Microsoft continues its tradition of futurism, this time winning a Red Dot Design award for a concept called “Flowspace Pod.” The integrated lighting on both sides of the pod really caught my eye: Surrounding the large adjustable touchscreen (which reminds … Continue reading microsoft’s flowspace pod
Ettlin is a German manufacturer of high-tech textile products with several R+D efforts focused on architectural applications, including Ettlin Lux, a line of architectural “embedded” lighting panels and Ettlin Tec, which is exploring conducting textiles with integrated sensing and electronics. … Continue reading ettlin lux
Jenny Sabin and her team have proposed an architectural canopy constructed from robotic-knitted, photoluminescent tubular textile structures that absorb sunlight in the day and emit light at night. Looks like an evolution from her work with Nike and their Flyknit … Continue reading jenny sabin – lumen installation
Margreet de Kok, Senior Researcher at the Holst Centre, shows different methods to integrate OLEDs and LEDs in textile. Continue reading holst center: integration of LED and OLED into textiles
PIXLIP is a German startup that sells an innovative exhibition system consisting solely of internally illuminated light boxes with digitally printed fabric facing and a variety of configuration accessories. PIXLIP is an outstanding example of the potential for embedded lighting, as they are … Continue reading pixlip
Via Dezeen. “What is fashion missing? Micro-controllers.” Some wild fashion concepts by Dutch designer Anouk Wipprecht that combines 3D printing, embedded lighting, projection mapping, sensors, etc. (not to mention some crazy insane 3D modeling skills!) into some very futuristic ensembles. Gorgeous … Continue reading anouk wipprecht
Carpetlight is a German startup launching a flexible “softlight” for photography and cinema applications that uses a textile circuit board and e-broidery based wiring with a dual channel, color-temperature adjustable LED setup. Continue reading carpetlight
When you are either specifying or engineering a light fixture, I implore you to think about the broader issues of sustainability and the lighting industry’s impact on our tiny planet. There are many sustainability certification programs out there and frankly, I … Continue reading beautiful factories
Lace, lingerie, and the future of lighting electronics! Forster Rohner AG is one of the leading companies for fashionable embroideries in Haute Couture, Ready to wear and Lingerie. As an independent business unit within the Forster Rohner Group, Forster Rohner Textile … Continue reading forster rohner textile innovations
Zane Berzina is a textile researcher who created a fascinating project called “E-Static Shadows” back in 2009. Berzina’s website contains an in-depth documentation of her research incorporating LEDs and sensing into textile production. According to her website: Artist, designer and … Continue reading zane berzina
Liza Stark is a game designer and teacher at Parson’s in New York. I came across her interesting website called “The Soft Circuiteer” which demonstrates very creative explorations into the integration of electronics with textiles. For example, she has a … Continue reading liza stark
Interesting project from Astrid Mody, a PhD candidate at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, created in conjunction with Philips Research. Continue reading textilisations
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