E-textile blinking Emoji (bracelet)
E-textile blinking Emoji is a bracelet, a simple and attractive fashion accessory. In the Emoji's eyes LEDs light up and in his hands LEDs flash alternately. The participants familiarize themselves with the basics of electronic textile technique.
Maker
Lavoslava Benčić
Lavoslava Benčić is qualified lecturer in the field of media production. She has gained numerous experiences in ideological concepts, designs and implementation of media projects (corporate identities, editorial graphic design, photography, video, sound, multimedia, interactive games, calligraphy, e-textiles and art-databases). Her articles deal with the educational technology, book design and interactive design. She creates and manages new media workshops for adults and children. Currently, she cooperates intensely with ČIPke, an initiative for women in the context of science, technology and media art in Ljubljana (Slovenia), Institute and Academy of Multimedia in Ljubljana and she is the member of the art council in Photo-gallery Batana in Rovinj (Croatia). She acquired pedagogical and andragogical knowledge at the Faculty of Education in Ljubljana and multimedia skills at the Institute and Academy for Multimedia in Ljubljana. She completed BA Media Project Management studies at Middlesex University in London and post-graduate studies of Graphic Design at the London College UCK and the MA thesis at the School of Arts University of Nova Gorica, New media department. She attended more than twenty international workshops, conferences and summer-schools. Her works have been exhibited and/or screened 74 times in Austria, Belgium, BiH, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Malta, Norway, Poland, PR China, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, USA and United Kingdom. She received eleven professional awards.