Tuesday 18 January 2011

Inconspicious matter


Celine Marcq,doing a research project aimed at developing responsive materials for the future ambient display which would be able to visualise electrical energy flows. She uses eletro-reactive materials combining them with more textile-based material like wallpaper.

Living Interactive Garments




Ying Gao creates the most exciting and fascinating garments, the concept it is to design 'modulatable' clothing,using media and new technology tools. The garments are sensitive to light, air,speed and other movements .

Monday 17 January 2011

Hussein Chalayan



Hussein Chalayan is one of the designers breaking and exploring technology in a unique and new way in fashion ,some of them are not so realistic but maybe in few years that might change the way we dress and approach the use of textiles.

Sunday 16 January 2011

Digitalcrafted


Laura Martinez, researching traditional craft to inform the aesthetics of tomorrow. Rapid Manufacture is introducing a new visual language for future RM textiles.

Saturday 15 January 2011

Freedom of creation





By Ted Noton, 3D printing technologies using materials such as plastics,metal,rubbers and ceramics materials.The company believes that people would be able to do the same process at home.The process is very inspiring- they use additive process-from powder into 3D printing.

Thursday 13 January 2011

Africa/Europe



Yinka Shonibare, uses African patterns in his work to question identity, economics and racial issues in the day by day life .

Friday 7 January 2011

Beach Paraphernalia




John Dahlsen's shoreline has had a dramatic impact on his process. With a' preoccupation with the ocean'. But his work is not just an environmental campaign- the content of his photographs is so poetic. Using plastic bottles and random objects that we find on the shore.