Living Architecture Spring 2008 Pratt

this might be a stretch of relation, due to its lack of electronics, but it has a definite, and interesting, input and output. modeled after blossoming and shedding of pine-cones and their seeds. this developed shirt breathes in response to body temperature so one can dress without having to consider the mid-day changes in weather and temperature. what's really nice about it is it's dynamics, it doesn't just have two positions; open and closed, but will react to small or local 'hot-spots' rather than just behaving on global conditions. check it out

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/10/1013_041013_smart_clothing.html