>> Project page
>> Flickr set
>> Arduino code on GitHub

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A parallel universe that separated from ours roughly 200 years ago, around 1800 when electricity was being discovered and the first electronic devices were being invented. In this universe communities made a point of developing local electronics that drew upon on regional resources and production methods. The design and function of these electronics were strongly influenced by cultural tradition and ritual. As cultural goods, these electronic devices have quaintness to their functionality, a property not existing our own universe.

During an artist-in-residency at Subnet in Salzburg/Austria I explore how regional materials, traditions and crafts could have affected and even now could still inspire regional electronics with quaint functionality. Building functional electronic artifacts of this nature to demonstrate an imaginary alternative that is regional instead of global, traditional instead of industrial. Not only to look at the integration of electronics and craft on a material and process level, but also explore the influences of locality on the design and functionality of the things we build.

What kinds of devices would have been conceived and handcrafted in Lungau? What materials would have been used to make electronics in Salzburg Stadt? What gadgets might have arisen from regions such as Pinzgau and Flachgau? What influence could regional, traditional and cultural heritage have on the development of electronic technology today?

This work was realized as part of a Subnet Artist-in-Residency in Salzburg, Austria

Interactive Knit Book

>> Interactive Knit Book
>> Detailed documentation
Photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157638140899025

Interactive Knit Balls

>> Interactive Knit Balls

Photos >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157633509862891

DressCode is a collaboration between Sophie, Vincent, Seb and Mika and Hannah of KOBAKANT.

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DressCode Attire

Vest >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4948
Dress Shirt >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4920
Necklace >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4954
More examples >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4588

Workshops

DressCode workshop Shambala >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4156
DressCode workshop Berlin >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4669

>> Swatchbook Exchange Website

The Exchange takes place every year since 2013 as part of the 2013 E-Textile Summercamp in Paillard, France.

Everybody participating in the exchange is either a past or current participant in the Summercamp, and creates as many multiples of their swatch as are participants in the exchange.

2014

>> http://etextile-summercamp.org/swatch-exchange/category/2014/

2013

>> http://etextile-summercamp.org/swatch-exchange/category/2013/

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You’ll find the patterns, materials & parts lists and full instructions for making a pair of DIY Data Gloves here:
>> http://dev-blog.mimugloves.com/category/diy-arduimu-gloves/

Video of gloves in use during CTM Gloves Workshop:

>> Gloves Documentation

Team: Imogen, Kelly, Tom, Seb, Rachel, Adam, Hannah

Links:

>> MiMu website
>> Dev Blog
>> Kickstarter page
>> Imogen’s Glove Page
>> Making-of x-IMU Gloves
>> Twitter
>> YouTube Videos
>> Flickr Photos
>> Seb’s Glove GitHub

The x-IMU Gloves

This first pair of customized gloves uses custom made version of the x-IMU. Each glove has one x-IMU, 8 bend sensors, an RGB LED and vibration motor.

The DIY ArduIMU Gloves

An Open Hardware pair of datagloves that capture movement and gestures of the hand using the ArduIMU and bend sensors. The gloves can be connected with an FTDI cable or wirelessly using a Bluetooth module. The gloves also include an RGB LED light and a vibration motor for visual and haptic feedback.

These gloves are made from off-the-shelf parts and documented in these step-by-step instructions.

E-Textile Gloves

This is a version of The Gloves that uses conductive and piezoresistive fabrics to capture movement and gestures of the hand in an attempt to build a fully fabric data glove.

MiMu Gloves

Three pairs of this version of the glove were produced in preparation for Imogen’s NIME performance.

Collaborator Gloves

This version of the MiMu data gloves for composing and performing electronic music are in production for a small group of collaborators who continued to support us after our Kickstarter campaign.

>> How To Get What You Want