Diana Eng will present the Fairytale Fashion Collection in a technology fashion show on Wed., February 24, 7PM, at Eyebeam. Models will hit the runway while an orchestra of circuit bending DJ’s create music from hacked video game consoles. Seated front row will be celebrity scientists, designers, school children, and traditional celebrities. This event will showcase innovation in fashion through technology.
The Fairytale Fashion Collection uses technology to create magical clothing in real life. Electronics, mechanical engineering, and mathematics are used to create clothing with blooming flowers, changing colors and transforming shapes. Research and development for the Fairytale Fashion collection are shared online at FairytaleFashion.org as an educational tool that teaches about science, math, and technology through fashion. Fairytale Fashion was created with the support of Eyebeam Art and Technology Center nonprofit.
RSVP will open on February 10.
Diana Eng is a fashion designer who specializes in technology, math, and science. Her designs range from inflatable clothing to fashions inspired by mechanical engineering. She is a designer from Bravo’s Emmy nominated TV show, Project Runway season 2 and author of Fashion Geek: Clothes, Accessories, Tech. Diana is cofounder of NYC Resistor hacker group. Diana is currently a resident artist at Eyebeam.
All of the Fairytale Fashion videos are finished and now we are getting ready for Fairytale Fashion Runway Show on Feb. 24th. Things are busy, busy.
Yesterday morning I interviewed with The Business Insider. Then I met with Peter Kirn and am very excited that he will be putting together a circuit bending orchestra for the fashion show. A long time ago, live orchestras used to play while models walked the runway. The Fairytale Fashion Show will have DJ’s playing music from hacked electronics. Last, I went to Meet Up’s Fashion 2.0 to try and get together the last bit of funding for the fashion show. I met a lot of interesting people there.
NYC public school students between the ages of 13–18 are invited to spend their Thursday afternoons, from 3–6PM, at Eyebeam.
Each month will feature a series of free hands-on workshops (starting at 4PM) where students will have the opportunity to work with different open-source software programs as used by artists and technologists.
NOTE: This is a free program and students are welcome to drop in without RSVP'ing. Computer access is first come first serve. In the case of too many students, students will be invited to team-up and collaborate on shared projects. Students who drop-in cannot be guaranteed a computer and are strongly encouraged to RSVP.
To RSVP, contact Stephanie Pereira via the email listed below, or phone at 212-937-6580 x247
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Free Workshop Schedule:
Every Thursdsay, 4-6PM
(2009-10 School Year)
October: Animation workshop with artist Abigail Simon
Students will work with Scratch and the Adobe CS to learn how to create basic animations from home computers, and how to design, develop and transform characters. **UPDATE: Abigail has generously offered to lead workshops for not one Thursday, but for the first THREE Thursdays in October! Not to be missed.
November: Video Game design workshop with game designer Mark Essen
Students will learn the basics of video game design using Game Maker, a free or low cost program that students can access from home. **UPDATE: Mark will be offering video game design support for all three Thursdays in November!
December: Electronic Sound using Pd (aka Pure Data) with Hans Christoph-Steiner
Students will learn the basics of using Pure Data (Pd), a digital program anyone can use to design live sound environments. There will be a related workshop on Saturday Dec 5, for all ages and this drop-in day will be the perfect primer for that workshop.
January: Digital Image Manipulation with Eyebeam Intern, Patrick Davison
Talking to someone on the internet? Want to seem cool? Want to photoshop their head onto that of a celebrity? Well - the digital savvy know how to do that, but the REALLY digital savvy know that Photoshop's not the only way. The world of digital image manipulation is too often seen as a one-horse race, but it doesn't have to be that way. GIMP is the premiere, super-fantastic FREE SOFTWARE tool for photo retouching, digital image creation, and cover-for-the-CD-me-and-my-friends-made-in-my-basement making. Come get an introduction to both at once, learning the strengths and weaknesses of both as you make your Facebook photos look better, and your friends be more jealous of your skillz. With a "z."
February: NES Graphics Manipulation with NO CARRIER (Don Miller)
Don Miller, of 8-Bit visuals fame will lead a workshop on understanding and manipulating the visual environments of NES games. Students will learn how to alter and create full-screen graphic art used within NES game emulators.
March: TBD
April*: TBD
*There will be no program April 1 due to the school holiday
May: TBD
June: TBD
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Comments
I'm young at heart and want to play with PD with other folks.
Is this limited to just students?
Could I volunteer?