A-Nerve pleating sleeve, Bluetooth accessory for mobile phones, by CuteCircuit
I want my clothes to take care of themselves and me, and make life even more fun. Here are a few things on my wishlist* for future clothes (all sustainably/ecologically produced and used, of course...)
*Most, if not all, of these concepts are already in research or prototyping. Click the links and dream.
- Mend themselves if torn or worn (i.e. self heal, like skin)
- Repel dirt and stains, and totally Self-clean
- Administer vitamins or medicines (insulin, say) transdermally
- Or expose our bodies to light to counteract SADD
- Regulate vital functions
- Destroy germs and bacteria in our surroundings
- Massage sore muscles
- Stimulate muscle exercise and toning
- Destroy cellulite
- Moisturize or exfoliate our skin
- Protect us from bullets or knives
- Sample toxins in the environment and alert us
- Store solar or kinetic energy for running PEDs
- Provide light in the dark
- Administer aromatherapy
- Hug us
- Deliver messages or images on integrated flexible screens
- Talk to other people's clothes
- Mimic our surroundings for camouflage (protection)
- Or make us stand out from our surroundings (mating colors)
- Change their surface “print” pattern, colors, and texture
- Be usefully convertible (a puffy ski jacket that is also a carry-on suitcase... with wheels)
- Change from breathable to waterproof, and back, as needed
- Regulate our comfort and temperature (warm us, cool us)
- Be fireproof, heat protective
- Provide our GPS position to ourselves or others
- Be wearable/washable “laptops," "iPods," "phones"
- Iron themselves, or animate, via shape-memory or other technology
- Be made of lab-grown, cruelty-free leather, fur, feathers
- Be "nano-built" to have the actual color and iridescent properties of, say, beetles, butterflies, diatoms, and bird's feathers
- Grow new pieces, parts or textural layers over time
- Have pockets only where and when needed
- Be grown or 3D printed to our exact dimensions, without sewing or seams
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