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Integral Conductive Fabric

Knitting Conductive Threads: A New Material Expressions

TEAM

Tamami Sato

CONTEXT

Master's Degree Program in Design

2024

PROFESSORS

Suomiya Bao

Setsu Ito

Kuniko Otomo

Kyota Yamada

Integral Conductive Fabric proposes the creation of knit materials using conductive threads to integrate fashion and technology. Conventionally, such garments struggle to merge fabric and mechanical components, affecting both appearance and comfort. By knitting conductive threads into fabric, the design blends electrical functionality with textile material. These threads can function as circuits or sensors. As circuits, they power LEDs when fabrics overlap, or the garment is fastened. As sensors, they light up LEDs upon skin contact, reflecting human interactions with clothing in its design.

Catalogue

Fabbrica del Vapore