For our textile embedded electronics week I decided to do a simple experiment with fiber optics. I really liked the quality and texture of the light it emits when the sides of the fiber are scratched. More than a conceptual project, it was an experiment to try in one object a lot of possibilities of […]
DISCLAIMER: This is a draft, the final project may (significantly) differ from this post. For the final Project of the 101 course, I would like to work with the very basic concept of making lights blink and fade, and to use self made touch and/or pressure sensors. When the switches are pressed, the lights will slowly […]
INSPIRATION + Processing programming language as new approach to drawing patterns + x-IMU gloves + connect 2D virtual space with 3D physical space as interesting way of presentation light object with different patterns (maybe for later projects) + textile, wearable technology and movement (contemporary dance) IDEA AND OUTPUT With research of gyros, accelerometers […]
Hand-weaved textile I made on table loom with black and white thread + EL wire. Large weaved light textile can be interactive light space divider in flats e.g. lofts. EL wire needs inverter to light or blink. I wanted to control EL wire with Arduino so I hacked it. I planned to connect it […]
Bender is an interactive bike light, that helps keeping you safe at night. The product is worn on the upper sleeve. It combines the functions of a back light and a turning signal. Bender is a snap bracelet. It’s light and easy to apply. The light is emitted byred and yellow Electroluminiscent (EL-) surfaces. They […]
For connection I used 3 potentiometers pinned to A0, A1 and A2. And the processing code: // This example code is in the public domain. import processing.serial.*; float redValue = 0; // red value float greenValue = 0; // green value float blueValue = 0; // blue value float xPos=0; float yPos=0; […]
The speaker in general can consists from the following parts: – a coil (thread,wire …) – a neodymium magnet – a vibrant material (plastic, fabric, paper …) I wanted to design home made coil. By researching interesting ideas and designs I run into optimize coil design made by Plusea. My design approach for workshop was […]
I took apart a small speaker. It is made of a magnet ring, a metallic part (in the middle of the ring), a plastic holder, plastic membrane and a copper wire as a coil. Copper wire (profile: 0,1 mm) is 140 cm long and at least 50 times curled to form the coil. The coil […]
Light could be flexible and haptic. Integrate electronic into soft materials to bring a new configuration of the object and new perception for users. This week we used the table loom to weave and try to embed lighting unit into the textile in a simple way. I took a EL-wire and woven it with thread […]
For the challenge of creating an interactive light object I decided to experiment with weaving side emitting fiber optics to create an entire fabric that reacted from a sensor. First using the table top loom, I weaved a 20×20 cm sq of fabric, using the side emitting fiber optics in the weft and cotton in […]