Customisable wearables

Fashion and Technology: A Concern Over Wearables' Environmental and Social Implications

“…A more radical design-related approach in the market of wearables is Do-It-Yourself (DIY) practices (Jarusriboonchai & Häkkilä, 2019). These initiatives are worth noticing since wearables have been often regarded as a knowledge-intensive product and are often a result of intense research (Zhao et al, 2020).…”

“…This can be a partial answer to a short life cycle of wearables: by making an informed choice regarding the DIY wearable's functionality and investing time and skills into its creation, a user might be eager to keep it longer. However, these DIY practices, as a rule, are shaped and maintained within smaller communities with necessary (often rare or unique) skills and knowledge, and, thus, may not reach larger consumer groups (Jarusriboonchai & Häkkilä, 2019).…”

3D-printing textiles: multi-stage mechanical characterization of additively manufactured biaxial weaves

“…The overall mechanical behavior can be tuned by modifying either the yarn structure or the fabric generation process [17]. This precise tuning of properties offers the possibility for customization, both geometrically and mechanically, and removes design constraints [18][19][20][21]. This sets the basis for designing structures that are currently almost infeasible to produce with traditional manufacturing, for example seamless rings or structures with varying yarn geometry.…”

Accessible Gaming Wearables: Opportunities for Players with Upper Limb Motor Disabilities

“…However, commercially available gaming wearables are limited in their meaningful interaction. Exploration into how gaming wearables can be designed to be more playful [26] and innovative [25,27], and how costume aspects [70] and customization aspects [71] can further the creativity of wearables have been extensively explored. These studies establish what non-disabled users desire in wearable interaction: customization, playfulness, sociality, and performance.…”