Incorporating electrical components into a pre-existing design follows the idea that fashion shouldn\’t suffer the technology that it enables: Conductive materials of the circuit form the decorative intricacies of the electric obi, rather than shamefully hiding behind it, low-light embedded LEDs enhance, rather than detract from, the design and the overall structure of the obi, from construction to powering, is removable and easily maintained, making it truly wearable, not cumbersome.

I wanted to make a tangible, stylish, and transparent controller for my specific brand of performance for the stage that could also be used in myriad other applications.

We experience our daily environments through the lens of assumption fueled by past experience. Out in the world, we see what we decide to see, we see what helps us make sense of our world. The WayMarker project breaks down our self imposed walls of perception by giving us an alternative perspective on our daily interactions. A wearable camera with unlimited storage, the WayMarker takes continuous photographs of our everyday involvements, sending each photo along with location information to a remote data warehouse. With the WayMarker\’s alternative perspective, the wearer can gain candid insights into their routes and interactions. At the same time, aggregating the collected images and displaying them relative to where they were taken provides an alternate view of the wearer\’s day. Finally, the wearer of the WayMarker has the ability to give another individual real time access to the wearer\’s continuous photo feed. In real time, this other will be able to see the wearer\’s point of view outside of the wearer\’s interpretation.