Mid term presentation of New Blue
On the 12th of April we had the mid term presentation! We arrived two weeks before in Spain with all our material we developed and had to work hard in order to show our work done here in the research institute. We presented our project …
Design principles, Second Skins
Before we take you with us on our research journey of the fusion between tech and fashion, finding usable materials and integration methods, I find it important to share our design vision with you. So, in this blogpost I will really focus on the backbone …
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 …
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 …
Yokai Face Masks | Part Two
Going Into Production Other important issues we had to consider were the choice of fabric as well as the form of strap-application. It was important to us that the masks could be worn comfortably for a longer period of time. We deliberately searched for a …
Yokai Face Masks | Part One
Fashion Beyond the Crisis After our successful testing and try out sessions for the YOKAI seaming solution (see previous blog post), our motivation to stay on track with our work was high, to say the least. We were convinced we’d be unstoppable; that our hard …
Keep It Together: Testing and Tryout for Seaming Solution – Yokai Studios
Trial and Error Testing and Tryout for Seaming Solution In our previous blog post we set up the criteria and settled on a range of common materials for the Zwick and Martindale testing. As a brief reminder: the aim of these tryouts was to come …
ARE WE HEADING THE AGRO-FASHION REVOLUTION?
“It is high time to move from basic to value-added products” Syed Kamrul Hassan – Managing Director at CLT Trim Textiles “Bio-based materials are opening an accelerated path thanks to social awareness of the final consumer, now much more sensitive to weather changes, animal abuse, …
Robotic Fashion Design
Yokai Team We believe that design is a combination of functionality and innovative forward-thinking methods, that can reveal new looks of fashion products but at the same time, it should face the issues that we are challenging in the 21st century. This way of thinking …
