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Phoenix666 writes:

Use of tech in fashion is, at present, limited predominantly to gadgets and accessories that monitor what the body is doing and allow the user to react. A more interesting application, however, is to make the textile itself dynamic and responsive to the user's needs.

NEFFA explored what possibilities technology offers for making textile organic and alive. The result is Dynamic Skin.

NEFFA feels that textile should respond to the user instead of the other way around. Innovation should create textiles that are much more alive, to reaffirm our connection with them. This can be achieved with textiles that respond to the wearer's needs, for example actively providing protection or care without any conscious thought on the wearer's part.

[...] Like the human skin, Dynamic Skin consists of layers. Energy is used based on the wearer's heart rate and circulation. A monitor translates the wearer's heart rate into a LED pattern that reflects the rate at which blood is flowing through the wearer's body.

Heating threads in the textile cause the clothes to change colour, giving visual expression to the blood circulation. While creating awareness of our bodies' internal heating function, they also provide actual warmth. The colour pallet is inspired by the human body: different skin tones combine beautifully with the blue of veins and the red of blood.

How long before "dead" clothes (AKA non-technology infused) are a thing of the past?

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