Motion Responsive Sportswear
Noora Abu Eitah — September 23, 2008 — Fashion
References: talk2myshirt
Motion Responsive Sportswear is a research project conducted by Kerri Wallace, a textile designer from the UK. Her design uses "a correlation between heart rate and body temperature as a trigger for the visual representation of the activity level by changing the color pattern of sports apparel."
The sports wear is printed with temperature specific thermo-chromic and thermo-chromic liquid crystal inks which change colours with the change in the intensity of activity as well as in body temperature.
The sports wear is printed with temperature specific thermo-chromic and thermo-chromic liquid crystal inks which change colours with the change in the intensity of activity as well as in body temperature.
Trend Themes
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Motion-sensitive Textiles — Opportunity for disruptively innovating sportswear by incorporating motion-sensing technology to create apparel that responds to the wearer's movement.
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Temperature-patterned Sportswear — Disruptive opportunity to develop sportswear with temperature-specific inks that change colors based on the intensity of physical activity and body temperature.
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Biometric-driven Apparel — Innovation potential in creating sportswear that utilizes biometric data, such as heart rate and body temperature, to visually represent the wearer's activity level through color patterns.
Industry Implications
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Sports Apparel — The sports apparel industry can explore disruptive innovation possibilities by integrating motion-sensing technology and temperature-specific inks into their products.
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Textile Design — Opportunity for disruptive innovation in the textile design industry by developing new materials and techniques to create motion-responsive and temperature-patterned textiles for sportswear.
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Fitness Technology — Innovation opportunity for the fitness technology industry to collaborate with sportswear companies to create biometric-driven apparel that enhances the wearer's workout experience.
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