Lavender Tessmer, an MIT PhD student in architecture, focuses on programming textiles with specific functional properties while also considering the feasibility of large-scale manufacturing of such products.
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Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and fashion brand Ministry of Supply have produced a "4D-knit dress" using heat-activated yarns.
A new active fiber and design process uses heat to activate a mask to conform to an individual’s face. The work was developed by MIT Department of Architecture doctoral candidate Lavender Tessmer.