Design Exhibition

The exhibition took place on Wednesday, September 14 from 6:30pm to 7:30pm and during the lunch breaks on September 15 and 16 in the Sebastian Münster Saal on the second floor (1. OG) of the Stadhalle Heidelberg.

Exhibition prizes are generously provided by:
 

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Awardees

Functional

Interactive Workwear: Smart Maintenance Jacket

Aesthetic

Solar Shirt – Design of an Environmental Awareness Wearable

Fiber Arts

Programmable Plaid: The Search For Seamless Integration In Fashion And Technology

 
 

Program

Step In and Out of the Dreams: Toward an Immersive and Interactive Virtual Experience of Dreams

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Ya-Lun Tao , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Chun-Feng Liao , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Hsuan Huang , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Ya-Wen Su , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Yo-Ja Lin , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Pin-Hsin Chen , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

Tzu-Chieh Tsai , National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan

 

This work is a combination of art and technology, implemented using wearable devices and virtual reality technology, which allows us to provide immersion and interactive dreaming experiences simultaneously to a group of people. By combining interactive narrative with wearable technology and VR, we expect to bring individuals into group interaction, allowing participants to roam freely in illusive dreams while they walk in the physical space. Meanwhile, we present the WISE platform, which is a full-stack wearable hardware and software infrastructure developed by our team that facilitates this work.

 

Superhearo: Sensory Augmentation for Your Friendly Neighborhood Vigilante

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Alex Ryan , Georgia Institute of Technology

Katherine Kenna , Georgia Institute of Technology

 

Superhearo is a head-mounted wearable that augments the perception of quiet and distant sounds for a distinctive user group – vigilantes.  Inspired by superhero characters, the device has a dark, sleek aesthetic.  It has two modes of use – one for everyday wear and another for fighting crime.  A set of small microphones in the mask amplify soft sounds for the user, while haptic feedback is used to indicate the direction of the sound.  Nearby partners receive the same information at a lower resolution through LEDs embedded on the mask.  Superhearo is uniquely built for the vigilante.

Programmable Plaid: The Search For Seamless Integration In Fashion And Technology.

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Elizabeth Bigger , Jorge and Esther, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

Luis Fraguada , Jorge and Esther, Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain

 

Programmable Plaid celebrates traditional tartan patterns and their design parameters, as well as the numerous technological achievements in woven textiles. The designers propose a woven textile with the capability to illuminate threads in both warp and weft directions.  Developing a new tartan pattern and fabrication technique focused on the textile is a response to the lack of purpose-made electronic components for wearables (arguably a use case which has just started to be considered by electronic component manufacturers).  The textile is woven into a garment which becomes a component of a tartan pattern generating system which searches the space of all registered tartans in order to find relevant, but yet unregistered tartan color and thread count combinations from a variety of inputs either embedded on the dress, or from a mobile phone.

 

Active “Hugging” Vest for Deep Touch Pressure Therapy

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Julia Duvall , University of Minnesota

Nicholas Schleif , University of Minnesota

Lucy Dunne , University of Minnesota

Brad Holschuh , University of Minnesota

 

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD often seek out deep touch pressure (DTP). Weighted blankets, inflatable vests and other garments have been used for DTP, but each suffers from significant limitations. Our alternative design uses shape memory alloy (SMA) springs that contract when heated to create a children’s deep pressure vest that can constrict on command, while being simultaneously low profile and adjustable. The garment can be controlled via wireless remote, allowing wearer self-adjustment and enabling the child’s parent, guardian, or occupational therapist (OT) to give a comforting “hug” potentially from anywhere in the world.

 

Touchplay: Crafting Material Affinities

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Lucie Hernandez , Falmouth University

 

Touchplay invites people to handle, move and position fabric discs through the design and structure of an embroidered fabric surface. Each disc has been digitally embroidered using colour, pattern and texture to encourage play and discovery through familiar actions.

Fabric surface and discs have been enhanced with conductive thread and resistors to create elements that can be recognised in an electronic circuit. Sound is triggered when discs create a connection in response to their position. The piece incorporates a small computer that stores sound clips and controls the behaviour of the piece that is activated in response to touch.

