness, if necessary. The shelter has the shape of a tube which has an adjustable length so one or two people can fit in it. The tube has a self-supporting design, this is due to a spiral of tubes filled with air. This fabric is coated with aluminum which will reflect the cold coming from the outside but it will keep and reflect instead some of the heat generated from the body inside the tube.

Safety Shelter

2010-06-22T22:35:00.000+02:00

The idea is that everyone should have his own “home”. It could be used for both homeless and victims from nature disasters. The safety shelter is a combination of a mattress, a sleeping bag and a wind shelter.

This rip stop fabric coated with aluminum foil, has a thermo chromic print sensitive to temperatures inferior to 8ºC and photo luminescent colors which low in the dark.

Mobile home

2010-06-22T22:23:00.000+02:00

The mobile home is a combination of a sledge and a tent. When you reach the campsite the tent is folded out from the sledge and the sledge is used as a “floor” surface.

There is a photo luminescent print in the shape of the star constellations. On the outside it will be possible to attach movable solar panels so that the electric equipment can be charged.

Solar technology

2010-06-19T17:01:00.001+02:00

The Solar Power Plastic panels used as experiments and samples have been sponsored by Konarka Technologies, Inc.

The prototypes have been developed on real scale, therefore, they are not functional yet. In the following step, the conductive thread will be heated thanks to the rechargeable battery which will be sequentially connected to the solar cells on the outer layer of the tent or sledge during day light.

Together with the "security layer", a series of printed patterns has been presented. The concept behind the design, is to hide or integrate solar technology into the fabric also considering the aesthetics of the textile.

Colors, shapes and textures remind of organic forms and natural nordic landscapes, where, for instance, leaves change colors in autumn and ice melts during summer.

Anna Madella

Exhibition at Galleri Svalbard, Norway

2010-04-25T20:26:00.012+02:00

Video presentation and open discussion

Exhibition flyer

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Welcoming guests

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Guests

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Discussion with our guests

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Guests trying our prototypes

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Prototypes

Iceland

2010-04-14T21:37:00.009+02:00

Iceland - Neskaupstaour, sea

Iceland - Neskaupstaour, the harbor

Iceland - Vík, Reynisdrangar (trollkliff)

Iceland - Reyjkavik, Sólfar SunCraft by Jón Gunnar Árnasons

Exhibition opening

2010-04-11T11:57:00.010+02:00

"Integrity 2010" exhibition opening on 30th of March at Another Function Gallery in Tokyo.

This event has been published also on:

http://fudeya.net/gallery/archives/1002
http://www.swedenabroad.com/CalendarView____8584.aspx?slaveid=105338
http://www.tokyoartbeat.com/event/2010/F3E6

Svalbard

2010-03-31T01:13:00.009+02:00

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Björn Dalen

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - Adventalen - gruve 7

Svalbard - Longyearbyen

Svalbard - Longyearbyen - full moon

Svalbard - aerial view

Exhibition "Passage to Water" Makerere Art Gallery

2010-03-29T10:20:00.004+02:00

On Thursday the 1st of April we will open up an exhibition that will take place at the Makerere Art Gallery.
The exhibition will start with a presentation about Smart textiles and our project and then lead into an interactive workshop.
Since the flow of water is elementary for our project the aim for the exhibition is to involve the community, in this case the art students, to collaboratively build a sculpture wich will lead the water from one point to another. This refers back to our solar water system and the community involvement. The aim for the exhibition is to show how science is leading to art.

2010-03-29T10:00:00.004+02:00

Traditional Ugandian dance.

Solar water heating fabric.

Existing tanks for heating water.

Shanty town, Kampala.

2010-03-29T09:52:00.000+02:00

Children collecting water in Kasubi,Kampala.

textile water cleaning system

2010-03-29T09:21:00.004+02:00

Integrity 2010, NATURE, is pleased to announce a new context of making smart textiles useful to improve human conditions in highly urbanized areas while preserving traditional values. We are an interdisciplinary group from the Swedish School of Textiles, members Shufei Wang, Sarah Torkelsson, Jeannine Han, Marina Rehbein.

The formation of community projects in rural areas in Uganda such as womens handicraft groups is used as a role model to create a community textile solar water heating and cleaning system that makes use of the common rain falls in Uganda.
The system is based on three processes, harvesting rain water, storing it and heating it with the help the sunlight. Several parameters influencing these processes need to be taken into consideration. Height, surface, structure, weight, time, temperature, volume and gravity.
The flexibility of the textile material makes it possible to meet the demand of a highly densed urban area that quickly develops in an architectual unplanned way such as shanty towns of Kampala.
The system is based on urbanisation problems and the strong culture in african societies to build constructions which emphazise the individual and the community.

Collection

2010-03-22T17:14:00.008+01:00

Tokyo

2010-03-17T17:26:00.003+01:00

Air Dress

2010-03-12T08:49:00.004+01:00

2010-03-04T19:10:00.003+01:00

http://www.stwr.org/megaslumming-a-journey-through-sub-saharan-africas-largest-shantytown.html

Tokyo

2010-02-27T17:40:00.004+01:00

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

2010-02-22T11:28:00.006+01:00

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...

