ABSTRACTSmart textiles combine electronics with traditional textile forms, showing great promise in creating soft and flexible interactive systems for human-computer interaction and robotics. However, they also present significant sustainability challenges … Continue readingDesktop Biofibers Spinning
ABSTRACTWearable and beauty technologies face environmental sustainability challenges due to their material composition, electronic waste, and end-of-life disposal. In response, we introduce “Bio-e-Nails,” a sustainable design approach for customizable, interactive … Continue readingBio-e-Nails: a Sustainable Design Approach to Biobased Nail Interfaces
ABSTRACTThis paper presents the use of weaving as a technique to create functional augmented reality (AR) markers using different textile structures and colors. We conducted experiments with plain, twill, and … Continue readingWeaving AR Markers
ABSTRACTEach new material developed opens a broader pallet of aesthetic and functional possibilities for designers. This paper introduces DIS to biofoam, a water-soluble, biodegradable material, and can be conductive. We … Continue readingExploring Biofoam as a Material for Tangible Interaction
ABSTRACTDental braces are a semi-permanent dental treatment in direct contact with our metabolism (saliva), food and liquids we ingest, and our environment while smiling or talking. This paper introduces braceIO, … Continue readingbraceIO: : Biosensing through Hydrogel Dental Ligatures
ABSTRACTThis paper introduces the Sustainable Prototyping Life Cycle for Digital Fabrication, an adaptation from the Life Cycle Assessment method that presents the environmental impact of digital fabrication in every prototyping … Continue readingSustainable Prototyping Life Cycle for Digital Fabrication 🏅
ABSTRACTSustainability has been addressed in fashion, product design, and furniture-making fields. Recycling and disposing of e-textiles has been a concern in this community for years[20]; however, the impact of designing … Continue readingMyco-Accessories 🏆
PUBLICATION2019 – Eldy S. Lazaro Vasquez and Katia Vega. 2019. From plastic to biomaterials: prototyping DIY electronics with mycelium. In Adjunct Proceedings of the 2019 ACM International Joint Conference on … Continue readingDIY Electronics with Mycelium
ABSTRACTThe auto-adjustable bra combines new technologies such as soft robotics, computational design, and e-textiles to develop a bra that uses a pneumatic system to compensate for severe asymmetries in breast … Continue readingAdjustable Push-Up Bra