In our new wearable-tech series, The Concepts, The Creators Project investigates the various innovators at work designing wearables that evolve art forms and practices, as well as how these creatives imagine the future of wearable tech. In our first Concepts episode, we zoned in on SubPac, a device that lets users feel sound. In our second episode, we spoke with 16-year-old, DIY inventor Joey Hudy about wearables and their relationships to the Maker movement. Our third episode features bionic chef Eduardo Garcia, who uses advanced mechanical prosthetics to continue the pursuit of his passion: food. Today, we're sharing a documentary on a fashion designer at the cutting edge of wearable technology.
After graduating from the Academy of the Arts in the Netherlands, in 2010, Pauline van Dongen began a womenswear label under her own name. Nearly five years (and five collections) later, van Dongen stands at the forefront of a synthesis of two seemingly disparate, but equally creative fields: fashion design, and solar power. Integrating circuits and solar panels into her textiles, van Dongen represents a fashionable and energy-efficient future for wearable technology.
Inspired by her intrepid artistry (as well as her haute couture), The Creators Project visited Pauline van Dongen at her studio in Arnhem, the Netherlands, and produced a documentary on this promising pioneer.
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