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Wearable Electronic DIY project: Jacket thermometer

We have done a lot of coverage on heated apparels but how do we know how cold/warm is it inside our jacket? To find out the temperature inside a jacket we could use an ‘old fashion thermometer’ or we can follow the DIY instruction to build a cool Jacket Thermometer indicating the tem...

Rossignol Hit Jacket keeps you cosy warm

Rossignol, French manufacturer of alpine and snowboard equipment as well as related outerwear, joined the growing market of heated apparel by launching for the 08/09 winter season the Hit Jacket. Skiers know that after the adrenaline rush of a downhill race one has to line up at the ski-lift to ...

Woven Light by Kathy Schicker

Kathy Schicker, textiles designer, artist and teacher adds a new dimension to illuminated textiles by weaving with light. How does it work? Her light reactive textiles using new and smart yarns that emit, reflect or react to light, including reflective, phosflurescent and photochromic yarns. The...

Pneumatic fashion by Ying Gao

In fashion design the challenge is to design clothing whose volume remains fluid , textiles that flow softly around and down the body. Inflexible fabric structures as seen in traditional designs create static even uniform style garments. Montreal based designer Ying Gao adds to her designs soft ...

Flexible Led Curtain

Beijing based Huasun Optoelectronic Science Co. selling a ‘made to order’ Flexible Led Curtain which looks and acts like a textile display. Hanging on a wall or dividing a room this Flexible Led Curtain gives the amazing effect of a soft, drapable curtain which doubles as high resolu...

PrimaVolta and PrimoVolta heated gloves for she and him