Diana Eng's Smart Scarves: deployable structure pleat pattern, fibonacci knit, and thermochromatic snowflakes

[Video Link] My friend, fashion designer Diana Eng, has introduced her new Smart Scarf Mini Collection. She says:

There are three different styles that are created with math, science and technology as an inherent part of the design. The Fibonacci Scarf is a knit using the Fibonacci formula. The Miura Ori scarf starts out compact but becomes voluminous with a 'leaf fold' deployable structure pleat pattern. The Jack Frost scarf is thermochromatic and has snowflakes which appear and grow larger as temperatures become colder.

Diana Eng's Smart Scarves

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That is very cool.

No pun intended.
ciacontra

First Thought: Wow that’s cool.
Second Thoughts: Wait, why would you wear a scarf when it wasn’t cold outside? I mean, what’s the point if it’s always “on”?
Third Thoughts: Ok, I guess if you went into a restaurant or something. But then wouldn’t you take it off?

I mean, I used to be a fashion designer, but then I took an arrow in the knee.
- penguinchris
  
  If you watch the video, it works surprisingly quickly… it’s essentially immediate. So presumably, shortly after walking inside from the cold to a heated building (or the opposite) there will be a sudden and quite noticeable change which should impress quite a lot of onlookers!
woid

Thanks! I went to the site, where I saw the scarves (nice!), but also the great fortune cookie coin purses that were featured here once before — and I ordered one of those for my wife. (Shhh — don’t tell her.)
Mr_Smooth

These are bad-ass.

If you said someone made a Fibonacci object, I would expect a t-shirt with the word “Fibonacci”. Or a tattoo. Or whatever. “Woo hoo, look at me, I can spell the name Fibonacci!!”

Diane Eng is something else. Kudos!
the_engineer

I jumped straight over there to buy one as a Christmas gift for my wife. Unfortunately When i discovered these are made of cotton, I changed my mind. For a $60 scarf this is a really slick trick but it won’t do the important job of keeping her warm. make it out of merino or some other wool and i’m all in.
- penguinchris
  
  Agreed… I’d like one for myself, but I’m hesitant since it’s cotton. I’m guessing it had to be cotton for the thermochromatic ink.
- http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby
  
  I think it’s supposed to be more of a neckerchief type scarf, rather than a proper winter scarf; which would also mean you’d likely see it in all it’s glory in varying weather types. Same comment goes to Ciacontra, above.
  
  Just an assumption though.
mbsase

It’s Freezy Freakies redux!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPvOcCnFUEo
http://www.nathanhornby.com/ Nathan Hornby

By no means a new concept, but the snowflakes on the scarf are probably the best application I’ve seen.
miasm

I should have taken a chance with my idea for thermochemical ink on t-shirts back in the 90′s.
The underarms, front and back around the neck would turn a lighter trope of the main shade to disguise the appearance of sweat stains…
…trials were messy.