Wearshops

The “Shape Changing Materials” workshop brought together smart materials, computational design, and digital fabrication in the context of garments and wearables. Over three days, participants explored interactive wearables and alternative uses for smart materials. The participants experimented with responsive shape-shifting materials through 3D modeling and computation-based approaches using Rhinoceros and Grasshopper.

Along with hands-on prototyping, we provided starter code so participants and guests could simulate the materials digitally. Everyone left with prototypes of shape-changing materials and a sense of how they behave as garments, and used user-centered methods to find use cases for interactive garments.

Instructors: Efilena Baseta, Grace Jun, Jaskirat Randhawa

Participants: Attie Chan, Autumn Kietponglert, Boris Yu, Fulya Turkmenoglu, Harmony Pilobello, Ivor Ip, Jordan Frand, Mia Baldonado, Pablo Criado-Pérez, Ran Tian, Renata Gaui, Savani Mirashi, Suma Balaram, Terricka Johnson, Xiang Liu

Publication: Shape Changing Materials: Exploring Applications of Smart Memory Alloy with Fabric and 3D Visualizations.