Early Wearables: Bling Bling Gambling
When tracing the history of wearables one must excavate when technology begins to be adorned on the body. The first example, the wind up clock, makes its way from being worn on a chain around the neck (for women) or on a pocket chain (for men) to the first wristwatch introduced in Geneva, Switzerland, by ...
Pretty in Pink + SRL = Wearables
It’s nice to think how the two hobbyist worlds of sewing and electronics come together in the practice of wearables, where “Pretty in Pink” meets the “Survival Research Lab“. So, what do these distinct worlds—of physical computing geeks vs. wanna-be prom queens—have in common? 1. They are “fans” of all the gear that comes with ...
Futurist Modularity
The Futurists are an interesting bunch. They fetishized technology, war, pranks in general and violence. Hum…what is there not to like? Of interest is their explorations in fashion, particularly Giacomo Balla’s modular suit. Ages ahead of Andrew Bolton’s Supermodern Wardrobe (2002) in which the author argues that modern life is increasingly predicated on a need ...
My Studio is a Factory
We are entering an era of production where the atelier / studio and the factory / laboratory are increasingly blurred as the proliferation of prosumer (professional + consumer) machines enter the public sphere. What this means for those working in the field of digital media and physical computing practices is that we have more toys ...
Lucy McRae = Man-Thing
Lucy McRae – and the collaboration duo LucyandBart – are so cool. How is it that something that looks so simple as modifying the body with playful mediums such as paper, grass, soap bubbles, safety pins, toothpicks etc. manages to capture the imagination so? The low tech element of the transformations (the fact that it ...
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