Kristin O'Friel, another NYU ITP student, invented the CO2RSET, a corset that tightens or loosens around your body depending on the amount of CO2 in the air around you. She says that she was influenced in part by this smoking jacket, another piece of clothing that reacts directly to the air that you breath into it. The corset is laced with wires attached to tiny motors. The motors respond to input from the corset's attached CO2 monitors— look closely— they stick out of the vest's floral decorations like thumbtacks.
Though the jacket currently only responds to CO2 levels, the O'Friel hopes to continue development so that it eventually also responds to air contaminants like Carbon Monoxide as well. The idea is that if you know that the air quality around you is sup-par, you'll leave. It's a great concept— our only objection is that right now, you have to wear the corset on the outside of your clothing. In the future maybe the invention will work under your clothing— and as a bra.
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via Artist's blog.
Some photos courtesy .kristen's photostream
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By neednewbed.com at 10:52 AM ON 05/18/08
totally sucky
what a waste of materials, you should use environmentally sound materials such as hemp, to make rope to hang yourself, that will help the environment much more
By Autumn at 11:58 AM ON 05/18/08
While it is an interesting concept, I am not certain what type of people would be interested in such a thing. I am curious if you can set how tightly the corset can be laced and if those little devices would be able to support the strain of a tight lacing. Finally, the flaps on the back should be reworked to be more visually appealing. No one is going to wear a garment that doesn't look pretty, unless you go for a more "cyber" design and incorporate the wires into that more. I'm interested in what the designer may come up with in the future.
@NeedNewBed.com What a rude comment. People seriously lack manners these days.
By hiliarynicseamus at 4:21 PM ON 05/18/08
Would be nice if the motors could be controlled by wearer to self-lace netgating need for second person to lace corset....
By buckedmeoff at 8:03 PM ON 05/18/08
I think the first comment left here needs a new CBT device. no wonder you need a new bed.
What an interesting way to look Hot!
*Grin*
By fabrictech at 11:09 PM ON 05/19/08
It's that time of year again, when NYU's ITP tosses another bumper crop of worthless trust fund kiddies out on their ear. Thankfully, they have a PR team and a fawning constituency of look-alike/think-alike bloggers to help keep them splendidly isolated from having to earn a living.
All kidding aside, this is one of the more worthless pieces of wearable technology I've ever seen.