valerie lamontagne: interactive weather dresses
valerie lamontagne: interactive weather dresses

valerie lamontagne is a canadian artist based in montreal who created series of interactive dresses that
change form based on weather patterns. the project is titled ‘peau d’ane’ after a fairy tale by charles
perrault detailing three dresses made from the sky, moonbeams and sunlight. while each of these things is
immaterial, lamontagne found ways to materialize them in her dresses. temperature, UV, solar radiation,
wind speed & velocity, humidity and rain fall data is collected and sent to the dresses wirelessly, where
micro-controllers relay info to internal circuitry. the sun dress has 128 LEDs which can light up
depending on sun data, while the moon dress has 14 colour-modulating flowers to represent each phase
of the moon cycle and the sky dress is imbued with 14 vibrating air pockets.
http://www.valerielamontagne.com

sky dress by valerie lamontagne

moon dress by valerie lamontagne

sun dress by valerie lamontagne

Superb! In terms of marketability this could translate to one coat for all seasons, changing isolation with air pockets, changing color each season and visibility in traffic at night!
Marleen de Graaf 02.24.10
hey the concept seems quite interesting
good work!
good work!
mAdhuR jAin 02.25.10
michael schoner: coathanger chopper
READER'S SUBMISSION
the clothes hanger moves through out the space, controlled by radio and propelled by two computer fans.
little red house in nolita
READER'S SUBMISSION
the six story brick building, originally used as a 19th century carriage factory, has been reinvented as a minimalistic and mod...
RENAULT 4 ever behind-the-scenes
DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS
thousands of you entered from across the world; now take an exclusive video look
'horsey' by eungi kim
DESIGNBOOM COMPETITIONS
'horsey' by eungi kim from korea is one of the shortlisted design entries from m
SELFPROMO - january 17 - march 17
DESIGN - AEROBICS
how to present yourself in a creative world. different approaches to make sure your work is brought to the attention of the people that 'matter'...
POP UP - january 17 - march 17
DESIGN - AEROBICS
don’t blink or you’ll miss it! in this course we’ll look at temporary structures, from living quarters and exhibition stands to container stores...
keep up to date with recent articles and upcoming events.
to receive both newsletters please check 2 boxes.
© copyrights 2000 - 2012 designboom, all rights reserved. all material published remains the exclusive copyright of designboom.
no contents, including text, photographs, videos, etc. may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of designboom. in addition,
no material or contents may be reproduced on the world wide web by techniques of mirroring, framing, posting, etc. without the written consent of designboom.
no contents, including text, photographs, videos, etc. may be reproduced in whole or in part without the written consent of designboom. in addition,
no material or contents may be reproduced on the world wide web by techniques of mirroring, framing, posting, etc. without the written consent of designboom.

submit a project
publish a project
email
RSS
facebook
twitter














