Month / September 2015
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Hertzian Something
Last week I joined the MA Design program at Goldsmiths and this is a journal of the things that we* think over the next year whilst participating in the course. I hope we do good things. *we = (the writers + the tutors + the other students + the process of making) + me Design…
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Human Breadboards
The idea behind Human Breadboards grew out of the Education group discussion at the 2015 eTextile Camp (there is a detailed post the about breadth of these discussions here). Working collaboratively, we developed a non-kit-kit called the Kit of Process, which is a online library of swatches designed for educators to learn and teach eTextiles.…
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eTextile Summer Camp
A few weeks back I arrived safely home from what was an inspiring, fascinating thought provoking, and utterly delicious eTexiles Summer Camp. The camp was geared around eTextiles and soft-circuitry, and is an annual event for practitioners, artists, and researchers making work in those areas. Almost 40 of us camped out for a week in…
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Ideo Residency
All the way back in April I made this rather fun “concept” film about how blooming wonderful our hands are, and the absence of this wonder when using a phone. The film was part of an application for the Ideo Fortnight residency. And low and behold the lovely folk of Ideo liked my ideas, and…
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Moving to the UK
The summer is nearly over, and I have finally planted my little feet back in Bristol. Dave and I moved ourselves via various European destinations back to sometimes sunny sometimes rainy England. I am sad to leave SF, but my summer has been so busy that I have been distracted* by what that actually feels…