 

Interactive Workwear: Smart Maintenance Jacket

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Berit Greinke , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Vivien Helmut , Telekom Innovation Laboratories

Nicole Guetl , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Daniela Wittmann , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Christian Pflug , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Katharina Bredies , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Jennifer Schubert , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

Hans-Werner Bitzer , Telekom Innovation Laboratories

Gesche Joost , Universität der Künste, Berlin, Germany

 

The Industry 4.0: Smart Maintenance Jacket was developed as a collaborative project between Design Research Lab at Berlin University of the Arts and Telekom Innovation Laboratories.

The aim of the Smart Maintenance Jacket was to explore benefits that Wearable Technology can bring to maintenance work in industrial settings, and illustrate how networked Wearables can play a role for telecommunication providers in the near future. While it was important to design and build a functional, the focus was to improve user acceptance by applying fashion design principles for garment construction.

 

Fleurtech: Transformable Smart Dress

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SueBin Lee , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

Helen Koo , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

Jasmine Zhou , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

 

Fleurtech is a smart dress that can automatically change the length of the dress using servo motors and Arduino microprocessor boards. The dress can be a long or a mini dress in one item that allows to use in varied contexts and worn by people with different body sizes. This transformable dress is expected to provide flexibility and versatility in design and uses that can ultimately extend the lifespan of the product. All electronic components are detachable for washing and drying the dress.

 

StressSense: Skin Conductivity Monitoring Garment with a Mobile App

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Helen Koo , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

Ivan Hebrio , Modlab

Megan Johnston , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

Nicholas Husein , Fashion Design and Technology Lab, UC Davis

Kris Fallon , Modlab

 

StressSense is smart clothing made of fabric sensors that monitor the stress level of the wearers. The fabric sensors are comfortable, allowing for long periods of monitoring and the electronic components. All electronic components are waterproof and detachable for ease of washing and drying. This garment is expected to be beneficial for people who have a lot of stress in their daily life and who care about their mental health. It can be also used for people who need to control their stress level critically, such as analysts, stock managers, athletes, and patients with chronic diseases and disorders.

 

AnemoneStarHeart: An Emotive Wearable

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Rain Ashford , Goldsmiths College, University of London, London, UK

 

AnemoneStarHeart is a heart-shaped pendant created for visualising and displaying EEG data between couples, close friends and family, or for the wearer’s relaxation or productivity monitoring purposes. Data from an EEG headset is processed and mapped to RGB LEDs inside the pendant, which change colour and glow accordingly. This device was created as an iteration of my practice creating physiological sensor wearables for social usage. Its design and development was informed by feedback from participants of focus groups and field trials who were interested amplifying their physiological data, but for private usage rather than wearing in public social and formal situations.

 

Solar Shirt – Design of an Environmental Awareness Wearable

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Paula Roinesalo , University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

Lasse Virtanen , University of Lapland, Finland

Tuomas Lappalainen , University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

Anu Kylmänen , University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Finland

Jonna Häkkilä , University of Lapland, Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

 

Solar Shirt is a wearable computing concept in the area of sustainable and ecological design. It detects the level of noise pollution and illustrates it with a garment-integrated display. In addition, the design concept utilizes printed electronic solar cells as part of the garment visual design, illustrating a design vision towards zero power wearable computing. Based on the old traditions of Northern Scandinavia, Solar Shirt uses reindeer leather as the main material, giving a soft and luxurious feeling to the garment. Solar Shirt derives its inspiration from Arctic Design, reflecting pure nature, simplicity, and silence of a snowy world.

 

Self Adjusting Wearables: Variable Control through a Shape-Memory Latching Mechanism

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Megan Clarke , University of Minnesota

Lucy Dunne , University of Minnesota

Bradley Holschuh , University of Minnesota

 

Shape memory alloy (SMA) wire actuator “springs” can be used to create self-adjusting elements in garments. These can include self-adjusting medical compression garments and braces, adaptive fasteners for individuals with limited mobility, and adjustable protective clothing. While SMA actuators compress and adjust the garment, once disconnected from a power source they are easily stretched out from their compressed state. To address this issue, a latching mechanism was developed to secure the SMA actuators in place.  The objective of this latching mechanism is to provide a type of closure that can provide both variable control and means to “lock” SMA actuators in place after the power source has been removed.