|Santiago de Chile, Chile|
From the form of workshops or workshops and international talks, wearables unveils new exploration tools with new technologies that make it possible for various projects, both commercial and more experimental, to develop, apply, and expand knowledge about wearables as a technological interface. and interactive, field of work and speculation that could generate in our country a community of interested in possible future research, products and ways of teaching design and engineering, obtaining and enriching research methods from clothing or textiles in more disciplines of those mentioned as for example in scenic artists, and architects.
South America stands out for a great textile tradition, and its experience in the industry, especially that of textile traditions, an element that could enhance local creativity by incorporating new practices, methodologies and technologies from handicrafts.
The main questions that drive the VESTIBLES platform are: How to link our context with new technological developments? How to link new technological advances with local ancestral knowledge, as one of the areas of possible research with the intersection of new technologies? How to consolidate a local community interested in these issues?