Piem WirtzProject Manager at V2_
Piem Wirtz is projectmanager at V2_Lab. Her main interest is in wearable technology projects, where she is not only involved from a management perspective but also in the hands-on production of artworks. Piem holds a Msc in Industrial Design Engineering and is participating as a dancer in the contemporary dance group Dattah.
SpecialtiesWearable technology, sewing, product design, performance and improvisation.
Phone: +31 10 206 7273 Piem WirtzDocument Actions16
May 2009
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May 2009
Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson (aka KOBAKANT) gave a two-day workshop on DIY wearable technology. The outcome of the workshop was demonstrated during Test_Lab: Fashionable Technology. Artist Daan Roosegaarde, known for interactive artworks such as ‘Dune’ and ‘Sustainable Dance Floor’, expands his artistic and innovative horizon to fashion in collaboration with V2_ Lab and fashion designer Maartje Dijkstra. With "Media Vintage", Melissa Coleman writes/sews a memorial to obsolete media. Information stored on digital carriers is vulnerable and transient. In this respect, physical things, like books, are worth more. How might textiles work as a storage ... "SHAREWEAR" is an investigative fashion and technology collaboration involving Di Mainstone and V2_. The Tweet Bubble Series consists of four wearable speech bubble prototypes developed in collaboration between artist Aram Bartholl and V2_Lab. All four prototypes are based on the idea that a Twitter user shows his/her latest Twitter post in the ... V2_Lab is convinced that applying technology and developing software within art projects can be an important addition to existing R&D. Sabine Seymour and Piem Wirtz discuss the field of wearable technology. The talk took place on May 20th at the V2_lab. An interview with Hannah Perner Wilson and Mika Satomi of Kobakant, about the development of their work, by Piem Wirtz and Arie Altena. For Aram's residency I did an experiment to find out if an embroidery machine can handle conductive thread. This test was performed at Waag Society Fablab, Amsterdam. May 16 and 17, V2_ Institute for the Unstable Media held a 2-day workshop on wearable technology lead by Mika Satomi and Hannah Perner-Wilson aka Kobakant. The 4th E-Textile Workspace took place on 24 February 2010. We were joined by two students from the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht. Aduen Darriba and Anouk Wipprecht are working on a graduation project together that integrates wearable ... E-Textile Workspaces aim to offer an informal setting for both critical discussion around&about wearables, and for hands-on work on individual projects. It aims to open a space where practice is intertwined with knowledge sharing, feedback exchange ... Third E-Textile Workspace, January 21 2010, focused on the question of why we make wearables. The Lab is currently working on the first series of modular patches. The basic creative philosophy behind the patches is driven by a simple mantra: “Don’t Code Just Stitch”. We don’t focus on highly skilled engineers but offer an ... 10, 11 and 12th of March, Simon de Bakker and Piem Wirtz visited the 5th annual Smart Fabrics Conference in Rome. Three days packed with presentations about wearable technology. |
