DXARTS SoftLab

wearable hand interface with embedded pulse sensor

The DXARTS SoftLab is a studio and an online platform whose mission is to examine the role of workmanship in artistic research, to redefine the use of crafting in the post-digital era, and to explore the body as an interface of control and resistance. It is part of the Department of Digital Arts and Experimental Media (DXARTS) at the University of Washington in Seattle.

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Jul 11

Jul 11 Soft Data and Common Wares Residency: NameDraft Weaving by Allyce Wood

Allyce Wood

An exploration into the algorithmic translations of keywords into patterned textiles through the potential of coding and the legacy of craft methodologies.

Feb 15

Feb 15 Soft Data and Common Wares by Afroditi Psarra and Audrey Desjardins

Afroditi Psarra

An interdisciplinary collaboration between the DXARTS Softlab and Studio Tilt (interaction design research studio run by Audrey Desjardins in Design), that manifests in the form of a print and web publication probing the connections of working with data-driven approaches and crafting physical artifacts

Mar 18

Mar 18 Embroidery with a Shopbot by Gabrielle Benabdallah

gabrielle benabdallah

There are several reasons why CNC milling remains a tricky fabrication method. One of them is a fundamental design assumption at the core of CNC machines and CAM softwares: that the user seeks to realize a design that has been developed on the drawing table, not in the interaction with the machines. The machine only executes the design, the plan.

May 24

May 24 The Partnership Quilt by Angelika Strohmayer

Afroditi Psarra

Virtual talk and book presentation by Angelika Strohmayer on the intersection of technologies, craft, social justice, and feminisms