thrift, swap, sew

as a "green designer" (really i think of myself as more of a conceptual artist who works with scavenged materials...) i was kindly asked by ecouterre to comment on my wishes for the future of fashion.

inhabitat

very excited to learn that sonic fabric received such a lovely plug on sustainable design blog inhabitat today.

FUTUROTEXTILE 09

FUTUROTEXTILE 09, SURPRISING TEXTILES IN DESIGN AND ART opened on august 2nd in bangkok thailand at the jim thompson art center. one of my solid black sonic fabric "voidness dresses" will be on display there until october 16th. then the show will move to casablanca.

sonic fabric at koldinghus in denmark

the "voidness dress" will be appearing in the "fabric for thought - sustainable fashion" exhibition at koldinghus in denmark from may 7 thru sept 6, 2009.

sonic fabric sails

some assembly required

between stations, sound collages for sonic fabric, is the first feature of 2009 on the some assembly required blog! there's also a track from the album on this week's some assembly required podcast.

the sound of sonic fabric

the between stations cd contains the recordings of the sound collages that are recorded onto sonic fabric before it is woven. the cd comes in a limited-edition sleeve made of sonic fabric.

samstag museum

You are invited to join the Samstag Museum of Art and the Australian Network for Art
and Technology to launch CODED CLOTH, an exhibition of 'interactive' textiles.Curated by Dr Melinda Rackham, Executive Director of the Australian Network for Art and Technology.

The exhibition will open on Wednesday 29 October 2008 6-8 pm, and runs from 30 October - 19 December 2008

sonic fabric necktie

the gorgeous, long-awaited, limited-edition sonic fabric neckties made in collaboration with designer julio cesar are now available at the new museum shop in new york city and via supermarket.

between stations CD

limited-edition copies of the between stations cd (the 14 music/sound collages recorded onto cassette tape before it is woven into sonic fabric) in one-of-a-kind sonic fabric sleeves are now available for $22 including shipping. please email us for details. info (at)sonicfabric.com

or, order or download through cdbaby.

sonic fabric sails

to make a set of sailboat sails out of sonic fabric has been my mission for several years. the piece that's currently on view at the san diego museum of contemporary art is my first effort...sails as the ultimate form of prayer flag.

there's a lovely little article at sailmagazine.com about it.

now i'd like to do a set for a real sailboat...maybe an old lightning, J24, or 12-meter?

upcoming shows

all of the following contain pieces made from sonic fabric:

in los angeles:
"do it now: live green"
ben maltz gallery, otis college of art and design
aug 25 through oct 20

in the uk:
"dott07: our cyborg futures: me or machines?"
discovery museum, newcastle upon tyne
aug 10 through oct 28

in san diego:
"soundwaves"
san diego museum of contemporary art
sept 23 through may 4, 2008

treehugger

there's a nice little interview 'bout sonic fabric on treehugger radio. i'm especially happy with it because it features "between stations", the soundtrack julian mock and i were commissioned by designtex to create for recording onto future batches of sonic fabric. please email me if you'd like to obtain a copy.

big ideas for a small planet

last week, the "create" episode of "big ideas for a small planet" aired on the sundance channel. my studio and the sonic fabric project was featured. if you like, you can watch the trailers for free, without a tv or cable.