Tinkering & Tailoring

Format

one week workshop

Target audience

design students, young entrepreneurs

Location

Design Academy Eindhoven (NL)

This workshop introduced working with smart textiles and the interactivity of textiles. Following a research through design process that entails a working process from selection of intelligence in materials, combined with technologies in hands on explorations and conceptualizations of the notion of what is meant with 'smart' All centred around making, analysis of the role of craftmenship and practical working with technologies like arduino's stood central.

In collaboration with a group of experts (design research, technology, material research) from Design Academy andTechnical University Eindhoven.