wearable electronics, physical computing, e-textile geekery portfolio

Brian Eno's music has been referred to as 'audio perfume'.

Sound Scales explores the possibilities of creating a tangible, wearable audio atmosphere.
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sound scales
Solar Fiber is a research and development initiative to produce photovoltaic fibers.

In collaboration with Ralf Jacobs, Aniela Hoitink and Marina Toeters.
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solar fiber
Peter Tettelaar, from Otheruse, and I are experimenting with flexible PCBs.
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flexible circuits
If computing is 'clean' and materials are 'dirty', how can we get them to work together? Can the unstable properties that are desirable in textiles also add something to embedded technology?

This project is a series of experiments and explorations in creating and testing conductive wool textiles.
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e-textile entropy
During the Dutch Electronic Arts festival, I attended a workshop designed to explore the possibilities of combining textiles and 3D printing techniques.

A short, concentrated collaboration produced some really interesting results!
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3D printed origami textiles
The Lace Sensor Dresses are part of the Lace Sensor Project in collaboration with Anja Hertenberger.

Together with the Museum de Kantfabriek (Lace Factory Museum), we made lace with conductive yarns for custom-built sensors.

The sensors trigger audio poems in our collection of three lace sensor dresses.
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lace sensor dresses
Hardware time:
buttons for the EYE Film Institute quiz booths - a project with Ubi de Feo.
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quiz booth buttons
Ricardo O'Nascimento, Anja Hertenberger, Leonie Urff and I were invited to collaborate on a project for the V2_ Summer Sessions 2011 Residencies.

So in six weeks we designed and built TK 730: a typewriter that knits...
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TK 730
Anja Hertenberger and I are collaborating on this project together with the Museum de Kantfabriek (Lace Factory Museum).

We are developing sensors made from conductive lace produced on historic machines.
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lace sensor project
The secret keeper gloves are a way to fulfill the urge to tell a secret, but to do this without sharing the secret to others.

The wearer speaks the secret into her cupped hands, and then can play it back by holding her hand to her ear.
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secret keeper gloves
I'm experimenting with wearable solar energy and rechargeable batteries, including a wearable solar panel made from hacked electronic components.
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solar studies
Les Moulins de Paillard Contemporary Arts Centre in Poncé-sur-le-Loir, France celebrated their inauguration in June 2010.

I designed an installation piece for them inspired by weaving, looms, punch cards and the history of the Paillard mill.
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paillard punch installation
As part of the V2_ E-Textile Workspace, we are independently exploring the possibilities of autonomous movement in textiles.

I'm documenting my successes and failures here.
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movement in textile studies
The Greetometer Handshake Trainer measures the grip, angle and sweatiness of your handshake and gives you feedback in realtime.

Part of a series made at the CBK Workgroup.
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greetometer handshake trainer
Sometimes it's difficult to apologise. Luckily, with the Apology Helmet, all you have to do is move your mouth and the helmet does the rest.

Part of a series made at the CBK Workgroup.
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apology helmet
See-thru-me is a top that gives the illusion of light shining through the body.

When a light source is shone on the back of the wearer, leds on the front of the garment light up.
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see-thru-me
Test(leds) is a game you can never win: try to turn on the LEDs faster than a computer program.

Designed as a pracitical exercise in applying the techniques of sewn circuits.
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test(leds)
An exploratory exercise to see how LEDs could be embedded into beading. Also applies the fabric pressure sensor technique from Plusea's instructable.
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light pressure