Audio Embroidery
Audio Embroidery
Experience Art Through Touch and Sound
Experience Art Through Touch and Sound
Is it possible to make art more accessible? This project reimagines the traditional craft through the lens of inclusivity. Woven with electronic thread, the embroidery responds to touch, allowing audiences to hear melodies by making contact with the piece.
Is it possible to make art more accessible? This project reimagines the traditional craft through the lens of inclusivity. Woven with electronic thread, the embroidery responds to touch, allowing audiences to hear melodies by making contact with the piece.
Collaboration w/ Museum of Craft and Design®
Collaboration w/ Museum of Craft and Design®
Disciplines
Disciplines
Brand Design
Animation
Brand Design
Animation
Tools
Tools
Interaction Design
Craft
Coding
Interaction Design
Craft
Coding
INSPIRATION & CONCEPT
INSPIRATION & CONCEPT
Inspired by the Xbox Adaptive Controller and its motto, "When everybody plays, we all win," this project explores how art can become more accessible and inclusive for people of all abilities. As someone who enjoys embroidery, I wanted to investigate how technology could transform traditional artwork into a multisensory experience, allowing people to engage with art through touch, sound, and interaction.
Inspired by the Xbox Adaptive Controller and its motto, "When everybody plays, we all win," this project explores how art can become more accessible and inclusive for people of all abilities. As someone who enjoys embroidery, I wanted to investigate how technology could transform traditional artwork into a multisensory experience, allowing people to engage with art through touch, sound, and interaction.
Sonic Embroidery is an experimental fusion of embroidery and interactive technology that responds to touch by producing melodies. By transforming embroidered artwork into a tactile and auditory experience, Sonic Embroidery invites people of all abilities to engage with art in new ways.
Sonic Embroidery is an experimental fusion of embroidery and interactive technology that responds to touch by producing melodies. By transforming embroidered artwork into a tactile and auditory experience, Sonic Embroidery invites people of all abilities to engage with art in new ways.
Each piece is stitched with conductive thread, allowing the embroidery to function as both artwork and an interactive interface. When touched, the embroidery triggers unique sounds, creating a multisensory experience that combines craft, technology, and accessibility.
Each piece is stitched with conductive thread, allowing the embroidery to function as both artwork and an interactive interface. When touched, the embroidery triggers unique sounds, creating a multisensory experience that combines craft, technology, and accessibility.
Exhibition at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Fransisco
Exhibition at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Fransisco
To further develop the project, I exhibited Sonic Embroidery during Family Day at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco.
For the exhibition, I designed a custom system box that housed the Particle Photon 2 module and connected to multiple embroidered artworks. Children were invited to connect their own embroidery pieces to the system, allowing their creations to become interactive and generate sound. This hands-on experience transformed participants from observers into active creators.
To further develop the project, I exhibited Sonic Embroidery during Family Day at the Museum of Craft and Design in San Francisco.
For the exhibition, I designed a custom system box that housed the Particle Photon 2 module and connected to multiple embroidered artworks. Children were invited to connect their own embroidery pieces to the system, allowing their creations to become interactive and generate sound. This hands-on experience transformed participants from observers into active creators.
Sonic Embroidery reinforced my belief that art should be an immersive and accessible experience for everyone, including members of the disability community. Through this project, I explored how traditional craft and interactive technology can work together to create new forms of engagement and expression. Moving forward, I hope to continue designing experiences that make art more inclusive, meaningful, and accessible to diverse audiences.
Sonic Embroidery reinforced my belief that art should be an immersive and accessible experience for everyone, including members of the disability community. Through this project, I explored how traditional craft and interactive technology can work together to create new forms of engagement and expression. Moving forward, I hope to continue designing experiences that make art more inclusive, meaningful, and accessible to diverse audiences.