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    Content by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson
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    Since 2020, Hannah is guest professor of the Spiel&&Objekt Master's program at the University of Performing Arts Ernst Busch in Berlin

    From 2013-2015 Mika was a guest professor at the eLab at Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weissensee

    From July - December 2013 Hannah was a researcher at the UdK's Design Research Lab

    From 2010-2012 Mika was a guest researcher in the Smart Textiles Design Lab at The Swedish School of Textiles

    From 2009 - 2011 Hannah was a graduate student in the MIT Media Lab's High-Low Tech research group led by Leah Buechley


    In 2009 Hannah and Mika were both research fellows at the Distance Lab


    Between 2003 - 2009 Hannah and Mika were both students at Interface Cultures
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    Woven Speaker

    Yoghurt pots make great resonant bodies (especially Stichfestes Yoghurt:-). So weaving the speaker membrane from the rim of the pot seems like an obvious opportunity. This post documents how to puncture holes around the rim using a hot needle, thread a circular warp and then weave in and out around in a spiral alternating between an uninsulated highly conductive thread (Karl Grimm silver plated copper) and an insulating cotton thread.


    VIDEO: Woven Yoghurt Speaker with Swinging Magnet

    Step-by-Step

    Step 1) Make holes with hot needle:

    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker

    Step 2) Thread circular warp:

    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker

    Step 1) Weave in and out:

    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker

    Keep going…

    Woven yoghurt speaker
    Woven yoghurt speaker

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    1. Woven Speaker from Yogurt Container #WearableWednesday « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers! on May 13th, 2015

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