Archive for November, 2006

CuteCircuit at Nordic Exceptional Trendshop

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

NEXT: Nordic Exceptional TrendshopCome visit CuteCircuit this week-end in Copenhagen, Denmark, for NEXT the Nordic Exceptional Trendshop Forum. NEXT is organized by Innovation Lab in Copenhagen and is a conference and exhibition about future trends in technology and design. The exhibition will run from the December 1st to December 3rd at ITU, Copenhagen.

CuteCircuit will be there giving live demonstrations of the HugShirt followed by a presentation about Wearable Technology. See you in Denmark!

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"Worldchanging" book features CuteCircuit!

Sunday, November 19th, 2006

The book “Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century” is out! Edited by Alex Steffen and with a preface by Al Gore. Worldchanging features the work of CuteCircuit in chapter 1 “Stuff”, in the Art Meets Technology section.

“Worldchanging: A Users Guide for the 21st Century is a groundbreaking compendium of the most innovative solutions, ideas and inventions emerging today for building a sustainable, livable, prosperous future. From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change, this is the most comprehensive, cutting-edge overview to date of what’s possible in the near future — if we decide to make it so.”

Read more about the book on the Worldchanging official website.

Order the book from Amazon or find an independent bookstore near you at Booksense.com .

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Time Best Inventions of 2006: Hug Shirt

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Time Hug Shirt imageThe Hug Shirt has been nominated as one of the Best Inventions of 2006 by Time Magazine!!!

Finally you can see the new Hug Shirt that was presented at Wired NextFest in New York last month. The new design features a very comfortable mix of smart textiles, cotton and micro-fiber that make it very soft and pleasant to wear. And yes! Is completely washable! More images of the new Hug Shirt will be available soon on the Hug Shirt webpage.

Time Best Inventions 2006

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CuteCircuit featured in Surface Magazine special Avant Guardian Issue

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

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Surface Magazine has published its annual review of cutting edge Fashion, Photography and Design. Each year the highly anticipatedAvant Guardian Special Issue features an up-to-date exposition of the most exciting new talent, avant-garde and rising stars. This year’s issue features an interview with CuteCircuit designers accompanied by a photo essay on the the fashion and innovations from CuteCircuit.

The accompanying article gives some insight into the inspiration behind CuteCircuit designs, plus some history of the label and some interesting information about what motivated such an innovative departure from traditional fashion.

Go get it!
The Avant Guardian issue of Surface Magazine hits news stands today!

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