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For my 7th and final project, I collaborated with Gabe Barcia-Colombo on a video installation called Window Ghosts. I initially got the idea for it one night when I was leaving work, walking down Waverly, and looked up at the Tisch bulding to see to two people standing in a window. There was . . . → Read More: Day 7: Window Ghosts
For airplanes, elevators, and other tight spaces, the Elbow Detector is a wearable device that notifies you of the presence of another elbow so you can avoid that embarrassing moment of bumping elbows with a stranger. I have two variations in mind: the silent notifier (that signals the wearer with a small vibrating . . . → Read More: Day 6: The Elbow Detector Ok, so this is sort of a cheat, but I today I finally documented a prototype I made a while back. It’s called the Discommunicator. It’s a tool for communication that blocks conversation. It buffers words and enforces eye contact. Intended for heated discourse, the Discommunicator allows each person to say all the . . . → Read More: Day 5 (sort of): The Discommunicator I’ve been thinking about making this dress for 5 years. Maybe 6. I got the idea when I was a professional sandwich- and salad-maker at the Garden Street Cafe in Rhinebeck, New York. Our mesclun came from Little Seeds (the local farm) in huge, clear bags. When a bag was almost done, I’d hold . . . → Read More: DAY 4.5: The Seasonal Salad Dress The Boundary Belt is provides the wearer with the ability to produce a spontaneous boundary marker in the event of an ambiguous or misconstrued situation. With a press of the emergency release button (located on the belt), the boundary is immediately launched, clearly indicating to the approaching party where they are or are not . . . → Read More: Day 3: The Boundary Belt A slow start, but here are some prototypes that emerged from Day 1… Kiss Shield: a clear signifier for awkward embraces Connected Soles: Face-to-Face Mask: |
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