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    Content by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson
    E-Textile Tailor Shop by KOBAKANT
    The following institutions have funded our research and supported our work:

    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
    We support the Open Source Hardware movement. All our own designs published on this website are released under the Free Cultural Works definition

    Print & Publications

    This page collects various print materials we’ve prepared for workshops over the years.
    Please email us if any of the links are missing, or you detect mistakes in the documents.

    Making oscillations that will be heard

    Electronics as Material III course at CIID 2017
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6464
    PDF >> http://www.kobakant.at/downloads/booklets/MakingOscillations_final.pdf
    PDF spreads >> http://www.kobakant.at/downloads/booklets/MakingOscillations-spreads_final.pdf

    WishLab Booklet

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/?p=566
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/?p=546
    PDF >> http://www.kobakant.at/wishlab.pdf

    electric-craft-material-samples-folder

    >> Download PDF
    >> Flickr set

    Embroidery gone Electronic

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3444
    >> http://www.nerding.at/download/Embroidery/embroidery_stitches_1.pdf
    >> http://www.nerding.at/download/Embroidery/embroidery_stitches_2.pdf

    Wearable Studio Workshops at ARS (2015)

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=5763
    >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/20653555089
    >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/20217442024/in/album-72157655353628294
    >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/20813769006/in/album-72157655353628294
    >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/20830500482/in/album-72157655353628294

    PIFpack Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6270
    PDF >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JnxpXitWKSWkZrUkdfMS1VMFk/view?usp=sharing

    Soft & Tiny Pillow Speaker Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3959
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4008
    PDF >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/print/SOFTandTINYpillowSpeakerWS_bookletSS.pdf
    PDF >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/print/SOFTandTINYpillowSpeakerWS_bookletDS.pdf

    Soft Sensors for Soft Bodies

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=5539
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=5539

    Soft & Tiny Pillow Speaker Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3959
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4008
    PDF >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/print/SOFTandTINYpillowSpeakerWS_bookletSS.pdf
    PDF >> http://web.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/print/SOFTandTINYpillowSpeakerWS_bookletDS.pdf

    Sounding Textiles

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=5466
    PDF >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JnxpXitWKScElKejRZei1qSU0/view?usp=sharing
    PDF >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JnxpXitWKSay1LSERRVmZPbjA/view?usp=sharing
    PDF (extras) >> https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9JnxpXitWKSOEtvdmVHSmx0VTA/view?usp=sharing

    Solar T-shirt Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=2763
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=2816
    http://www.nerding.at/download/Tshirt_layout.pdf
    http://www.nerding.at/download/solar_Tshirt_schematic.pdf

    Soft & Tiny Arduino Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3655
    Workshop presentation PDF >> http://www.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/workshops/soft-and-tiny/soft-and-tiny-present.pdf
    Workshop booklet PDF >> http://www.media.mit.edu/~plusea/downloads/workshops/soft-and-tiny/soft-and-tiny-booklet.pdf
    Workshop photos flickr set >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/plusea/sets/72157632050366672/

    All your segments are belong to me

    Download PDF of handout >> www.plusea.at/downloads/print/AllMySegment-handout.pdf

    Tinkering with Textiles & Electronics

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4085
    >> Download booklet PDF (single-sided for screen viewing)
    >> Download booklet PDF (double-sided for print)

    Designing for the loop Workshop

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=3709
    Activity Monitor datasheet >> http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8069/8210029371_4e387601b4_b.jpg”>
    Materials info >> http://nerding.at/download/eTextiles_material_info.pdf

    DressCode Workshop Berlin

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4669

    OhmHook

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6043
    >> Workshop Booklet

    Electronics as Material III

    Making oscillations that will be heard
    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=6464

    Elektronik und Handwerk

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=4698
    http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3823/10966729404_d45628d5d0.jpg

    Interactive Solar T-Shirt

    >> http://www.kobakant.at/DIY/?p=1591
    Download schematic
    Download motor pouch stencil
    Download button battery pouch stencil
    Download single AA battery pouch stencil
    Download double AA battery pouch stencil (coming soon…)