Katie Shelly
Tangible Tuesdays: Frontline GlovesKevin Cannon & Ashwin Rajan’s Frontline Gloves are a pair of networked gloves that allow firefighters to use hand gestures to communicate wirelessly in low-visibility, low-oxygen situations. The design incorporates customized electronics based on the ATMega chip, a wireless Xbee module, a sonar sensor, ultra-bright LEDs and bend sensors. frontline gloves, networked, gestures, communication, sensor, LEDs, wireless, electronics, messages, Kevin Cannon, Ashwin Rajan, firefighters, working, conditions, Interaction Design |
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Tangible Tuesdays: Felted Signal ProcessingBrooklyn-based design duo Felted Signal Processing creates plush, alien-looking synths and sensors that make noise on contact. Sisters Lara and Sarah Grant combine their skills in art, fashion and engineering to perform their outlandish experiments in “electronic textiles.” Felted Signal Processing, felt, Brooklyn, electronic, textiles, Lara Grant, Sarah Grant, sisters, synths, sensors, Interaction Design |
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The Curve of Forgotten ThingsIt’s been just over a year since the stunning Rodarte exhibition here at Cooper-Hewitt. Known for finding inspiration in unexpected things, the prolific Rodarte duo have just released a fashion film to accompany their Spring 2011 collection. Rodarte, fashion design, film, spring, collection, 2011, Kate Mulleavy, Laura Mulleavy, sisters, Elle Fanning, actress, Todd Cole, Director, Deerhunter, band, score |
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Tangible Tuesdays: OnObjectTangible Earth, the interactive globe now on view here at Cooper-Hewitt, engages the sense of touch to create a feeling of connection between people and their planet. Lots of designers today are exploring ways to enhance digital devices with touch. For example, MIT Media Lab’s OnObject system can turn any object into a tactile interactive interface. The user can tag any object—a cup, a marker, a book, even their clothing—with a vocabulary of sounds, sights or other media using RFID sensors. Installations, interactive design, MIT media lab, OnObject, senses, touch, digital, devices, Enhancement, tactile, interface, tag, Object, vocabulary, sensors, educational tool |
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Defining Open Source HardwareOfficially announced this month, version 1.0 of the definition for Open Source Hardware is complete. Similar to Open Source Software, Open Source Hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell the design or hardware based on that design. open source, hardware, definition, version, 1.0, logo design, Makerbot, technology, computer |
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Tweetable TeesPa++ern is a project that uses Twitter to source unique t-shirt designs. Pa++ern, Twitter, t-shirt, tees, shirt, embroidery, code, fashion design, Daito Matanabe, Motoi Ishibashi |
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The Shredded SeriesBelgian industrial designer Jens Praet’s Shredded Series upcycles old magazines and paper into handcrafted furniture. Jens Praet, Industrial Design, Shredded Series, upcycle, furniture, waste, paper, recycle, reuse, Industry Gallery, Fossilized |
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Wireless DominosA hi-tech spin on a lo-fi pastime, these dominos topple without touching. Dominos, wireless, hi-tech, high tech, technology |
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The Daily PatternThe Daily Pattern is a Dutch blog dedicated to “textile design in progress.” Run by Swiss designer Zara Atelj, the blog collects unusual bits of data— weather reports, economic stats, even inkjet printer glitches—and repurposes them as abstract textile patterns. Daily Pattern, blog, Dutch, textile design, abstract, patterns, Zara Ateli, Swiss, data, repurposed |
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Olars by Lars Marcus VedelerOlars is an electronic interactive toy from Norwegian designer Lars Marcus Vedeler. Olars, electronic, interactive, toy, Norway, Lars Marcus Vedeler, colorful, adjustable |
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