RESHAPE19 | Cognified matter
Wearable Technology category
Unusual Beauty – Lizard

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Climate change results in extreme events and sea level rise. How fashion technology can help people defense the impact? Clothing is the best wearable device because it’s the basic human need. “Unusual Beauty” collection discover possibility of fashion tech hacking climate change also make people think more about conservation of nature.
Explore numerous marine/terrestrial animals and research animal adaptations for living in the desert, Arctic/Antarctica animal adaptations to cold and marine life adaptations to cold. Mimic constructional silhouette and experiment tech adventure from unusual creatures by learning their amazing adaptations to extreme environment. Represent totally 3 characters (fashion technology pieces) including “Jellyfish”, “Blowfish” and “Lizard”.

“Lizard” features Panel Control sensing gesture with nighttime reflective glow Have you ever seen clothes breathing? Feature panel control (open/close) responding to gesture act like radiator to cool body down. Inspired by lizard scales (open/close) adapt to environment. Apply Adafruit Flora, servo motor winding threads and ultrasonic sensor with nighttime reflective glow fabric.

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