Aedas R&D

Smart Textiles is a research collaboration between the Interactive Institute in Sweden and Aedas Computational Design and Research on the use of “smart textiles” as architectural materials. The project is part of the Interactive Institute’s activities within the Smart Textiles initiative that operates via The Swedish School of Textile, The University of Borås.

The project develops the idea of integrating mechanical actuators in textiles, and their control and variations through time. An important theme in the research is the extension of the concept of pattern, tightly linked to textiles, into temporal scales. The research project also explores the possibilities of smart textiles as means for retrofitting existing buildings and architectural structures, by affording existing constructions a new character and potential uses, prolonging their live span and reducing the need for unsustainable re-developments.