Designing with Emerging Materials

Alexandra Valdez, Nicole Johnson, Nobuho Nagasawa and Andrea Alexander
Textile/Surface Design

About this Item

Title
Designing with Emerging Materials
Contributor Names
Valdez, Alexandra (Creator, Designer)
Johnson, Nicole (Creator, Designer)
Nagasawa, Nobuho (Creator, Designer)
Alexander, Andrea (Creator, Designer)
Goetz, Susanne (Thesis advisor)
Schiros, Theanne (Thesis advisor)
Date
2023
Summary/Artist's Statement
Group work by 4 students: Alexandra Valdez, Nicole Johnson, Nobuho Nagasawa, and Andrea Alexander. LED/Smart Textile.
Experiments with integrating technology directly into the weave/knit of a fabric. Samples vary from a bracelet for proof of concept all the way to a fully functioning knit swatch.
Type
Still Image
Medium
Silk/cotton yarn, AdaFruit microprocessors
Medium (Terms)
Yarn
LED bulbs
Course/Degree Information
Program/Degree: Textile/Surface Design BFA
Course: SC204/TD204 Designing with Emerging Materials
Professor(s): Goetz, Susanne; Schiros, Theanne
Academic semester: Spring 2023
Program semester: Semester 4
Rights
In Copyright
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Identifier
FIT Repository ID: sd_000150

Citation

Valdez, A., Johnson, N., Nagasawa, N., & Alexander, A. (2023). Designing with Emerging Materials. FIT Institutional Repository. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123870
Valdez, Alexandra, et al. Designing with Emerging Materials. 2023. FIT Digital Repository, https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123870
Valdez, Alexandra, Nicole Johnson, Nobuho Nagasawa, and Andrea Alexander. "Designing with Emerging Materials." FIT Digital Repository, 2023. https://institutionalrepository.fitnyc.edu/item/123870