Research
We practice a form of design research that blends theory and practice. The work demonstrates approaches to working across craft and engineering and provokes visions of alternative socio-technical relationships that center material practice, sustainability, and community.

A Fabric That Remembers
Handwoven force sensing cloth

AdaCAD
Open source weave drafting software

Animated Linen
Shape-Changing Cloth via Overtwisted Linen

Magnetic Reverberations
handwoven electromagnetic display

A Table Weaving
understanding data center usage via weaving

Biofoam
using gelatin based foams to create interactive objects

Bits and Threads
Teaching computation via weaving at local libraries

Critical Crochet
a crochet and data activity book

Design Bookkeeping
reflections on how we might save and share craft knowledge

Design Memoirs
what do with the struggles or difficulties that design cannot solve?

Designing Dissolving Wearables
dissolving as a design feature

Desktop Wet-Spinning
An open-source wet-spinning system for making fibers and filaments

HCI Amusements
Taking inspiration from Fluxus to Reflect on Research Practices

Intro to Weave Structure for HCI
how can we communicate craft knowledge in academic publications?

Knitting Access
self-tracking via knitted interfaces for people with disabilities

Loom Pedals
an improvisational interface for digital weaving

Objects of Care
embracing ambiguity and interpretation with data

Personal Data Narratives
embracing ambiguity and interpretation with data

Research Lab of Ambiguous Futurology
Speculations on future heirlooms

Stories of Material-led Designers
a collection of stories about the roles designers have played in interdisciplinary collaboration

String figure sensor
can a string know its own shape?

Towards Yarn-ier Interactive Textiles
What if we had as many variations of conductive yarns as we do for standard yarns?

Unfabricate
designing smart textiles for disassembly

Wear
a high-tech house dress

What can HCI Learn from ASMR?
Designs that help us become enchanted with everyday objects

Wind Loom
an interesting machine for becoming frustrated

Woven AR Markers
Designing Cloth as Augmented Reality Markers