DuoSkin: Interactive Conductive Tattoos
hardware / design / fabrication
In 2016, I worked with Cindy Hsin Kao at the MIT Media Lab on a project called DuoSkin through MIT's Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP).
LED embedded tattoo necklace, designed by me
I engineered functional jewelry tattoos with embedded circuits, creating new designs and applications that would enable users to control their mobile devices, display information, and store information via an on-skin interface. My main role in this project is creating tattoo designs that were both functional and aesthetic. Drawing from my experience of cosmetics, I was also able to make the fabrication process faster and more robust.
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Communication
DuoSkin’s novel skin-interface, combined with the eye-catching designs drew a lot of media attention. DuoSkin was featured at Chris Bevan’s show at New York Fashion Week.
Awards (Selected):
Ars Electronica STARTS Prize Nomination, 2017
SXSW Interactive Innovation Award, 2017
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Finalist | Experimental Category, 2017
Fast Company Innovation by Design Award Finalist | Fashion & Beauty Category, 2017
A'Design Award, 2017
Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award Finalist, 2017
Press Coverage (Selected):
Forbes (08/16/2016): “The Surprisingly Simple Chemistry In DuoSkin, Temporary Tattoos That Control Your Phone.”
CNN (08/15/2016): “This tattoo that controls a smartphone may be a glimpse of the future”
Washington Post (03/17/2017): “These temporary tattoos turn you into a temporary cyborg”
TechCrunch (08/12/2016): “MIT’s DuoSkin turns temporary tattoos into on-skin interfaces”
DesignBoom (03/29/2017): “DuoSkin electrical temporary tattoos a success at new york fashion week”
Dezeen (12/13/2016): Dezeen's top 10 visions for the future according to 2016
Dezeen (08/17/2016): “DuoSkin temporary tattoos can remotely control devices”
Quartz (08/17/2016): “MIT shows off a smart tattoo that can turn your skin into a touchpad”
CNET (08/15/2016): “Metallic fake tattoos are interactive, look like fashion accessories”
Popular Science (08/15/2016): “MIT Researchers Make Interactive Glowing Gold Leaf Jewelry”