My Studio is a Factory

Posted on Sep 10, 2010 in Trends | No Comments

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

Posted on Sep 8, 2010 in Wearables | No Comments

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 ...

Spoonflower Fabric Printing

Posted on Sep 8, 2010 in Products | No Comments

For those of you looking for an online ordering place to create custom fabrics, Spoonflower is a USA based organization that does so. I saw the results, and the prints are beautiful. I’m eager to try it and curious if it is the same Mimaki TX2-1600 I have access to at Hexagram / Concordia University. ...

Japanese Stylish Dress Books

Posted on Sep 8, 2010 in Fashion-tech | No Comments

Japan does pattern books in such an exquisite fashion! Check out these delightful Stylish Dress Books on sale via Pompadour24 on Etsy. You can also get more info on the books at makesomething.

3lectromode Blog

Posted on Sep 8, 2010 in Uncategorized | No Comments

The 3lectromode Blog is now officially launched! It will showcase various obsessions around wearables, fashion, D-I-Y culture, electronics, performative and social wearables as well as updates and upcoming events, and a view into works in process from the 3lectromode studio. The research is linked to my in-progress PhD on “Performativity, Materiality and Laboratory Practices in ...