design with a view – july 8, 2012design with a view – july 8, 2012riccardo marchesiriccardo marchesi

digital fabricsdigital fabrics

sources: CISCO, Jim Cicconi, AT&T, Steve Leibson, Computer History Museum, CNN, University of Michigan, Fraunhofer

“These things are not just smart phones and

tablets”

Image by Erik Wilde, University of Berkeley

improved energetic efficiency– heating– lighting

increased safety– elderly people– impaired people

why fabrics?

– they cover about 70% of our body

– we have many fabrics in our homes (bed sheets, carpets, walls, sofas and chairs..)

how can fabrics help us?

heating elements in sofas to increase comfort (and save energy)

adaptive fabric curtains

mapping floors for emergencies

posture control

sensing wetness

? (just free your imagination)

how can I do that?

electronics

www.arduino.cc

arduino leonardo

www.arduino.cc

textile buttons

www.plugandwear.com

analog pressure sensors

www.plugandwear.com

stretch sensors

www.plugandwear.com

water sensors

www.plugandwear.com

textile touchscreen

www.plugandwear.com

Paraimpu (software)

http://paraimpu.crs4.it/

OpenPicus

www.openpicus.com

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EMI shielding

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light emitting fabrics

pressure sensors

sound

future challenges

riccardo marchesi@plugandwear

www.plugandwear.com