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Awakened apparel: embedded soft actuators for expressive fashion and functional garments

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Laura Perovich,

Philippa Mothersill,

Jennifer Broutin FarahAuthors Info & Claims

TEI '14: Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction

Pages 77 - 80

https://doi.org/10.1145/2540930.2540958

Published: 16 February 2014 Publication History

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Each morning we select an outfit meant to suit our mood and our plans. What if our clothes could seamlessly morph with us as our attitudes and activities change throughout the day? We created Awakened Apparel; one of the first shape-changing fashions to employ pneumatically actuated origami. Our prototype draws from diverse disciplines including soft robotics and fashion to present a design vision that advances the growing field of dynamic interactive garments. We explore technical and fabrication approaches for shape-changing technology held close to the body and identify areas for further innovation.

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February 2014

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ISBN:9781450326353

DOI:10.1145/2540930

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University of Munich (LMU), Germany
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Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
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University of Sydney, Australia
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University of Munich (LMU), Germany

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