When computers made out of glass and metal become too cliched, there are artists and designers who go an put their thinking caps on and create the ‘The Embroidered Computer’.
Vienna-based designers Ebru Kurbak and Irene Posch used traditional embroidery methods and hand-stitched electromechanical switches out of handmade copper coils, a magnetic bead, and gold and silver conductive thread, Fast Company reports.
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The entire ‘hand-sewn’ 8-bit electromechanical computer that resembles a fine embroidered tapestry has a total of 369 stitches.
It is capable of performing simple calculations. The artwork is part of a project called Stitching Worlds, created to highlight the surprising relationships between textiles, sewing, and technology.
(With ANI inputs)