Dear Students,
Location: Sonnensteinstrasse 11-13
Dates and time: See below
Fr 19.10.2007 13:00 - 18:00
Fr 9.11.2007 10:00 - 14:00
Do 29.11.2007 14:00 - 19:00 (the date probably changes to the beginning of December 2007)
Please register online via UFG.
Fashionable Technology investigates the relationship between technology, fashion, craftsmanship, and design. The course builds on the foundation knowledge developed by students in Interface Culture. Contextual analysis, developed in group projects, reveals and defines the aspects of communication, aesthetics and functionality with specific focus on the idea of the garment as interface.
The first part of the class involves a theoretical discourse on the next generation of wearables, its history, its evolution, and its present state. The second part of the class focuses on developing a project focusing on textiles, wearables & technology. In this phase students will be mostly involved in applied research for the project. Students will participate in the entire design process from concept to completion. Through this process, students will gain understanding of the challenges and possibilities of designing technologies for the body.
The culmination of the studio is the creation of a fashionable wearable (garment or accessory) that incorporates functionality, practicality, and aesthetic appeal. The final project shall be finished during the summer semester 2007. The selected projects will be exhibited in public at the book launch event "Fashionable Technology" in May 2008 in New York and June 2008 in Vienna.