Textile Design
Co-Authored, 2009
‘Lightdress’ involved the development of a custom wearable commission for critically acclaimed musician Bachelorette (signed internationally to Drag City). Produced in collaboration with Toi Whakaari costume construction designer Lindsay Broomfield, ‘Lightdress’ is a wearable light/sound reactive costume using Lilypad Arduino embedded electronics.
The 'Lightdress' became part of a comprehensive New Zealand and United States music tour stage performance during May/Jun 2009, with opening show footage here; http://vimeo.com/4809867. Concepts surrounding expanded light, gestural control and reactive spatial elements will be further explored in ongoing project research.
Media Coverage
Fashioning Technology article
http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/led-light-dress-costume
Make Magazine feature
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/06/bachelorette_blinkendress_on_stage.html
