Maggie Orth The Art and Technology of Electronic Textiles

Artist and technologist Maggie Orth (Founder and CEO, International Fashion Machines, Inc.) discusses her electronic textiles, including the Leaping Lines Electric Plaid panel and the Fuzzy Light Wall on view in Extreme Textiles.

Tonight's talk, The Art and Technology of Electronic Textiles, focuses on the relationship between computation, material making, and traditional artistic/design practices that resulted in these innovative products. image credit

Fuzzy Light Wall
Designed by Maggie Orth with Samantha Bittman and Evi Ho
Manufactured by International Fashion Machines Inc., U.S.A., 2005
Courtesy of International Fashion Machines, Inc., with assistance from Intel Research, Seattle
Installation photo (detail): Andrew Garn