Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Tornado Dress

Inspired Design week continues with more great ideas from the conference. Barbara Layne spoke about the Tornado Dress created by SubTela studio. Now I can't get this beautiful dress out of my mind.
SubTela says, "The fabric of the Tornado Dress features a print of a tornado, photographed by Nebraska storm-chaser, Mike Hollingshead. A funnel cloud and lightening bolts are printed on linen fabric. The lining has been embroidered with conductive threads and electronic components including super-bright white LEDs. Depending on the quantity of light that is sensed, different flashing patterns are triggered in the LED display, reminiscent of lightning effects that can accompany severe weather situations."

You MUST see it for yourself, check out the VIDEO.

The Tornado Dress is a wonderful example of taking traditional clothing to the next level with an active style element. Once again the possibilities of this technology seem endless!

16 comments:

  1. yasmineJanuary 13, 2009 at 11:16 AM

    eep! that's so awesome!!! i wonder if you could wash it. it's definitely taking clothing to the next level.

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  2. JanJanuary 13, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    Great first date dress.

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  3. Julie @ Belle Maison January 13, 2009 at 11:39 AM

    wow - what an interesting concept. imagine the looks you'd get strutting around in a dress like that!

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  4. piccioloJanuary 13, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    thats amazing, a real showstopper
    : )

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  5. CindyJanuary 13, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    it is really incredible and so wearable. i loved the video. reminds me of fireflies caught under your dress.

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  6. JosephineJanuary 13, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    that is SO cool!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 13, 2009 at 12:34 PM

    Holy cats, that's the coolest thing I've seen in AGES.

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  8. JoyceJanuary 13, 2009 at 1:02 PM

    This is so fun! Wearing this dress my husband would be able to find me in a crowd. What will one think of next- last year markers on a dress and this year lights. I like it!

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  9. ThePeachTreeJanuary 13, 2009 at 1:51 PM

    ummm, that's sSOOOO cool.

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  10. VictoriaJanuary 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM

    This dress is amazing! I want one!!

    Also, think of how this technology could be applied to textiles geared towards joggers, bikers and walkers, helping to keep them safe.

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  11. CourtneyJanuary 13, 2009 at 5:16 PM

    Oh, that video was too fun to watch- a mini-storm flickering across the bottom of her dress!

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  12. aimeeJanuary 13, 2009 at 8:56 PM

    living in tornado country, that dress might go over very well here...

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  13. Simple AnswerJanuary 14, 2009 at 3:10 AM

    That rocks!

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    these are amazing!

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  15. Laura @ the shorehouse.January 14, 2009 at 7:46 PM

    These are really pretty incredible. Wow. WOW.

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  16. Bonbon OiseauJanuary 16, 2009 at 8:49 AM

    A-MAY-ZING!!!!

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