E-TEXTILE EXPLORATION USING CROCHET TECHNIQUE WITH TRANSPARENT NYLON YARN FOR DECORATIVE LIGHTING PRODUCTS INSPIRED BY BIOLUMINESCENT ORGANISM

• Main Author: Hosana, Anastasia
• Format: Final Project
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/73269
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

Electronic textiles represent an ever-evolving topic that keeps pace with the advancement of technology and the fast-paced lifestyle of the present day. The integration of electronics into everyday objects is becoming increasingly common, enhancing efficiency by facilitating automation and central control that is easily accessible. The implementation of electronics into daily life can be achieved by utilizing textiles that are flexible, dynamic, thin, and accessible. Wires can be incorporated into fabric through structural design techniques, one of which is the crochet technique. By incorporating structural design into electronic textiles, the wires also contribute to the textile's structure. Through qualitative research methods, the author explores the potential of using crochet techniques in creating electronic textile. Considering the functional aspects of electronic integration, the novelty applied to this product takes the form of a decorative light that illuminates based on inputs given through PIR and buttons and emits outputs in the form of light glow, motor movement, and audio. The song played and the flicker and color of the lamp can be centrally controlled through a website and can be accessed using various electronic devices as long as the device is connected to the same Wi-Fi configuration as the lamp. The lamp mechanism that responds to the inputs given to the product is similar to the biological responses of bioluminescent organisms, where they emit light in response to stressors that trigger the secretion of enzymes that then react with oxygen to allow the organism to emit light. Bioluminescent organisms typically have white or transparent colors. This fascinating natural process serves as the inspiration for the creation of a product using transparent nylon that can transmit light effectively.