xlab Showcase 2023 - Ways of Uninventing

ExpandFabric

Hiroki Kaimoto +Yasuaki Kakehi


Prototypes that utilize the material properties of heat expansion to change the shape of the clothing's texture. Using thermal expansion material, a pattern is drawn on clothes which expands when heated, causing the cloth’s surface to roll up and change its shape. By using digital fabrication tools to print the material with the determined expansion rate on the clothes, we are attempting to create new shapes on clothes in a programmable manner.