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This garment called “Hidden” by the fashion design collaboration High Tea with Mrs. Woo, incorporates pockets that activate heat when the hands are placed in the pockets and the decorative cuffs come into contact with the pocket lining. The materials in this garment include cotton, silk, polyester, conductive thread, nylon ripstop, copper PVC, hook and wire, and rechargeable battery.
Other than this piece, their work doesn’t seem to involve any wearable technology but it is worth checking out their site for fun and if you like fashion.
www.highteawithmrswoo.com.au
The Taiknam Hat designed by Ricardo Nascimento, Ebru Kurbak and Fabiana Shizue, is a kinetic headpiece that responds to radio signals in the environment by moving its feathers. The intention is to visually communicate and raise awareness of the electromagnetic radiation which surrounds us and is a metaphor to express the human body’s irritation towards the waves. The effects of these waves have already been shown to cause disturbance among birds (which would also give reason for this idea being expressed through a feather hat).
www.taiknamhat.net
The first thing that comes to my mind in response to the concept of combining textiles and technology is the work of fashion designer Hussein Chalayan. To my knowledge he is the most creative and innovative person in this field. His pieces bring a new dimension to fashion by incorporating technologies that allow the pieces to self transform or interact with the model and/or surrounding environment in new ways. His work crosses many boundaries taking inspiration from everything from interactive media, to architecture, to science and technology. What I am personally inspired by is the way he makes technology feel seamless and elegant, and his ability to provoke the imagination.
