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Fabcell

Category
Code
PLA309
Country
Japan

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Fabcell is a flexible, non-emissive, and multi-colour fabric module. In Fabcell, fibers dyed with liquid crystal ink and conductive yarns connected to electronic components are woven into a square textile. By applying voltage to the conductive yarn, and changing the fabric’s temperature, the colour of fabric surface can be changed. Arranged in matrices, it display images on the curves of flexible textiles. And used for clothing or with soft objects, it enables new expressions of visual imaginary. The fabric consists of Fabcell modules, a black piece of cloth, and a controller for changing the colour of the modules. In each of the fabric several hooks are attached. The wearer can form shapes using the piece of cloth, by attaching Fabcells to it using the hooks. The wearer can also assign the colour in each of the fabrics, controlling colour by programming microcontrollers. Using this fabric, one wearer may be able to make skirts that dynamically change colour, while another can make shawls of arbitrary, static colours. The system allows wearers to easily construct and to reconstruct clothing without needlework.

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