SysTex Student Award 2009_submission_Intelligent Textiles_Georgina Bavalia

Concept                                                                                                                     

The initial concept for my electronic wearable was to attempt to produce a smart textile application which was fashion aware.  I intended to do this by creating a garment that demonstrated a relationship between the body and technology as well as being part of an exciting and dynamic fashion collection.

After researching into existing wearable technology, it became apparent that many garments which utilised wearable’s either had; little attention to aesthetic and were purely functional or had a designed aesthetic that was either too conceptual for daily wear or looked like a stereotypical idea of what a ‘smart wearable’ should be.  Part of my concept was to bridge these approaches and to develop a new way to both experience an electronic wearable and for the collection to be fashion led and appeal to a fashion conscious consumer.