Forget the cocktail dress, this is a robotically assisted mixologist. Charm the dress’s host with a round of truth or dare, and receive a drink.
The DareDroid is a biomechanic cocktail making dress that uses medical technology, customised hardware and human temperament to provide you with a freshly made cocktail.
The dress is created by The Modern Nomads (MoNo). The team consists of Anouk Wipprecht, a Dutch fashiontech designer that uses electronics in her designs. Marius Kintel, a hacker, tinkerer, and engineer based in Vienna and at the Metalab and Jane Tingley, a Montreal based artist who works with sculpture, responsive installation, and sound.
I start off wearing all five unitards & dance to classic burlesque music as Richard [the other performer] peels off layers in succession. First the skin is taken off, revealing muscles; then the muscles are removed, showing the organs; organs give way to the circulatory system; in the end, I’m left wearing the bones. It worked really well.
Many New Yorkers refer to California as “The Land of Fruits and Nuts”, presumably skeptical (and possibly just jealous) of the generally more progressive culture of their bizarro west-coast counterparts. This is a front: If you can get a New Yorker to lower their guard by forgetting about their office job, their conservative ancestry or their embarrassment in front of their east-coast peers, you can get them to show their true colors. Coney Island’s annual Mermaid Parade, held yesterday, is the place to do this. And oh boy, it’s a sight.
The laws on the books in NYC state that it is legal for anyone – regardless of gender – to appear in public topless. In practice, if a woman were to walk down Broadway in nothing but a thong she might still be stopped by an ill-informed or overly diligent cop. The Mermaid Parade remedies this problem by encouraging more skin and parading it down Surf Avenue, right through Coney Island’s famous amusement park and boardwalk. When tits on parade are the main event, the pastie-makers get their creativity on. Here are some notables: Read the rest of this entry »
What is a Tidy Cloth? Well, a Tidy Cloth is a classy little lifesaver for anyone who has ever been on the giving or receiving end of a sticky post-coital situation. No more shame, no more awkward silence, no more “Umm… can you hand me one of those t-shirts out of the laundry pile?” The Tidy Cloth, or “cum rag” as it’s known in the vernacular, replaces that uncomfortable pause with an excellent conversation piece, great for distracting a partner from your pitiful performance or untimely release.
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kevlar, sterling silver, crystal beads, solenoid, global positioning device, and Number Six circuit board (unique to Chris Csikszentmihályi’s group, Computing Culture — MIT Media Lab)
The GPS Chastity Belt is a concept piece that looks at the physical and sexual abuse of women in today’s society. Throughout history, women have been forced to endure and deal with the numerous repercussions of assault. Although many of these attacks have been unexpected, several have been in well-known danger areas, or committed by familiar individuals. The GPS Chastity Belt is for these specific cases.
This piece contains a solenoid that is connected to a global positioning system. When the user is an area that she deems dangerous, the solenoid locks the garment. Prior to using, the individual inputs geographical co-ordinates into a software program that in turn is uploaded to a microprocessor in the garment. When the user enters within a certain distance from one of the co-ordinates, the solenoid is triggered, securing the garment.
Unfortunately, the victimisation of women continues to be a problem with no concrete answer. Although this piece does not offer a definite solution to sexual violence, it could provide women with a tool with which to protect themselves and help stop the spread of sexual infections.
