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

By: miasm

miasm — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:11:00 +0000

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.

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:50:00 +0000

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.

By: Nathan Hornby

Nathan Hornby — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:48:00 +0000

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

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:36:00 +0000

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!

By: penguinchris

penguinchris — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 09:34:00 +0000

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.

By: mbsase

mbsase — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:27:00 +0000

It’s Freezy Freakies redux!!!

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

By: the_engineer

the_engineer — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:17:00 +0000

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.

By: Mr_Smooth

Mr_Smooth — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:12:00 +0000

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!

By: woid

woid — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:50:00 +0000

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.)

By: ciacontra

ciacontra — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:33:00 +0000

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.

By: Noctilucent Studios

Noctilucent Studios — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 02:14:00 +0000

That is very cool.

No pun intended.