I'm so excited about this year's SENSEWARE exhibition - it's taking place in Italy and already the innovations from Japan's amazing group of designers and scientists are mind boggling. If you don't know...
Tokyo Fiber SENSEWARE was started as a project to show to the world the merit's of Japan's fibers. Exhibitions were originally held in Tokyo and Paris. Senseware refers to materials or mediums that arouse a creative desire in people. An example from last year's exhibition was Sony's squishable TV.
Hit the jump to see explanations of the 6 projects featured above in the picture.
Yasuhiro Suzuki - Fiber Being
BREATHAIR is a new type of cushioning material formed of highly elastic monofilament into a random coil shape. Being 95% air, the material is lightweight with superior durability and the capacity to maintain its elasticity. It is also washable with good permeability to preserve cleanliness.
Kosuke Tsumura - Cocoon Cradle
FELIBENDY has air permeability, water absorbability, acoustic absorbability, stretchability and other properties, and is a nonwoven highly functional fabric with the capability of tuning its comfort to the human body. Created using a steam jet manufacturing process, the material is extremely lightweight and has superior three dimensional formability. Here, softness and hardness are manifested simultaneously in one material.
Ross Lovegrove - Teardrop
In contrast to conventional textile fabrics where the double spindle of warp and weft intersect at 90º, Triaxial Woven fabric consists of a configuration similar to a reticulate arrangement where the weft intersects diagonally at 60º with two warp strands. It is extremely lightweight as the load is dispersed three ways and has application in everything from aerospace engineering to everyday consumer products.
Nendo - Blown Fabric
SMASH is a special polyester filament nonwoven fabric, has the advantage of its thermoplasticity and its shape can be easily changed when heated. It can be molded using a hot press process. The material does not tear and has superior permeability as well as excellent print quality thanks to its smooth surface.
Antonio Citterio - Finex
FINEX is a specialized stretch material having a double or triple layered structure which uses the polyurethane elastic fiber ROIC in joints. It is light, soft with high permeability and may be used to create reversible or three dimensional structures. The stable shape prevents fraying and curling of the fabric edges and is suitable for casting moulds.
Mint Designs - SMASH
SMASH is a special polyester filament nonwoven fabric has the advantage of its thermoplasticity and its shape can be easily changed when heated. It is a nonwoven highly functional fabric which can be molded using a hot press process. It refuses to tear and is perfect for printing on.
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