Italian Renaissance gardens are a style of garden which emerged in the late 15th century at villas in Rome and Florence. They pull inspiration from…
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Fashion Technology Brings Awareness
Students from the Fashion, Product and Interface Design Departments at Berlin University of the Arts (UdK) and the Institute of Fashion and Textile Design (IBT) developed…
Interacting with Sound
Once again Montreal based designer Ying Gao has introduced us to a fusion of fashion and technology. The two piece collection, entitled Incertitudes, incorporates…
Sculptural Climate Interaction
Artist John Grade’s Capacitor is a kinetic sculptural installation that reacts to weather conditions on the roof of its home at John Michael Kohler Arts…
Tensile Structure and Solar Power make the PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion
The PURE Tension Volvo Pavilion was a collaborative effort between Synthesis Design + Architecture (SDA), Buro Happold (BH), and Fabric Images, Inc. The design began…
Wearable Technology
Montreal-based fashion designer and professor, Ying Gao created two interactive dresses in a project entitled (NO)WHERE (NOW)HERE. Inspired by Paul Virilio’s 1979 essay “Esthétique de…
A Solar Pavilion for the Volvo V60
As part of the launch of Volvo’s V60 Hybrid Electric Diesel model, a futuristic solar charging station is being developed that will be folded up…
Cutting Fabric to Create Empowerment
As a student at Nottingham Trent University, Elizabeth Danielle combined layering with laser cutting to form a representation of vulnerability counteracted with armor to create…