Emerging Technology - Fashion Wearables - Engineering and Coding

Are you fashion Savvy? Is your fashion sense unique and different from others? If yes, then this the camp that will give you new skills to take your fashion sense to next level. Enter the world of e-textiles. Explore integrating fashion with technology.

Solution Topic

Ideate and prototype fashion and tech savvy garment and accessories. DESIGN and CODE brilliant LED sequence. Embed and CODE a SENSOR to make your creation SMART!

Design , Experiment, Build

• Learn the engineering process
• Select your project: From Fashion accessories to assistive technology embedded in e-textiles
• Learn basic circuitry with Arduino Lily Pad
• Learn the basics of programming
• Learn the art of designing with e-textiles.
• Learn the basics of electrical engineering
• Bring together function, form and aesthetics

Students will learn:

• Engineering process
• Design Thinking process
• Prototype design
• Circuits Basic
• Programming basic
• Arduino platform
• Presentation skills
• Product Pitch

Students will make:

• Students will make a variety of wearable projects during the week
• For the final project, students can choose between the following projects:
  • Bracelet
  • skirt
  • Purse
  • Hat/scarf
• All creations will have sensor components and programmable LEDs
• Using the design thinking process students will complete their  fashion savvy product prototype

Students will take home:

• Entire project
• Arduino Lilypad board
• Arduino Lilypad sensor
• Arduino Lily LED's
• Other electrical components
• Other maker components

Students will visit:

• Students will either visit Science centre on Friday or will be visited by a tech company for expo