Making Studio

The idea of the mushroom project that came to my mind from a personal experience.here’s some facts I found throughout my research:

I did some research and I found out about the “bioluminescent fungi” that are used in mental healing.

I created the mush plush for people who are suffering from the mental disorders and are going through the healing process, it reminds them of the therapy session and they can feel calm.

here’s the PlushMush off:

and on:

and my LEDs and batteries:

and me documenting the documenting of these:

and a video:

It all stated with a sketch

Then then lots of sewing, and friends being used an mannequins.

Then lots and lots of wiring and soldering which resulted in…..some “jankey” circuits….

Which were then refined:

Alot.

And intergrated:

Thanks for all you guys who helped me out!!!

Preview:

The ‘Dutch Twilight Cushion’ is a plush night-light designed to represent ‘Oranje’, Holland’s national football team and is aimed at combating children’s fear of the dark by providing a dim, comforting, source of light when the child hugs the cushion during their sleep. Alternatively, it serves the purpose of demonstrating a child’s support for Oranje, if the child is watching them play on a TV.

According to research by the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and The Childrens hospital of Philadelphia, the amount of light that penetrates a child’s eyelids during sleep affects their eye growth and refractive development and can result in a child developing myopia (nearsightedness). On the other hand, the Cleveland clinic suggests that a night-light can be fundamental in reassuring a child in the dark. Thus, in the light of this research, the ‘Dutch Twilight Cushion’ was designed to provide a dim, comforting, source of light that would wrap around a child’s body, whilst greatly reducing the light radiation around a child’s face.

The design, which was entirely hand sown, is composed of a small, elastic, orange fabric, which is stuffed with poly-fill. The electronics that drive the system are found within the poly-fill and consists of ten LEDs, two 3V CR2032 Duracell batteries and a momentary switch. These electronic can be broken down into three components: a power source, a light source and a momentary switch; which are soldered together, integrating the momentary switch between the negative ends of the power source and light source.

Images of the process and final image can be found  below:

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