On February 1, seamless, a runway fashion show of "computational couture," takes place at the Museum of Science in Boston. The event showcases designs from students at MIT, RISD, and Parsons who close the gap between technology and fashion. Ensembles include the pachyderm-inspired "Endangered Senses," the accordian-like "Exhausted," and Diana Eng's "Heartbeat Hoodie."

epiSkin

marta lwin

epiSkin jewelry extends biological identity by combining technology and design into a new decorative body surface. Cultured in a lab, this biological jewelry is made of epithelia cells which are designed to grow into lace patterns. epiSkin is an exploration into the decorative technological control over biology to create an artifact which is a hybrid of both. The cells used to create the jewelery were cultured in a lab in collaboration with a biologist, then grown into custom designed forms controlled by the artist. The process in creating these pieces includes human tissue culturing as well as computer generated forms onto which the cells are transplanted into adaptive jewelry. The jewelry is worn on the body, completing the relationship of biological design as artifact.

via We Make Money Not Art

midnight8x

Leominster, MA

May 2005

JAN 30, 2006 09:06 AM

wow, far out thanks for posting this I didn't even know it was coming to the Museum. I'll definitely check it out!

MightyTick

Albany, NY

December 2005

JAN 30, 2006 09:19 AM

epiSkin jewelry...... Sounds kind of creepy.
Check out the Darkwatch, on picture back from the hoodie.
Is it fashion?
Is it art?
Noooo!
It is the ugliest thing I've ever seen!

[Edited on Jan 30, 2006 12:19PM]

starguitar

Chicago, IL

August 2004

JAN 30, 2006 12:46 PM

That epiSkin shit makes you look like you have a skin disease. What geniuses.

bittergirl

Cleveland, OH

November 2002

JAN 30, 2006 06:58 PM

Hey! I'm IN this show (as a designer, not model...though our model was Miss Gothic Massachusetts in 2003).

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