Type: Maker Workbench
Topic(s): Crafts
Tags: crafts electronic+crafts sewing circuits
Including a special presentation/demonstration: Craft Demo Area 1
, Saturday 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Craft Demo Area 2
, Sunday 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM
Create your own wearables and interactive toys using these basic techniques for sewing simple, soft circuits with conductive threads, fabrics, inks, hook-and-loop, and zipper tapes.
Web site: http://sparklab.la/
Syuzi Pakhchyan
Syuzi Pakhchyan is fashion technologist and author with a passion for beautiful code and conductive cloth. After receiving her BFA from UC Berkeley and her MFA from the Art Center College of Design, she began a research-based design practice in 2006 focused on next generation wearable technologies.
Author of "Fashioning Technology" the first DIY book on interactive fashion, Syuzi has also penned numerous articles on the creative practices of intelligent clothing. As a leading expert in her field, she chronicles the constantly evolving developments in wearable tech on her blog, fashioningtech.com, while continuing to develop products that are both fashionable and culturally motivated.
Her work has been exhibited at various conferences and events including Eyebeam, the Fashion Future Event, South by Southwest, Maker Faire and Emerging Technologies Conference.
http://sparklab.la/