2010-02-22T10:44:00.004+01:00

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

Artist in residency

2010-02-18T22:27:00.002+01:00

http://www.lokalstyre.no/Modules/theme.aspx?ObjectType=Article&ElementID=666&Category.ID=809

that seems to be a good contact for us- they provide also accomodation :)

Meeting 4 - 16th February 2010

2010-02-17T15:07:00.002+01:00

Discuss the trip, decide to go to the Svalbard and Iceland.
Some inspirations websites

http://www.kulturkontaktnord.org/4::lang-/culture-programmes/application-process

http://www.hilleberg.se/default-e.HTM

Made a budget for Iceland and Svalbard
Made a Powerpoint presentation to show what we want to do with this project etc.

Tour operators

2010-02-16T20:26:00.002+01:00

We have selected our favorite links for excursions and activities at the Svalbard archipelago (Lonyearbyen):

http://www.poliarctici.com/english/index.htm

http://svalbardvillmarkssenter.no/

http://svalbard.net

SVALBARD & ICELAND

2010-02-16T19:35:00.006+01:00

We finally got to a conclusion, deciding for Svalbard Islands and Iceland as our destination where to go, test our products, lead a workshop and have a field exhibition.

The Svalbard archipelago is the closest inhabited archipelago to the North Pole.

It hosts wild animals, huge glaciers, old mines, deep caves and mountains.

The climate is though and rigid, perfect requirements for the extreme weather conditions we are looking for.

photo credits: Joe Decker

On the other hand, Iceland, is the place where the four elements meet: Earth, Water, Air and Fire.

In fact it's a volcanic island surrounded by the North Arctic Ocean, where the earth is rich in lava flows, geyser and spectacular waterfalls.

We also picked Iceland according to the variety of this land and therefore the chance to test our products on different backgrounds and extreme weather.

Besides, Iceland has native people and traditional costumes, something that Svalbard misses as it used to be exploited for coal mines resources in the past and for scientific researches nowadays.

photo credits to Arnar Valdimarsson

Orange Solar Concept Tent

2010-02-16T19:22:00.003+01:00

Solar tent?!?

http://www.orange.com/en_EN/

Otik Tupek

2010-02-16T19:05:00.004+01:00

Emergency shelter for alpine use.

Capacity of 2 persons who "build" the structure with their rucksack and bodies.

http://www.ortik.net/

"2 seconds" Tent designed by Quechua for Decathlon

2010-02-16T18:23:00.008+01:00

Incredibly quick and practical system.

The "2 seconds" tent is easy, comfy and light.

An aspect to be considered is probably the size of the tent when folded inside its carryingpack.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6PWhZ22HJE

http://store.quechua.com/home.html

Patagonia Down Sweater

2010-02-02T20:20:00.002+01:00

Talking about light-weight materials and comfort, this is a good example of a light sweater/jacket easy to carry around.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4tkONPPrJU&feature=related

Meeting 3 - 2nd February 2010

2010-02-02T19:46:00.006+01:00

Checking out the positive and negative things about Svalbard and Greenland

Making a mood board with pictures as inspiration for the project

Our design project is to come up with a equipment that can be able to do an exhibitions and a survive kit as well.

Working with a mobile home for tourists and for people who would like to do a trip for 2-4 days. (Safer, more Comfortable, Light weight, Environmental)

Garments:
A sleeping layer. Maybe a third, second and first layer as well (depending on time)

Sledge:
Do a research on the sledges today what can we do better?
For next week:
Questions for the project to send to different persons for information about who we will go on with the project, how will a exhibitions+
work(university, village), how will they dress etc? Contacts!

The Sleep/Wear System

2010-02-01T11:05:00.002+01:00

http://www.musucbag.com/

Meeting 2 - 28th January 2010

2010-01-29T10:24:00.007+01:00

Talking about which places we will go and do the expedition: Greenland or Svalbard!

Product that we want to do in our collection:
Sledge (tent) / Wearing dress, Rescue dress (Hyggepiece) /
Material:
Thermochromic, Solar cells, Led light,
Our target:
Moveable people like researches and tourists
We want to do a interview with Ola Skinnarmo later on (example of extreme expedition)
http://www.skinnarmo.com/

Next time:
Bring as much material as possible to the board

Check the prices: travel inside the country, accommodation, activities, for Greenland and
Svalbard

Find out different materials for the products, different products (for the whole concept),
check out the material as we talked about (Thermochromic, Solar cells, Led light)

2010-01-28T20:13:00.006+01:00

http://norpulken.no/index.php?side=Hjem

http://www2.fjellpulken.no/index.php?lang=en

What would best embody our idea of perfect equipment for "EXTREME" hikers?!?

... a special tent?

... a movable/removable shelter?

... a technological sled?

... a comfortable "pulk"?

Why not a pulk/tent!

2010-01-24T23:07:00.002+01:00

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/9/view/8026/2-b-2-architecture-arctic-mobile-unit.html

Meeting 1 - 21st January 2010

2010-01-22T15:36:00.003+01:00

Get to know each other, mingling

What do we want to do with this project, brainstorming idea’s etc.

Subject to work with: Cold/Heat/Light/Darkness/Integrity

What to do for next meeting:

Research on the different words: Cold/Heat/Light/Darkness
Research for possibilities to make the exhibition on: Canada, Norway, Greenland, Island.
Research of different sports in areas that are extremely cold and dark