On 29 May 2008, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event focussed on the themes of "Machined Craft" and "Haute Tech".
This is the presentation by Peter Schmitt, a PhD candidate in the Smart Cities group at the MIT Media Lab. His work focuses on pushing the limits of digital fabrication techniques for applications ranging from car design to artistic production. He discussed how machines (such as CNC machines and 3D printers) can be a direct tool…
On 29 May 2008, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event focussed on the themes of "Machined Craft" and "Haute Tech".
This is the presentation by Peter Schmitt, a PhD candidate in the Smart Cities group at the MIT Media Lab. His work focuses on pushing the limits of digital fabrication techniques for applications ranging from car design to artistic production. He discussed how machines (such as CNC machines and 3D printers) can be a direct tool…
On 29 May 2008, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event focussed on the themes of "Machined Craft" and "Haute Tech".
This is the presentation by Di Mainstone, creator of interactive couture garments that playfully explore human behaviour. She discussed her evolution from established London-based fashion designer to nomadic creator of "Haute Tech". More specifically she looked at a selection of her work in the field of interactive fashion including…
On 12 September 2007, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event focussed on the themes of "Smart Cities" and "Sports over a Distance".
This is the presentation by Susanne Seitinger, a PhD candidate in the Smart Cities group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab in the USA. She talked about her latest project, a system of programmable solar-powered lighting units called "Urban Pixels" that can be used to create new effects in…
On 12 September 2007, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event focussed on the themes of "Smart Cities" and "Sports over a Distance".
This is the presentation by Florian 'Floyd' Mueller, a PhD candidate in Interaction Design at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Floyd presented his work in the areas of "Exertion Interfaces" and "Sports over a Distance" in which participants in different parts of the world can play a physically exhausting sport…
On 2 June 2007, Distance Lab hosted its first Open Studio event entitled "Distance No Object", which featured invited presentations by cutting-edge researchers.
This is the presentation by Elena Corchero, an experienced fashion and interaction designer with a background in fine arts. She presented her latest work on how electronics and solar power technology can be incorporated into garments and fashion accessories in a delicate and appealing way.…
On 2 June 2007, Distance Lab hosted its first Open Studio event entitled "Distance No Object", which featured invited presentations by cutting-edge researchers.
This is the presentation by Dan Stiehl, a PhD candidate in the Robotic Life research group at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. Dan talked about the Media Lab's "Huggable" project, a sophisticated robotic teddy bear intended as a platform for early language learning…
On 10 June 2009, Distance Lab hosted an Open Studio event entitled "Social TechStyles", focusing on the themes of social computing and smart textiles.
The special guest speaker for this event was Karrie Karahalios, assistant professor in computer science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where she heads the Social Spaces Group. Her work focuses on the interaction between people and the social cues they perceive in networked electronic…
HandMade is a wearable recording device that captures what one does with their hands from a first-person perspective. Recordings made with HandMade allow audience members to immerse themselves more deeply into the shoes of artists or craft-makers than is possible in typical TV documentaries or other archival formats. Recordings can also be keepsakes, allowing users to capture ordinary moments or special techniques together with stories that can be…
Videos produced by or about Distance Lab, a creative non-profit research organisation for digital media technology and design, focused on the theme of distance.
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