ir. Maarten Versteegir. Michel Peeters
Wearable Senses
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Smaller, faster, more powerful
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
Medical Implant published in Bloomberg Businessweek
• Designing intelligent product, systems and related services in a societal context
• Societal transformation
• Seven themes
Industrial Design
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grote trends- vergrijzing
- sedentary lifestyle- continue verbondenheid
- ....
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grote trends- vergrijzing
- sedentary lifestyle- continue verbondenheid
- ....
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• Designing intelligent product, systems and related services in a societal context on or close-to-the-body
• Permanent staff & freelancers
• Tools & skills
• Research & education
Wearable Senses
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body
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Meerthe Heuvelings -‐ Tech & Fashion: a sustainable combina?on?
textile
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Grote Industries
technology
technology
body
textile
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technology
body
textile
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Data from the Body
body
textile
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technology
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Novel Interfacing
Designer: Jordy Rooijakkers
body
textile
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technology
SoI vs. Hard New CraIsmanship
New Materials
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Sewing & Soldering
/ department of industrial design
light
breathable
foldable / drapable
washable
‘imprecise’ dimensions
damages/flaws have low impact
....
Textiles World Electronics Worldheavy (batteries)
solid
at most once
usually non-washable
precise dimensions
damages have high impact
....
Two worlds merge...
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body
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textile
WStechnology
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
Designers: Kris? Kuusk, Mar?jn ten Bhömer, Paula Kassenaar
Tender
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
http://vimeo.com/51436809
Tender
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
• networked modules
• ‘Knit & Wear’-technology
• carrier for research
• streamlining product creation and realization process through multi-stakeholder collaboration
body
textiletechnology
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
Flowtime
Designer: Ralph Zoontjens
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
http://vimeo.com/52259761
Flowtime
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
• garment, device, user experience, living room
• technology integration
• mature prototyping
body
textiletechnology
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
UnLace
Designer: Eef Lubbers
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
http://vimeo.com/44372094
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
UnLace
• craftsmanship: bobbin lacing
• technology integration
• new type of interaction / feedback
• new frame of reference
body
textiletechnology
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
PeR
Designer: Eva Deckers
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
http://vimeo.com/58873417
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
PeR
• canvas for behavior and new meaning
• carrier for research on perceptive products
• machine-tufted textile and electronics
body
textiletechnology
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
Bouncers
Designer: Terence Nelson
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
Soon available in
http://bouncersapp.com/video/bouncers.mp4
Bouncers
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
• measure and share daily activity
• ‘always ON’: unlocking longitudinal data
• peripheral meaningful data vs. numbers
• society and wellbeing
body
textiletechnology
Wearable technologies
/ department of industrial design March, 2013
• utilize untouched richness, qualities and interaction possibilities
• strong value proposition
• new skills and attitudes required
• need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to bridge two worlds; textiles and electronics
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