WHERE HIGH TECH MEETS HIGH FASHION

ROBIN RASKIN

Klight Dress An interactive dress that translates the body’s movement into a corresponding light pattern. LEDs fade in and out according to the intensity of the movement which is detected by a tiny sensor and processed by a microcontroller.

The technology for stretchable electronic systems is still under development in Berlin.

Solar Backpack from VoltaicCarries your laptop and keeps your smartphone charged. With 4 Watts of power, one hour of sun gets you three hours of talk time and a battery stores one and a half phone charges.

TV-B-Gone JacketThe jacket uses a small universal remote control to power down TVs in restaurants, stores and bars. It’s activated by a switch along the zipper made from conductive thread. The original TV-B-Bone kit can be found from adafruit.com

Kamerflage Thunder Cloud and Lightening Bolt Dress

Kamerflage technology takes advantage of the fact that cameras see a broader spectrum of light than human eyes. Kameraflage allows designers to create clothes with colors that are invisible to the naked eye yet can be seen when imaged with a digital camera.

Connor Dickie uses this technology to bring the Thunder Cloud to life. When you look at the Thunder Cloud through a camera/mobile phone the Lightening bolt is revealed.

Bandeau Belt By Dana Ramler & Kathleen Westerhout

The marriage of safety technology with fashion in a product line for female recreational boaters. The Bandeau Belt is an inflatable PFD. The safety pin pierces a CO2 cylinder, which fills the inflatable bladder housed within. The inflated bladder emerges from the bottom of the Bandeau Belt and is then placed over the head to provide buoyancy and safety.

Pedal Pusher

The Pedal Pusher is a high tech wearable system designed for urban female cyclists. Pedal pusher uses kinetic energy to power a stylish cycling shoe and address concerns of visibility.

“Bats Have Feelings Too”

This SIY sonar garment designed to assist the visually impaired with navigating their environment. The garment is made form off-the-shelf electronics. The range finder can be set to locate a solid object at a predetermined distance in front of the user and turn the vibe-board on alerting the user to stop before walking into the object.

Pollutant Shirt

Warning Signs is a visualization of the pollution that exists invisibility all around us. When the wearable senses carbon monoxide, the pieces subtle changes color and patter to indicate higher level of carbon monoxide in the atmosphere to the wearer and those around him or her. The piece was designed by Niem Lame and Sue Ngo