Textielpatroon (fractal pied de poule)

Het patroon is opgebouwd uit regelmatig terugkerende pied de poule figuren met een fractale opbouw, dat wil zeggen, binne een pied de poule figuur bevinden zich verkleind weer meerdere pied de poule figuren en daarbinnen ook weer

Torus and Klein bottle tessellations with a single tile of pied de poule (Houndstooth)

We design a 3D surface made by continuous deformation applied to a single tile. The contour edges are aligned according to the network topology of a Pied-de-poule tessellation. In a classical tessellation, each edge is aligned with a matching edge of a neighbouring tile, but here the single tile acts as a neighbouring tile too. The continuous deformation mapping the Pied-de-poule tile to the 3D surface preserves the staircase nature of the contour edges of the tile. It is a diffeomorphism. The 3D surface thus appears as a torus with gaps where the sides of the tile meet. Next we present another surface, also a single Pied-de-poule tile, but with different tessellation type, a Klein bottle. Both surfaces are 3D printed as innovative art works, connecting topological manifolds and the famous fashion pattern

Textielpatroon (fractal line pied de poule)

Het patroon bestaat uit een enkele lijn van een zigzagvorm die regelmatig terugkerende pied de boule figuren oplevert met fractale opbouw, dat wil zeggen: binnen een pied de poule figuur bevinden zich weer meerdere verkleinde pied de poule figuren en daarbinnen ook weer. Het is een kenmerk van het patroon dat de kleinere figuren 45 graden gedraaid zijn ten opzichte van de grotere

Multi-tasking and Arduino : why and how?

In this article I argue that it is important to develop experiential prototypes which have multi-tasking capabilities. At the same time I show that for embedded prototype software based on the popular Arduino platform this is not too difficult. The approach is explained and illustrated using technical examples – practical and hands-on, down to the code level. At the same time a few helpful notations for designing and documenting the software are introduced and illustrated by the same examples. Finally a few case studies of the technical approach are listed

A novel line fractal pied de poule (houndstooth)

In earlier work we proposed a fractal pied de poule inspired by Cantor's dust, building on a mathematical analyis of the classical pied de poule pattern. Now we propose another fractal pied de poule implemented as a single line. Instead of blocks which get fragmented into smaller and smaller blocks, we begin with a single continuous line which is expanded by adding more and more nested zigzags. Although the former approach takes a two-dimensional starting point and the latter a one-dimensional starting point, the resulting fractal dimensions are comparable (also depending on the type of the original pied de poule being fractalised). We calculate the fractal dimension and develop a fashion item based on the new pattern, to be shown at Bridges

Family arizing

In this demo we show the two main components of the Family Arizing system which allows parents to stay in contact with their child and, in cases of distress, provide the child with a remote comforting hug. The two components to be shown are the active necklace and the active snuggle

Pied de pulse: packing embroidered circles and coil actuators in pied de poule (houndstooth)

We report on the integration of fractal-like structures inspired by Appolonian circles with pied de poule (houndstooth) fabric patterns, and on the use of electric actuators in garments made with digital embroidery techniques