Lux is an innovative technology brought to you by Mae Yokoyama, a Konstfack student, that shows the means of getting benefited from the sun and how to turn energy into beauty. This is actually a necklace that comprises solar panels in order to accumulate energy from the sun during daytime. This accumulated energy then is used to lighten the LED bulbs to give an appearance of dazzling pearls of this fashionable necklace. This useful product will help people realize the value of sun and will give a feel of elegance to fashion concerned personnel. After charging for two hours only, the pearls can remain on for a minimum of four hours.
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Leah Heiss, in collaboration with Nanotechnology Victoria, has developed a range of jewelry with therapeutic properties. Leah was NanoVic’s first artist in residence from September 2007-June 2008, supported by Arts Victoria and the Australian Network for Art and Technology.
Diabetes Jewelry
Diabetes jewelry is a neckpiece and rings for administering insulin through the skin via a nano-engineered patch. The Diabetes Neckpiece is a wearable applicator device to apply Nanotechnology Victoria’s NanoMAPs to the skin. NanoMAPs are small (10 x 2mm) circular discs which have an array of micro needles on their surface. They allow for pain-free delivery of insulin to the body, replacing syringes. The Diabetes rings are designed to keep the nano-engineered insulin patches against the skin once they have been applied.
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Emotions play a very significant role in communication. You make different faces for different types of emotions. Here comes a new keypad with 16 touch buttons that communicate 16 different emotions. This “Bajca” project is really amazing like a teenage-game. These buttons can also be used to create emotional jewelry for wearing or gifting or exchanging. The need for such a project has always been there because everyone loves to exchange feelings or tell stories about lives. You can anytime change your smiley with other one that has different graphics and meaning to express yourself.
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Here comes a ring jewelry which is stylish and modern, having the potential future in material science. This ring is highly compact and smart because it consists of magnetic and decorative material with advanced technology. There is a display on this ring that shows you the time, your personal calendar data and also acts as a beautiful jewelry. The device grasps 1710 sphere that can be turned into every direction. So, I guess the designer has given its best to make the jewelry useful as well as stylish at the same time.
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This elegant piece of art is not only a bracelet but also serves as a timepiece that helps in time-keeping. This concept was designed as an entry to a Welsh competition to design jewelry intended at the middle aged woman. This band has been created in an expressive and innovative way for the Clogau Gold brand. It has two lights for two different purposes. One of the lights circles the 12 links of the watch showing hours and the other light represents each 5 minutes of the hour. This colorful watch cum bracelet can be matched with your dress on any occasion.
Designer : Joel Williams and Anthony Mapstone
