BacterioChromic
responsive . textiles . thermoset . interactive
responsive . textiles . thermoset . interactive
2018 _ responsive textiles
Exhibited: Living with Adaptive Architecture at Lakeside Arts Center in Nottingham, 2018.
Collaboration: Sara Nabil.
Publication: Nabil, S., Kučera, J., Karastathi, N., Kirk, D. S., & Wright, P. (2019). Seamless seams: Crafting techniques for embedding fabrics with interactive actuation. In DIS 2019 - Proceedings of the 2019 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (pp. 987-999). doi:10.1145/3322276.3322369
BacterioChromic explores soft, responsive textiles inspired by bacterial growth patterns in petri dishes. Through embroidery, dyeing, and machine sewing, the project embeds Shape-Memory Alloy wires and thermochromic threads into fabric to create colour-changing and shape-changing behaviours.
The wall-based prototype responds to touch, stretch, and breath, shifting its surface through tactile interaction. ,The work uses patterns as a material language to raise awareness around antimicrobial resistance and imagine softer forms of interactive interiors