웨어러블 테크놀로지가 적용된 패션액세서리 디자인개발 - 빛을 모티브로 한 디자인과 기술적용을 중심으로 -

This study aimed to develop Fashion accessories adapting the light for visual expressions by Wearable Technologies and investigated methods combining designs and technologies. Through this study’s workshop performed by the collaborations between students in Fashion design and Electronics courses, methods of combination between designs and technologies were sought. For the purpose, literature studies on the physical feature of the light, expressible techniques in Fine-art and Fashion design cases applying lighting technologies were conducted. As a result, methods of the expressible techniques were extracted and applied into this study’s works. At the design stage, two design and technology concepts; ‘Interactive Art’developed to express the Light through the interaction between the system and users or the environment and ‘Multi Purposed/Functional’providing the other function or usage apart from the basic role of accessories through the digital interaction were generated in brainstorming step. After that, rough designs which had been considered do not expose devices to external parts were extracted based on the each concept and they were then refined suitable to apply Wearable technology through the interaction between designers and engineers. At the last stage, above results were materialized as the 15 numbers of the accessory prototypes reflecting the Light in visual expressions and digital functions. As the result of this study’s workshop, although the designers did not have any specific knowledges and skills on digital technologies, they could realize their ideas combining accessory design and the technology with the collaborators. Thus, the possibility to broaden the boundary of the visual expression and functions as the accessory was confirmed in this study. Also, this study’s process and results were hoped to provide further researches which deal with the means to combine technology and design with basic methodology as well as information.