The Power of Thread, part 4: Anda Klancic – gallery

May 20, 2011

Anda Klancic was introduced on Body Pixel by my fellow blogger Ivana in her review and the gallery from Balkan Fiber Art event almost three years ago. Anda’s appealing  textile sculptures  have a special place here and we will definitely continue to cover activities by one of the most recognized European contemporary textile artist and the winner of prestigious competitions  around the globe.

For the very end of this gallery, we bring you at the bottom of this blog post complete catalog from the exhibition The Power of Thread readable via Issuu web service. Enjoy!

If not credited all photos by Anda Klancic and Francesco Montenero.

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Aura by Anda Klancic  (c)
Production: Arcadia Lightwear

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The Power of Thread, part 2: BelaBela – gallery

May 16, 2011

BelaBela means WhiteWhite in Slovenian.  BelaBela covers textile arts, interior and industrial design at the same time. BelaBela are Jana Mrsnik and Vesna Stih from Ljubljana.

Girls from BelaBela like to explore new senses and shapes of material, space and light. You can read their interview on Big Creative Industries to get the full insight into their projects.

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Curtain / Wall by BelaBela (c)

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Interview with Erich Zainziger a.k.a. talk2myShirt, part 2: Let’s electrify yarn and fabrics!

March 29, 2011

This is the second part of the interview with Erich Zainziger a.k.a. talk2myShirt. Read the first part hereHooked up to wearable electronics

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Photo: Erich Zainziger, from private album via F-book

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Interview with Erich Zainziger a.k.a. talk2myShirt, part 1: Hooked up to wearable electronics

Erich Zainziger does consultancy, training and design of interactive fashion, e-textiles and wearable electronic. He’s also a blogger behind talk2myShirt dedicated to smart fabrics and wearable technology.

Because of his previous experience with Philips Company I wanted to interview him from the moment when I decided to cover the fields of wearables… Erich lives  and works now in Philippines and runs his own wear tech company Elextile… Hence, let’s hear his thoughts on the  wear tech scene…

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Photo above: Erich Zainzinger, from personal album
Photo bellow: Zainziger’s design – Solar Bag (c), taken from flickr

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