Pratt DAHRC presents the first series of concept design explorations at the Future Interfaces event on Tuesday November 18th at Razorfish, curated by the NYC Media Lab. HEXENSE: Holographic Interactive Kiosk for the Six Senses HEXENSE is a multi-sensory experience kiosk using holographic and haptic technology. The six screens represent each of the six senses.(…)
Pratt DAHRC retains an ongoing research initiative involving design, dance, and, technology, founded upon the belief there is value in learning with your body, regardless of the subject matter at hand. DAHRC Researcher Chanel Shi has recently completed her Master of Industrial Design degree with her thesis focusing on the Pattern Language of Dance. As part(…)
Pratt DAHRC and CLO Virtual Fashion Inc. company have completed the first round of research collaboration effort successfully. CLO3D is a virtual garment draping software produced by CLO Virtual Fashion Inc., which offers impressive digital visualization and simulation of how a garment would look and behave if constructed in real life. It offers 80% –(…)
INNOSENSE: Innocent Playful Sensibilities are Essential Characteristics for Innovative Culture Innovation has been the buzzword in academia and business alike, but one large question remains: can there be a process, a method, or a system which elicits innovation in predictable manner? Although highly coveted as yet another marketable item of value, isn’t institutionalized innovation akin(…)
Pratt DAHRC and Final Frontier Design have joined forces to collaborate in the exploration into designing space suits. Final Frontier Design is a space suit design and manufacturing partnership between Ted Southern and Nikolay Moiseev based in Brooklyn, NY. FFD draws on nearly 30 collective years of experience in making space suits, with experience working for NASA, ESA, and(…)
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Electronics Artisan Claude Paillard hand-builds triode vacuuum tubes the traditional way. A beautiful blend of technology, craft, and… art? http://paillard.claude.free.fr/
The Beetle Sphere: An Actual 1953 VW Beetle Formed into a Perfect Sphere by Ichwan Noor. See-ming Lee Jakatara-based sculptor Ichwan Noor showed at the Art Basel Hong Kong this giant sculpture of a 1953 Volkswagen Beetle that, combined with polyester and aluminum, has been morphed into a perfect sphere. This is one in a series of spherical(…)
*UPDATE* The following two articles highlight PIXAR being purchased by Disney, and how it affects the scheduling for the release of the films by PIXAR. Disney shifts Pixar film Out of 2014, Could Hit Earnings – CNBC Report Thursday, 19 Sep 2013 This report confirms that it is getting more and more difficult to produce the(…)
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