The post this week talks about definitions of mixing principles for thermochromic textiles. Thermochromic leuco dyes changes from coloured to colourless on heating. It is also possible to provide a change from one colour to another, by mixing the thermochomic dye with permanent pigments. I have worked with chromic dyes for over 10 years, during which I have also taught others of how …
I started this week by giving a lecture at my old school ‘Lunds Konst/Designskola’ in Lund, where I did my foundation course in Art and Design. It was great fun to come back and meet all the students studying there now and see how the school has developed since I was a student there. I gave a lecture about Smart Textiles …
The post this week introduces the second part of Chapter 6 of my PhD thesis, a discussion concerning future scenarios for the use of integrated photovoltaic cells in textile applications. The discussion concerning the possibilities to develop the research further by integrating the photovoltaic into the textiles, has a design perspective. The work in my thesis has demonstrated that sunlight has the potential to …
The post this week introduces the content of parts of Chapter 6 of my PhD thesis, an investigation into the untapped potential in using photovoltaics to power heating mechanisms that in turn activate thermochromic dyes (indirect solar energy). Indirect activation is defined as activation of the thermochromic dyes using electrical heating mechanisms that are powered by solar cells (photovoltaic), thus using the sun as …
This next post regarding the content of my PhD thesis is talking about the in-depth study into the potential to design imageries that cover several surfaces (e.g., textiles, light and shadows) within a three-dimensional space. These imageries are created due to the interaction between sunlight and a textile when solar energy is used as an activator for thermochromic dyes. These investigations …
The second post relating to the content of my PhD thesis Thermochromic textiles and sunlight activating systems: an alternative means to induce colour change, focuses on dynamic aesthetics created by the use of laser technology and/or devoré print in combination with the colour change created by thermochromic dyes activated by sunlight. The aim with this investigation was to answer the question …
This post introduces the first of three parts of the experimental work presented in my PhD thesis Thermochromic textiles and sunlight activating systems: an alternative means to induce colour change. The, in this text, presented part discusses the investigation and formulation of the relationship between thermochromic dyes and direct solar energy, in terms of activating and deactivating the dye. These investigations were conducted using the …
You can now download my PhD thesis ’Thermochromic textiles and sunlight activating systems: an alternative means to induce colour change’. You will find the link to download the thesis here. Abstract: This thesis has investigated how the design process used by a textile printmaker practitioner requires further modification when the sun, uncontrollable by nature, is used to activate thermochromic leuco dyes, a dynamic surface …
Their is still time to come by and see the exhibition ‘Formgalleriet 2014:1’ at galleri Elleroch were I’m exhibiting textiles together with three other designers. The exhibition runs until June 12th. For more information see Elleroch