Crafting Sensors at Tongji University
In June 2024, I participated in a summer residency at the Ecology and Cultures Innovation (Ecoculi) Lab at Tongji University
In June 2024, I participated in a summer residency at the Ecology and Cultures Innovation (Ecoculi) Lab at Tongji University
Le potenzialità della robotica nel campo della manifattura 4.0, del design, della creatività, della moda sono in mostra durante Manifatture Aperte,
In collaboration with Seongdong-gu, the Seoul (Korea) metropolitan government supported Seongsu Social Fashion Project (SSFP) within a bigger effort to
Learn more about 3d printing methods and what’s best for the modern craft movement in this article on Custommade.
(Segue in italiano) When a couple of years ago I got interested in the development of the first open-source loom and interviewed Margarita Benitez of Osloom I suddenly realized the potentiality of weaving, knitting and crocheting in terms of modularity and flexibility. Now i’d like to present you two other projects that got my attention. They are not open-source, they are proprietary projects, but they show us how companies are researching and investing in new patented technologies that are revolutionizing the field. Start with watching these videos. the first is a glance on the Nike’s Flyknit technology and the second is a short interview with the designers who developed it. They show us the first example of the knitting of one piece of trainer uppers using flat and circular knitting technologies. The shoe weights only 160 grams and has multiple yarns of varying properties! Nike Flyknit technology film from Darrin Crescenzi on Vimeo. If you want to know more technical