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alt gestalt: March 2008
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More than the sum of its parts, less than whole. Monday, March 10, 2008. Material Lust - Nendo, Josh Jakus - Bags. Returning to the most basic of materials, designers Nendo and Josh Jakus both explore the aesthetics of the mundane. A Japanese firm working in architecture, interior, graphic and product design, produced four roototes (a clever multi-pocket tote bag design by Super Planning. Many Jakus bags are available in Chicago at Hazel. SKIN looks to the future of tattoos. When activated (likely wi...
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We Toy With Gadgets: December 2008
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We Toy With Gadgets. Because We Toy with Gadgets. Thursday, December 11, 2008. Electronic Sensing Skin Jewelry to Revolutionize Fashion. Traditionally, jewelry is worn around our neck, wrists, waist, head, or ankles. Lately, piercings became popular even though this is an old culturally-specific practice. Lately, fashion jewelry have been going electronic owing to miniaturization technologies. Yes, we've seen rings that light up or change color to make for a more catchy effect. Now, the Philips company.
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Related projects
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Advanced e-textiles for firefighters and civilian victims. ProeTEX is part of a significant number of related EU funded projects developing next generation wearable e-textile based systems integrating sensors, actuators, communications and power management. A web site detailing the cluster of EC co-financed projects on Smart Fabrics and Interactive Textiles (SFIT) can be found at:. In addition wearIT@work is developing wearable electronic systems for firefighter support amongst other areas. In the STELLA...