Biomaterial e-textiles for tangible interaction

Abstract:
Following a practice-based approach, Sofia’s work explores how biomaterials can be used to create electronic textiles for tangible interaction. These combinations offer strong potential for biodegradable, soft interfaces made from renewable sources, with rich sensory qualities that engage the human body. The talk will introduce electronic textiles and their sustainability challenges, define biomaterials, and share examples of crafting flexible, sustainable electronic components. It will conclude by highlighting the properties and aesthetics that emerge from these material assemblies, showing how they can support interactive technologies that embrace fragility, transformation, care, and multisensory engagement.

Bio:
Sofía Guridi is a PhD Candidate in Sustainable Computational Fabrics at Aalto University, as part of the Fashion/Textiles Futures research group and the Bioinnovation Center. She works at the intersection of textiles, electronics, and biomaterials to create interactive textiles for HCI. She is also co-leading Somos S.U.R collective in Finland.