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Dynamic Double Weave, 2004
Color change textiles combine electrodes woven with
conductive yarn, thermochromic ink, drive electronics, and expressive
software. Textile electrodes are woven with highly conductive yarns
in the warp, on the selvedges, and resistive yarns in the weft.
Plain weave connects these yarns together electrically. Selvedges
are cut to create individual color change areas, and connected to
drive electronics. The weaving is printed with our thermochromic
ink formula, which changes color when heated. Drive electronics
send current to the individual pixels, heating the resistive yarns
and changing the color of the ink. Expressive software controls
the patterns and sequences of the color change events.
This series demonstrates how a repeat textile pattern
can interact with a repeat software pattern. Each textile repeat
element has four printed circles and eight woven textile pixels,
or color change areas. Software can turn on any of these eight areas,
in any combination, creating a software repeat or primitive. Sequence
1 shows a single software primitive, in an A, B, A, B pattern. Sequence
2 shows a single software primitive repeated on all the textile
elements. Sequence 3 shows a software pattern randomly generated
on four units, and then repeated on the next four units. With IFM
Design Studio.
Media: Hand-woven cotton, rayon, conductive yarns, silver ink,
thermochromic ink, custom drive electronics and expressive software.
8 eight-pixel units. 56"w x 28"h.
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