The research and development of SmartWrap™ began in collaboration with industry partners, including DuPont and ILC Dover (best known for creating space suits for NASA). The concept needed to combine several technologies from various industries in order to meet the requirements of shelter, climate control, lighting, information display, and power.
Site
Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum
constructed
2003
ROLE
Juliet Fajardo, Researcher, Designer (KTA)
HIGHLIGHTS
During the development of the first prototype, we pursued emerging systems including phase change materials (PCMs) for temperature control; organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) for lighting and data display, which performed in conjunction with organic thin-film transistors; and organic photovoltaic cells to power the OLED system.
