For my final project I am looking to create a dynamic garment that utilizes the following techniques: Laser cutting Mixing Knit/Woven Fabrics Shape Memory Alloys My inspiriation comes from the designer Hussein Chalayan, who has used nitinol to create dynamic apparel. See video below. For my project, I would like to design a dress that utilizes these techniques […]
PROPOSAL: As a continued exploration of my studies in embedding magnets in silicone along with the experiment of casting silicone into a folded structure, I propose a screening device that is either manually controlled through physical interaction with the embedded magnets or electronically controlled through a sensor-based interaction. The actuation I hope to achieve is […]
UPDATES: For my final project I would like to create a Tord Bootje inspired chandelier. His beautiful work with lights have really sparked my interest and have inspired me to take on this project idea. This will be suitable to a textile based project as I plan to computationally design and laser cut a pattern […]
For my final project, I want to make an interactive toy robot. I want to illustrate how simple, expressive, and versatile a robot can be. Goal: Make a robot Ambitious goal: Make a kit where people can assemble and program their own robot Brainstorm Sketch: Potential interactions: Sounds, movement, lights, color changes Human-toy interaction, toy-toy […]
For the final project, I will expand on my project from the moving textile assignment. I folded a collapsable structure with paper and used nitinol shaped like a spring to expand and collapse the structure as the current is switched on and off. The resulting motion made the paper structure look like it was breathing, […]
For my final project I would like to continue exploring the concept I presented in the laser cut Lace assignment -a fabric that is charged with electricity. The idea is to have a conductive fabric cut in a certain way and connected to the positive end of a battery, and underneath it another conductive fabric […]
UPDATES ———-> progress presentation This proposal is to create a wearable silicone skin, embedded with flex sensors and pneumatic actuators. The skin would follow the contour of the body, using an origami formwork to cast the silicone rubber. The origami’s two way system would be mapped onto the body to maximize the input and output […]
Those who are in long distance relationships realize the need for a more tangible way to communicate with their special person. I want to create a comfortable and natural way to do so. One way to make this kind of intimate communication is through the use of small, stuffed animals. I came up with this […]
Trinidad & Tobago is the land of steelpan (steeldrums), calypso (soca) and limbo; and our carnival is unique. More than 29 carnivals in the United States, more than 52 in England, 7 in Canada, and 4 throughout Europe are the product of Trinidad and Tobago’s Diaspora and are now welcomed by the larger populations in […]