Implications and applications#

November 30th 2021

Oscar Tomico

Program outline#

(wearable) technology meets (fashion) design: implications and applications

Recent developments in electronics, software programming and service design are shaking the current notions of what a textile is. Societal trends like a renewed interest in crafts, the need for a sustainable mass production system and the emergence of personalization are reshaping the way the fashion system works. By means of a series of conceptual garments and research exemplars carried out at the Wearable Senses Lab at Eindhoven University of Technology, this talk illustrates the challenges and the space of opportunities emerging where (wearable) tech meets (fashion) design.

During this week you are called to start working on your final project proposal that you will be developing from January to March. You will present your proposal with the format of your a presentation (ppt,video,) for 5´ .

Program:#

Relation between craftsmanship, mass production, customization and services
Ultra-personalised product service systems (UPPSS): ultra-personalized fashion and connected health
Personalization at a product level: digital material production
Personalization at a systems level: generative design and fit
Personalization at a service level: end user programing
Case study 1: BB.Suit 0.2
Case study 2: Kimbow
Case study 3: Phototrope

Assignment:#

Document the concept, sketches, references also to artistic and scientific publications
Create an Ultra-personalised product service systems (UPPSS) for your final project
Map the potential stakeholders
Explore personalisation at all the different levels
EXTRA POINT : Interview your potential users/ target group about your concept, quantify results

How will it be evaluated#

References and Concept development
Design: Understand how to develop a concept and service model
Documentation: Stakeholders analysis, Service description, Personalisation options
Final outcome: The product/service/experience is defined and ready to be presented to potential stakeholders
Originality - Aesthetics: Has the proposal been thought through and elaborated-