Traje de luces, es el prototipo inicial de la propuesta de investigación los gadgets y la emociones. El objetivo es desarrollar equipos sensibles que:
1. Puedan ser vestidos
2. Interaccionen con el exterior y sean autónomos
3. Chanen cantidad
Traje de luces es una propuesta de David Rodríguez para los viernes openlab de Medialab Prado de Madrid,
Trajes interactivos, ardunio y otros cacharros para aprender y jugar.
Estáis invitados.
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Videolista de reproducción de material par Traje de Luces:
http://es.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=8CCF26FC6A6391B1
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Waldemeyer collaborates with the quirky kings of Geek Rock, OK Go, to fashion a new kind of stage performance. The band recently approached Waldemeyer to design the costumes for their latest performance, and his solution quite literally lights up the stage – thousands of LED lights, stitched into the jackets of the four performers, will turn each of them into a moving light show. Waldemeyer’s inspiration was the flickering lights of the slot machines in the casinos of Las Vegas. The result is a dazzling innovation in stage costume design, a knowing fusion of glitz and capitalist kitsch that perfectly reflects OK Go’s own synthesis of Power Pop and tongue-in-cheek wit.
When the band appears on stage, LED lights embedded in their jackets run through a sequence that makes up the letters O,K,G,O – like a Vegas slot-machine scrolling through its symbols to spell the band’s name.
OK Go are one of the world’s most dynamic alternative rock bands, known for their infectiously offbeat music and radically innovative low-budget videos. The video for “Here It Goes Again” – known globally as “The tread-mill video” – has become one of the most watched music videos of all time. Now they want to take their stage performances to the same level. Their collaboration with Waldemeyer is the first exciting step on that journey.
The costumes were first shown on 22 November at KOKO nightclub, as part of the Smirnoff Electric Cabaret. A new era of rock flamboyance has begun.
¡Así, en grande, qué se vea!
In a visit to asu, I saw becky’s gorgeous electronic embroidery. I love this!
see more on becky’s page: www.flickr.com/photos/bekathwia/sets/72157604624771620/
Todas la imágenes son de La jefa.
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Another amazing way on how to ’soften electronic’ or should I say ‘electrify textiles’ has been worked out by Leah Buechley, an Embroidered LED matrix providing a soft display for your next outfit.
Leah’s ‘proof of concept’ demonstrates how to create a textile display by using both sides of a fabric to realize a 2 layer (top and bottom) PCB. The textile itself serves as an insulator between the two layers of conductive yarns. This allows the creation of a grid or matrix without making electrical contact on the crossing points.
The top side of the fabric has conductive threads in vertical rows while the thread on the underside (coming from the bobbin) is conventional, none conductive thread. The bottom side of the fabric has the horizontal rows made of conductive thread by swapping the thread in the bobbin with the conductive type.
To bring the electrical (conductive) connection from the backside of the fabric to the top where it is needed to solder the LEDs, conductive thread is stitched in this area creating a so called ‘via’. You can see them in the photo as brownish areas next to the LEDs.
The textile LED matrix comes to life via Leah’s LiliPad Arduino, giving our future e-fashion designer everything needed to design the next Interactive Clothing collection.
Via talk2myshirt
José, Te aporto con una nueva idea en relación al ciclismo urbano. La tecnología LED nos brinda nuevas aventuras en el diseño y en este caso, una solución a un problema recurrente para los que andan en bicicleta. Leah Buechley, agrega LED a la ropa para que sea vivisble la señalización de viraje en una bicicleta. Mejor véanlo uds.
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