Individuals and collaborative efforts participate in the exchange by submitting a unique swatch design of their own, and in turn receive a compiled collection of everybody else’s swatches. generally published 2 months before the summercamp. Preferably each swatch should be able to mount on a 13x16cm area, and while flat swatches lend themselves well to the book format, 3D swatches are also welcome.Įverybody who has attended the E-Textile Summercamp at least one time is allowed to take part in this exchange. There are no guidelines defining what these samples could or should be, only that they relate to the field of E-Textiles. Participants in the Swatch Exchange have diverse links to the e-textile community, including academic researchers, textile designers, industrial designers, artists, electrical engineers and enthusiastic makers. This means that everybody participating needs to make as many multiples of their swatch as the total number of participants. Calls for participation are generally published 2 months before the summercamp. The exchange wishes to emphasize the importance of physicality and quality workmanship in an increasingly digital world.Įverybody who has attended the E-Textile Summercamp at least one time is allowed to take part in this exchange. The E-Textile Summercamp‘s Swatchbook Exchange is a platform for sharing physical work samples in the field of electronic textiles.
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