DXARTS SoftLab

Apr 14

Apr 14 Wearable Narratives #3

Third meeting of the Wearable Narratives DRG focused on handmade sensors and understanding how the different properties of the e-textile materials that be used to create variable resistance

Mar 17

Mar 17 River by Grace Barar

Grace Barar

An e-textile piece exploring environmental racism along the LA river

Sep 16

Sep 16 TONEr by Alex Barr

Guest User

A prototype that challenges the role of toxic masculinity through media archaeology and performance.

Aug 20

Aug 20 Wearable Synthesizer: Modifying open source code with the use of E-textiles by William Perry

Guest User

This wearable synth was inspired by the complexity of human emotions in conjunction with the comfort of human touch. Housed in a weighted sweater, the user experiences a subtle pressure on their shoulders, while the instrument is being played. Mimicking the feeling of being hugged, the user can squeeze the arms of the sweater, actuating the pressure sensors, intern synthesizing tones.

Aug 6

Aug 6 Interactive Origami Migraine Aura by Kellie Dunn

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An interactive representation of a migraine aura. There's a soft pressure sensor built into one side of the cap, so that when you touch that side of the head, the lights blink faster and the origami tessellations move. I tried to capture the surreal psychedelic quality of a typical "fortification spectrum" visual aura.

Dec 14

Dec 14 DXARTS 490B: E-textiles & Wearables for Art & Design - Autumn 2017

Afroditi Psarra

On December 2017, in the second edition of DXARTS 490B: E-textiles & Wearable studio class, students presented their final project prototypes through a pop-up exhibition at the DXARTS Fablab in Ballard.

Apr 24

Apr 24 Transparent & Dangerous with Hannah Perner-Wilson

Afroditi Psarra

On April 2017, the DXARTS softLab had the opportunity to host e-textiles practitioner Hannah Perner-Wilson from Kobakant for a guest lecture on her work and a mini-workshop entitled Transparent and Dangerous.