Electronics embedded in elastomer enabled this unique costume

Integrating digital parts into textiles is often a problem, as they’re inflexible and most textile purposes require flexibility. However new supplies and fabrication processes are altering that dynamic. FashionTech designer Anouk Wipprecht and Chromatic 3D Supplies had been capable of benefit from these to develop this futuristic, motion-activated costume illuminated by embedded LEDs and circuitry.

75 tender, versatile domes cowl the physique of the costume. These include LEDs and light-weight up in response to motion. And in contrast to comparable designs, this garment is ready to conform to the wearer because of using modern new supplies.

Probably the most notable of these supplies is Chromatic’s ChromaFlow 70, which is a sort of polyurethane resin meant for Reactive Deposition Modeling (RDM) 3D printing. The RDM course of combines the advantages of standard resin 3D printing with Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) by extruding layers of viscous resin which might be instantly cured. ChromaFlow 70 could be very sturdy and versatile, making it excellent for this software. And RDM is the best course of, as it’s potential to print instantly onto the underlying textile whereas pausing to permit for placement of the digital parts.

The illumination comes from Adafruit Flora RGB NeoPixel V2 LEDs, managed by an Arduino UNO R4 and Nano board. These are capable of detect motion by way of a proximity sensor.

Wipprecht and Chromatic 3D created this gorgeous costume for the Formnext conference in Frankfurt, Germany, the place it will likely be on show from November seventh to November tenth in Corridor 12.1.