Digital Materiality, Embodied Practices and Fashionable Interactions in the Design of Soft Wearable Technologies

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aut.relation.endpage15
aut.relation.issue3. Special issue on Designing for Wearable and Fashionable Interactionsen_NZ
aut.relation.journalInternational Journal of Designen_NZ
aut.relation.pages9
aut.relation.startpage7
aut.relation.volume11en_NZ
aut.researcherJoseph, Frances
dc.contributor.authorJoseph, Fen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorSmitheram, Men_NZ
dc.contributor.authorCleveland, Den_NZ
dc.contributor.authorStephens, Cen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorFisher, Hen_NZ
dc.contributor.editorChen, Len_NZ
dc.contributor.editorChuang, Yen_NZ
dc.contributor.editorHung,, Wen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-16T22:10:32Z
dc.date.available2018-01-16T22:10:32Z
dc.date.copyright2017-12en_NZ
dc.date.issued2017-12en_NZ
dc.description.abstractThe emergent field of smart textiles is recognized as an interdisciplinary domain. While each discipline has contributed specific knowledge, an initial focus on technical development has led to an emphasis on function and scientific discourse, ignoring relevant fields like dress and fashion and post-cognitive perspectives that prioritize materiality and embodied experience. As the field continues to develop, different theoretical perspectives are needed to inform new conceptual and methodological approaches to support this expanding, combinatorial field. The notion of embodied interaction, which recognizes the fundamental importance of engaging and re-conceptualizing technology through the experience of the body and its senses is critical to this new agenda. The limitations of technology oriented human-computer interaction (HCI) theories and normative semiotic theories of fashion are considered in relation to the design of soft wearable technologies. Two recent smart garment design projects, that have used embodied interaction approaches are discussed in relation to three theoretical perspectives: firstly from current dress/fashion theory, where notions drawn from new materialism and embodiment theory have led to a reconceptualization of dress as corporeal experience; secondly that of somatics, an approach where knowledge is developed from within the lived experience of the moving body; and thirdly in relation to new material ontologies that address the digital materiality of smart textiles. The theoretical and methodological approaches introduced in the paper and explored through the projects introduce new ideas and approaches that can inform fresh approaches to the design of soft wearable technologies and smart textiles.en_NZ
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Design, 11(3), 7-15.
dc.identifier.issn1991-3761en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/11075
dc.languageEnglishen_NZ
dc.publisherChinese Institute of Designen_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://ijdesign.org/index.php/IJDesign/article/view/2845en_NZ
dc.rightsCopyright: © 2017 Joseph, Smitheram, Cleveland, Stephen, & Fisher. Copyright for this article is retained by the authors, with first publication rights granted to the International Journal of Design. All journal content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License. By virtue of their appearance in this open-access journal, articles are free to use, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccessen_NZ
dc.subjectDesignen_NZ
dc.subjectEmbodimenten_NZ
dc.subjectInteractionen_NZ
dc.subjectMaterilaityen_NZ
dc.subjectSmart textilesen_NZ
dc.subjectWearable technologyen_NZ
dc.titleDigital Materiality, Embodied Practices and Fashionable Interactions in the Design of Soft Wearable Technologiesen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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