Joseph Kittinger
51 years ago today, Captain Joseph Kittinger stepped out of a baloon at 102,800 feet above sea level. Wearing only a space suit and a parachute, he fell for 84,800 feet before his parachute deployed....
View ArticleCareer Change!
A personal update today: I just finished week number two at my new position as a Textile Design Engineer at Secant Medical. While I’d love to pontificate lengthily about what I’ll be making in this new...
View ArticleSheep Shaving and Speed Weaving.
Its farm show time here in Pennsylvania. I don’t know how, but I could feel it in the air 100 miles from the epicenter at the Farm Show Complex in Harrisburg. If you’re unfamiliar with the concept of...
View ArticleMedina Haram Piazza
In the city of Medina, the lunar cycles have been slowly advancing the time of the pilgrimage to Al-Masjid al-Nabawi from autumn to summer. In anticipation of that change, this stunning umbrella...
View ArticleLe Laboratoire
Le Laboratoire is a playground of ideas where science meets art or art meets science. The concept of Le Laboratoire is this: Le Laboratoire is a contemporary art and design center in central Paris,...
View ArticlePlaying with Toys to Make Machines that Make Fabric
This is inspired play. Never in my years of childhood mastery of Tinkertoys, Legos, Lincoln Logs and Erector Sets, had I ever risen to this level of engineering. This beautiful insanity mixes play...
View ArticleSpiders Under the Influence
caffeine There’s been a lot of talk lately about spider silk. Shawls made from spider silk. Genetically modified goats that produce spider silk milk. Its super strong stuff and incredibly interesting...
View ArticleMaking Denim for Roy
Thank you , Internets, for the steady flow of videos that celebrate the construction of textiles. This one turned up a few days ago via twitter: @lbruning and I think i’ve watched it 20 times already....
View ArticleExtra planar textiles
It’s been a while, I know. Its not that I don’t have anything to say on this blog, it’s that I have so much to do. I know, it sounds like excuses, and it is, i know. However, it has been an...
View ArticleLighter Than Air
Balloons just don’t get enough serious attention. These textile flying “machines” used to be the state of the art in getting man off the ground for observation, exploration and adventure. Now they’re...
View ArticleExtra planar textiles
It’s been a while, I know. Its not that I don’t have anything to say on this blog, it’s that I have so much to do. I know, it sounds like excuses, and it is, i know. However, it has been an...
View ArticleLighter Than Air
Balloons just don’t get enough serious attention. These textile flying “machines” used to be the state of the art in getting man off the ground for observation, exploration and adventure. Now they’re...
View ArticleWe Can Weave You A Donor Organ
I recently did a talk at TEDx Nashville about how textiles can be used to save and improve lives. Check it out!
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