Saturday, May 26, 2012
This illuminated dress made up of film slides
This illuminated dress made up of film slides is a wearable tech version of the little black dress. The Little Slide Dress, designed by Emily Steel,
blends modern technology with classic film and uses light to make the
images come alive. The individual slides are backed with LED's that are
controlled by a light sensor that is connected to an Arduino Lilypad.
When there is lots of light, the LED's turn off and the dress looks shiny
and black, with subtle hints that there might be more to it than meets
the eye. When it gets darker, the LED's are switched on and as the lights
slowly pulse, the slide images are revealed.
Emily Steel on the inspiration behind the dress:
The
Dress draws inspiration from classic movies and the ‘magic of film’ to
create a wearable piece of technology and art… light is so important in
the creation and viewing of images [in film] and this was one of the
driving forces behind the dress’s creation. With film [we] only see what
[is] really going on once the lights go out. For this to work there
needs to be a balance of projected and ambient light, something the
Little Slide Dress tries to emulate.
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