Wear It Live – FashionTech at Berlin Fashion Week 2021
Fashion industry follows different rules than electronics, and with innovative technologies in material procurement and fashion design and smart materials, the world of FashionTech is growing at a rapid speed. What distinguishes the fashion industry from the electronics industry and how the new common space …
New artists awarded – Welcome to Re-FREAM!
At this years Ars Electronica, our 10 awarded artists of the first round of Re-FREAM and their co-creation teams gave you insights in their 9 months co-creation experiences and presented their outcomes in an online exhibition, in which they also explained the potential of their …
Lovewear – soft robotics empowering self intimacy
We are glad to finally introduce the outcomes of Lovewear, a project founded by Re-FREAM, START-S and the European Commission in collaboration with Wear It Berlin through the technical support of Fraunhofer IZM. What a journey! Among all up and downs and difficulties related to …
ALMA
The story of ALMA is one of collaboration between people, art and technology. “The project started with a conversation” Tommaso Busolo, Material Scientist, Alma co-founder The past two months have been a time of intense work for the Alma team, from the physical tech development …
Witsense collaborative process
One of the main features of Lovewear project is the integration of soft robotics, inflatable pockets embedded into the garment. Witsense is not new to inflatables: in our previous work, we have made a jacket that delivers pressure therapy. The current project is being really …
Connecting Females and their Bodies
From going to work with a painful infection to not feeling comfortable enough to talk with your doctor about your vaginal condition. From feeling ashamed about your period to struggling through vaginal infections or more serious complications without any knowledge or health assistance. These are …
Connextyle: Techstyle for Rehabilitation
This Friday, during the ARS Electronica festival, we ten Re-Fream artists and designers presented the results of our (almost) year-long collaboration together with our tech partners within the Re-Fream consortium, a pillar of S*T*ARTS EU and Horizon2020. I am incredibly happy to share the results …
Digital Vogue – Every End Is A New Beginning
My Re-Fream project “Digital Vogue – Between Organic and Synthetic Processes” is coming to an end. The research focused on digital processes from 2D to 3D for nature-inspired geometries; and the connectivity and adaptability of textiles with multi-color 3D-printed parts; with an underlying focus of …
Tech-Style Design: A behind-the-scenes look into the future of wearable tech
We are nearing the end of the first Re-FREAM grant, an opportunity for artists and designers to work together with scientists and technologists within a consortium of partners. In my last blog post, I illustrated many different explorations that my partners and I had been …
Technology over Text – The Challenges of Research During a Global Pandemic
Chemistry over Zoom is not straightforward, especially when you have to explain an experiment that you have never done before to someone who has never done, well, chemistry before. The Alma team is spread across five countries, and when travel was restricted because of coronavirus, …
