Designing and Sensing in the Age of Nano-technologies. Research related to nano-technologies in the frame of a Fulbright Senior Fellowship, Textiles Nanotechnology Laboratory at Cornell University. Project description Introduced as a concept in 1959 by Richard Feynman, nano-technologies came to define by 1980s the new material age (see Eric Drexler). The project aims to further the research on the paradoxical relationship between an imperceptible matter (too small for a direct common...

Dimensions: 10 x 20 cm Materials: Conductive thread, resistors. Techniques: Embroidery, sewing, soldering. References / Inspirations: Arduino LilyPad, Little Bits and Circuit Sticker Sketchbook, as well as a Kits-of-no-parts set. Project description The Soft Circuitry Kit was conceived to fill the gap between the already existing electronic boards (Lilypad, Arduino mini, Photon, etc.) and the input components of the circuits. It aims to help workshop trainers in their teaching and designers in...

In the frame of “An Internet of Soft Things” based at Nottingham Trent University and funded by the EPSRC, UK. Dimensions: various. Materials: Electronic components (vibrating motors, Leds, diodes, resistors, sensors, breadboards, wires, Arduino board, Photon boards), conductive textiles (fibers and fabrics), calico, felt. Techniques: Laser cut, sewing, soldering, embroidery. Project description “An Internet of Soft Things” project challenged how a radically connected world would be designed...

A project in collaboration with the Advance Textiles Research Group – Nottingham Trent University, (UK). Framework Until recently one of the main issues of e-textile research was the integration of electroniccomponents into the textile structures. At present there is a growing interest in the development of textiles based electronic circuits, sensors and actuators. We can observe several directions in this sense: some projects are looking to miniaturize the electronic components, some others...

In collaboration with Lasse Scherffig Dimension: 2 Antenas of 50cm Diameter, Gallery space min. 20m long Materials: Antennas, Raspberry Pi boards, radios receivers. Technique: Radio broadcasting, Audio recording, Archive research Project description “Signal to Noise” is part of the project “Repertories of (in)discreetness” – an art research project that has its starting point in the archives of Radio Free Europe (RFE) from the Open Society Archives in Budapest, considered one of the most...

Dimensions: 100 x 200 cm. Materials: Felt, Arduino board, sound sensors, servo-motors. Technique: Interactive textile installation Project description Hedgehog Fabric is a flexible device inspired by the way hedgehogs react to different sound stimuli. It is a project which tries to draw attention to the increased noise pollution. The rhythms of modern city life are generally accompanied by an increased, excessive environmental noise that disrupts in human life. The Hedgehog Fabric combines...

Dimension: Three floors installations Materials: LEDs, textile, Lilypad, moving sensor, video funk camera (or web camera), TV monitor (or computer monitor). Technique: Interactive installation Project description We live in a world where digital media allows us to multiply the interactive contact. With the help of coded information, we can now make most of the objects around us interactive. Our expectations are high. The surfaces transform themselves more and more in interfaces. The screens...

Dimensions: 12 m2. Material: Iron, wool, manila, electronic devices, servo motors. Techniques: Weaving, sewing, electronic circuits, soldering, moving installation Project description Carpet-Garden is my diploma work in textile arts, a work I have done in 1998 at the Art and Design University Cluj (Romania). Since the object of tapestry is generally a carpet and since the classical Middle East carpets generally deals with variations of idealized gardens representing the Paradise, the idea of...

Dimensions: 500 x 50 cm. Materials: Wool, manila and iron Techniques: Weaving, crochet, 3D installation Project description Knowing that the vegetation cycle is composed by an alternate of growing and stagnation phases, and that the same cadence can be found in the 1/0 web technique, Vegetation Cycle try to adapt this principle to a tri-dimensional textile work. The result is a work that is pliable and can be exhibited in different ways, adapting itself to every specific context. The same as a...