Press
A Smart Necklace That's Like a Locket for the 21st Century — WIRED, 2014
It's Time for Brands to Take Wearables to the Next Level — MediaPost, 2014
17 Influencers Shaping Wearable Technology — Bouncily, 2014
People Are Getting Buzzed On These New Haptic Feedback Devices — FastCompany, 2014
The Big Idea — Porter Magazine, 2014
Prototype ‘Purple’ locket brings classic jewelry into digital age — Geekwire, 2014
CES Panel: Make Wearables Meaningful Or Risk Novelty — The Hollywood Reporter, 2014
Why is Wearable Technology So Damn Ugly? — The Telegraph, 2014
The Future of Fashion – Download File and Print — Forbes, 2013
How technology will soon be stitched into our lives — Geekwire, 2013
Gauging the Natural, and Digital, Rhythms of Life — New York Times, 2013
Edgy Gadgets at Texas Festival — Wall Street Journal, 2012
Electricfoxy’s tech-enhanced sports vest is a wearable Pilates coach — WIRED, 2012
Smart Attire Required — WIRED UK, 2012
Buzzing clothes could teach you to be a better athlete —New Scientist, 2012
Published
Porter Magazine, The Big Idea, 2014
Digital Sociology by Deborah Lipton, 2015. Excerpt from Chapter 8 “The Digitised Body/Self”:
One designer (Darmour, 2013) has argued that if these technologies remain too obvious, ‘bolting’ these devices to our bodies will ‘distract, disrupt, and ultimately disengage us from others, ultimately degrading our human experience’. She asserts that instead these objects need to be designed more carefully so that they may be integrated into the ‘fabric of our lives’.
Functional Aesthetics: Visions in Fashionable Technology by Sabine Seymour, 2010
Ping is featured amongst other inspiring projects, showcasing the dynamic between fashion, design, technology, and sciences.
Thoughts on technology and design
“.. technology should enhance our lives by integrating utility, emotion, and meaning.”
— MediaPost, 2014
A Smart Necklace That's Like a Locket for the 21st Century
“We didn't imagine some capability first, and optimize a form factor for it,” says Darmour. “Instead, we started with the form and tried to understand the value it brings.”
Wired
“..we need to move away from novelty towards really useful, beautiful systems.."
— WIRED, 2012
Jennifer “refers to the necessity of “meaning”; not just something we want to wear but something that will add value to our lives.”
— The Telegraph, 2014
“.. there is a paradigm shift, instead of us interacting with technology, the technology interacts with us.”
— Forbes, 2013
Ping, a garment that connects naturally
“I’d like to see us move.. to seamlessly integrating it (technology) beautifully into our lives so it enhances the human experience, as opposed to obstruct it and distract us.”
— GeekWire, 2013