Sukin -スキン– Expanding Human senses¶
Concept – Biotechnology applied to Sport Garments¶
The idea…¶
I have always been interested in materials and in sports and one of the reasons why I got involved in the Fabricademy program is because I would like to work or develop a wearable with Biomaterials and applicable in the Sports field. First I thought about including technology, and sensors and circuits that could be cool , but then I realized that I did not wanted to contribute from this perspective as many times technology is obsolete shortly and the circuit components are thrown away, I did not want to develop something that at its end use will contaminate the environment. Everything shall be thought to be disposable after its use without any impact in the environment, so there is no need to think about its take back logistics or its reuse.
Then I thought: OK , I will focus in biomaterials and biotechnology that interact with the human being while it is doing sports, either acting as a receptor of signals or either as an active actor sending inputs to the human body.
From this perspective I thought: We all use clothes, and our clothes could be thought as a second skin, sending and receiving singals from/by the human body - and this is the poin t when Sukin was born
who¶
- People who do sport
- Athletes
- Sport Centers
- Clothing Manufacturers
- Perfume Manufacturers
what¶
- Materials that work as a second skin expanding the human senses
- Garments that show us what is happening to our body
- Materials that interact as a second skin with the human sweat
- Single use garments that Bio-degradate or Bio-decompose naturally after use
when¶
- At the moment when people do exercise
where¶
- Outdoor and Indoor environments where people exercise
why¶
- The fashion industry is the second largest polluter of the environment.
- The fast fashion segment aims at a fast production and disposal of clothing, slow fashion seeks timeless and durable garments.
- The environment is being affected and people's consumerist mentality does not change easily.
- Current manufacturing process involve toxic substance and materials harmful to the environment and human beings
