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We’re excited to be heading to sunny (?) Wales for the Green Man Festival 15 – 18th August. Come and find us in Einstein’s Garden at the Mad hackers Tea Party! 

We’ll be embedding interactive lighting into soft-circuits, so if you’re in town, why not bring a sparkle to your step with the ultimate in festival chic!

By using conductive thread, lights, and conductive materials, you will learn how to embed a ‘soft circuit’ into fabric, which can then be attached to your favourite t-shirt, bag or even your favourite festival fashion wellington boot!

WHERE & WHEN:

This workshop is free & open to all
Einstein’s Garden – Workshop Dome
16th, 17th, 18th @ 2.45pm  till 5.45pm

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Join in the Saturday night fancy dress party with your very own interactive lighting on your masquerade masks @ Shambala.

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Yes, you read right! MzTEK will be making interactive merkins as part of the Guerilla Science tent themed Sex, Drugs & Rock’n’Roll, at this years Secret Garden Party !

Why not come along and embellishing your merkin, whilst you munch on a gherkin (provided).

We’ll be making merkins that light up when you shimmy, by embedding lights into fabrics using conductive thread and conductive trinkets.

Merkin & video by Mika Satomi

When & Where

Saturday 27th July, 11am -2pm ish
Guerilla Science tent at Secret Garden Party

The workshop is £10, open to all. Sign up on the day.

Today, most banish pubic hair, but moons ago we carfted stylish wigs to brighten up our bush. Last month we joined Guerilla Science to celebrate the muff in sparkling style, as part of their Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll themed weekend at Secret Garden Party.

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Back by popular demand: our soft-circuit workshop at the V&A.

Bring a sparkle to your sofa and learn to make your cushions light up when you squeeze or rattle them.

By using conductive thread, LEDs, and E-textiles, you will learn how to build a ‘soft circuit’ into a cushion, and make your interiors interactive. The workshop will lead you through embedding electronics into a cushion provided, but feel free to bring your own textiles or garments to embed the circuit into if you wish.

WHEN

Sat 27 July 2013
10:30 – 5pm

WHERE

The V&A Digital Studio, Sackler Centre
Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL

BOOK NOW via the V&A website