As part of my yearlong research project with the Helen Hamlyn Centre and Blackberry, I organised and designed a month long interdisciplinary design challenge with 30 students from the Royal College of Art’s Fashion, Textiles, Vehicle Design and Innovation Design Engineering Departments.The exhibition showcased the incredible results of the month long challenge, which explores how fashion and technology can improve communication.The design proposals include:PenPen - a new type of digital writing pen that connects the analogue and digital worldsWisp – turning sign language into text through the fingertipsSur.face – a personal, visual interface using textiles in the home for long distance video callingBlack-out – a relationship tool to combat technology addictionAid – a diagnostic electronic toothbrush that communicates healthcare problems to the userThe event is supported by Research in Motion, designers and maker of the BlackBerry smartphone and kindly hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute, London.Curator: Clara GaggeroExhibition design: Chiara Bello and Emilia SerraProject Director: Rama Gheerawo

Blackberry for Body and Life from colinrossphoto on Vimeo.

Energy Crysis is a boardgame by Ludic Group. Clara Gaggero, in collaboration with Kofi Asante curated the graphic identity of the various game components. Below the front image on the box.

“Heavens’ Kitchen” was the hands-on exhibit of the Oxford Astrophysics Group at Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition, one of the most prestigious science public outreach events of the year. Clara Gaggero, in collaboration with Adrian Westaway, design and built the interactive installation.Both the London (July 3-7 2006) and the Glasgow (Sept 12-14 2006)

Claretta is a collection of street jewellery made by reinventing everyday objects. 

 Clara Gaggero curated the concept, Photography, and make-up Eva Boschetti and Tina Gebauer’s collection.

 graphic and corporate identity for meaculpa-fashion.com

Corporate identity for various companies based in Italy.