I stumbled upon this project from Hannah Perner-Wilson, called Joy Slippers.

They originally caught my eye on Instructables because I liked the aesthetic and there’s something intriguing about seeing old style coiled phone cables coming out of slippers.  I originally thought they were attached together, which seemed to have exciting implications, but they’re not as it turns out.  They have pressure sensors in them that send data back through the phone cables.

I also enjoyed looking at her x-IMU gloves.  Although, we’ve all seen the gloves loaded with sensors thing, i thought these ones looked a bit different.  I like the well controlled wires that are visible through the top.  It’s a good example of having an exposed guts look, while also looking very intentional.  For me, they also invoke connections to the central nervous system, which seems very appropriate.