Category Archive: Materials

From techniques for prototyping and making small objects to fabrication methods for kiosks, you’ll get hands-on experience with a variety of materials and methods.

24 Jan

Life Dress [Photo Shoot]

Life Dress [Photo Shoot]

The Life Dress on the High Line, featuring one of the most popular patterns resulting from Conway’s game of life: the glider.  The glider is …

 
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30 Dec

Life Dress [Review]

Life Dress [Review]

Elizabeth presenting the Life Dress in her Materials class final, all two rows of it that are assembled. Photography by Jonathan Ystad This semester has been the …

 
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23 Dec

Life Dress [aftershow wrap up]

Life Dress [aftershow wrap up]

Close up of the Life dress on a model. The Life Dress is a garment constructed of dragon skin silicone with leds embedded inside. The …

 
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20 Dec

ITP Winter Show [Day 1]

ITP Winter Show [Day 1]

After a 48 hour sprint to the finish, my crash before the winter show was epic, both physically and emotionally. While I did not …

 
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16 Dec

COMING SOON!!!

COMING SOON!!!

The winter show is coming soon.  I’m taking it in stride–returning to my optimal work schedule: noon to 4am.  I haven’t been seeing Sean at …

 
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06 Dec

Life Dress [Mold v3]

Life Dress [Mold v3]

Today, quite likely, has been my most efficient work day on this project. I bought two gallons of dragon skin. I completed the …

 
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11 Nov

Life Dress [documentation]

Life Dress [documentation]

While looking for some documentation photos for a submission to an art festival, I came across this wonderful picture that Jonathan Ystad took of my …

 
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10 Nov

Life Dress [Mold v2]

Life Dress [Mold v2]

After trying out a protoype tile last week, i decided to begin tile production on a larger scale to test how the tiles would link …

 
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03 Nov

Life Dress [Prototype]

Life Dress [Prototype]

Life Dress Redux For those who followed the ridiculousness of last year’s shenanigans in physical computing, I made a ham-fisted attempt at creating what I called …

 
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