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The Design Museum, London

10 Saturday Sep 2016

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Revised “Hyperdressing” essay will be published in the catalog for the great new exhibition “Fear and Love: Reactions to a Complex World,” opening at the new quarters for The Design Msueum on November 24.

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Electric Heart by Suzi Webster @ ISEA

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

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I was happy to see this wearable tech at in Vancouver. #ISEA2015

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Electric heart allows wearer to display & enjoy the heartbeat of a distant beloved.

Wish there had been more wearable tech at the conference.

Thanks Suzi!

Meeting Kate Hartman’s Monarch

21 Friday Aug 2015

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At the Lively Objects Opening, Museum of Vancouver @ISEA2015

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It was worn by Boris Kourtoukov of the Social Body Lab http://socialbodylab.com

Monarch is a harness with wing-like shoulder enhancements that render the wearer more fearsome. The structures expand and contract in response to sensors on the arm reading muscle movement so they mimic a “fight or flight” posturing.  It is an example of an expressive wearable that addresses human interactions and public display, not just (like so much wearable tech) online communication and consumption.