Illuminated wrist band for runner
Nathan‘s Human Propulsion Laboratories dedicate themselves and their products for the active sport community offering gear to make cycling, running and the like more enjoyable and save. In the later...
View ArticleGalaxyDress by CuteCircuit
Interactive clothing designer Francesca Rosella and Ryan Genz, owner of CuteCircuit and creator of the famous HugShirt aim to light up future fashion with the GalaxyDress concept design. The...
View ArticleDIY – illuminated textiles
Lynne Bruning expanded her DIY eTextile portfolio on Instructables with the ‘flexible LED eTextile ribbon array‘ project showing how to create a textile illumination layer in grid form which is light...
View ArticleLuminous textile ribbon
We got word from a Taiwanese manufacturer who has developed a textile ribbon using a new, low resistant electrically conductive yarn with LEDs mounted on a ribbon which can be cut to sizes as needed...
View ArticleLED cell carpet
One of the most extraordinary carpet designs I have seen comes from the Dutch company LAMA Concept. Called the LED Cell rug, made from pure wool felt strips with embedded LEDs that blend perfectly...
View ArticleTextile illumination – Delight Cloth
Based on the feedback we receive on talk2myShirt and my personal experience, illuminated textiles, be it for clothing or interior design, never fails to trigger instant, highly emotionally charged...
View ArticlePLACE-it – the future of light-emitting flexible surfaces and textiles
PLACE-it, the short form for ‘Platform for Large Area Conformable Electronics by InTegration‘ is a newly formed initiative under the umbrella of the European Commission under its Seventh Framework...
View ArticlePhotonic Textiles by Karma Chameleon
Color changing, light emitting textiles are captivating, they radiate sophistication and innovation. But to achieve a pleasant to look effect is very challenging form a technology point of view. A...
View ArticleThe magical illumination of a Carpet
Dutch designer Dorith Sjardijn takes traditional crafts like carpet weaving and upgrades it with 21st Century technology. The ‘8-bits kleed‘ is a beautiful example on how to do that in an esthetically...
View ArticleThe ‘wow’ factor of Textile Illumination
Integrating light elements into clothing never ever fails to attract astonishment and the ‘wow’ effect when unsuspecting people come for the first time in contact with illuminated clothing. I...
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