Joanna Berzowska is an expert in soft computation, electronic tectiles and especially responsive clothing as wearable technology. She is the founder of XS Labs where her team develops electronic textile and reactive fashion projects, such as Skorpions. Skorpions is made up of five different garments that seem to have a life of its own. These outfits move, pulse and change with the body in slow, organic motions. They are controlled by internal programming, and they use Nitinol to achieve the slow movements. The cut of the pattern, the seams, and other construction details become an important component of engineering design. All those elements are essential to create such interesting, sophisticated dresses as the XS Lab team realized in the Skorpions project.
Many people call this project a ‘feast for the eyes’ and I completely agree. You don’t see something like this everyday. I hope artists continue to make garments that can move. It’s interesting to think of what your clothes would be like if they were alive. I personally think it would be fascinating to put on a dress that would look differently when I am done wearing it. This isn’t really fashion, but it can and will be!
