(articolo pubblicato su Linkiesta) Prendi una borsa o una maglia di lana. Puoi farle a mano con ferri e gomitolo, o usando la tecnologia con una macchina a controllo numerico e una tagliatrice laser, e magari confezionarle con un bel circuito o microchip da collegare allo smartphone. «Basta puntare sulla realizzazione di un oggetto finale concreto e anche le donne possono essere interessante al mondo dei maker», dice Zoe Romano, fondatrice del laboratorio WeMake e protagonista della due giorni “Makers al femminile-Fashion goes interactive” al Museo della scienza di Milano (8 e 9 novembre). «Se organizzo incontri in cui si dice “impara a usare questa tecnologia”, mi ritrovo solo maschi. Se dico “impariamo a costruire una lampada con una stampante 3d”, mi trovo anche le donne». Cambia l’approccio, ma la tecnologia resta, contro ogni stereotipo di genere che vuole le donne poco inclini alla scienza e gli uomini poco abili nel saper fare manuale.
Wearables al Museo della Scienza di Milano
Sabato prossimo sono ospite insieme a Costantino Bongiorno – co-founder di WeMake – nella Tinkering Zone del Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica di Milano per un workshop gratuito supportato da Henkel. ——– Si può indossare la tecnologia? Hai mai immaginato di personalizzare un accessorio fashion? “Fashion goes interactive” e’ workshop gratuito per maker, designer, stiliste, ricercatrici, studentesse e tutte le donne che vogliano scoprire come tecnologia, arte e design si fondono con il mondo del fashion. Nella Tinkering Zone del Museo, un incontro speciale dedicato al making, per sperimentare la “wearable technology” e customizzare gli accessori utilizzando Arduino e i sensori tessili.
18th international symposium on wearables in Seattle
I was part of the jury panel (together with Maggie Orth, Asta Roesway, Meg Grant) of the 18th annual International Symposium on Wearable Computers, invited by Design Exhibition Chair: Troy Nachtigall. ISWC 2014 is the premier forum for wearable computing and issues related to on-body and worn mobile technologies. ISWC 2014 brings together researchers, product vendors, fashion designers, textile manufacturers, end users, and related professionals to share information and advances in wearable computing. ISWC 2014 will be held September 13-17 in Seattle, Washington, collocated with Ubicomp 2014. Selected accepted designs will be exhibited at Microsoft Research Studio 99 in Seattle for six weeks following the conference. ISWC 2014’s Juried Design Exhibition invites submissions of original works of wearable technology and/or novel applications for new audiences using existing technologies. Submissions may comprise any type of wearable technology (electronic, mechanical, textile and garment-based, etc). Awards for the best design will be given in three categories: Aesthetic, and Functional and Fiber Art. Awards Winners
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ItaliaDesign series visited Milan (and WeMake) last june
Italia Design is an undergraduate field school and research program offered by the School of Interactive Arts + Technology (SIAT) at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada. The most significant contribution to the field are interviews conducted with emergent and established players in the Italian design community. Each year, a new team builds on the previous year’s research. Gruppo Nove, the ninth group of senior design students to embark on this adventure together with Prof.Russell Taylor , came and visit me in May 2014 to discuss around design and what I do at Arduino and WeMake, the makerspace I recently founded in Milan. Here’s the result of that meeting and at this link you can find all the other interviews (don’t miss Giorgio Olivero, Enrico Bassi and Giulio Iacchetti videos!):
Fashion, Luxury and Sustainability at Supsi
Last thursday, 24th of July, I was invited at Supsi for a panel together with Amanda Montanari, about Fashion and sustainability within the Summer School on this topic. Below you can find my slides.