A connected wardrobe, where clothes tweet to be worn (and donate themselves to charity if they're ignored). The concept has been nominated for a European innovation award (http://nice-europe.eu/award/shortlist-2016/).

1. Many of us love our fashion,
but we have a problem…
We consume too many clothes:
400% more than 20 years ago.
Just 20% are worn regularly.
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2. It creates problems
for agriculture…
2.5% of land is used
for growing cotton
but uses 16% of pesticides.
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3. Clothing workers
suffer high exploitation…
Nearly 80% are women
working long hours in poor conditions.
Typical pay is around €60pm
– well below a living wage.
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4. The Internet of Clothes
can address the challenges
via a connected wardrobe
Each item of
clothing is tagged
with a washable
RFID chip
Clothing items are
logged in the database
(frequency of wear,
season, etc) & is
combined with
weather data
Based on the
frequency, weather
& occasion, clothes
ask to be worn
by sending an alert
and tweeting
The wardrobe
(or bedroom door)
has an RFID reader
where clothes are
tagged each time
they pass by
The RFID reader
connects to a
WiFi enabled
Raspberry Pi
Unworn clothes
automatically
contact a charity
to be recycled
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5. Garments become ‘aware’
and ask to be worn each day…
If they’re ignored, the clothes
automatically donate
themselves for recycling.
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6. The Internet of Clothes will
be opened source, to create
a network of wardrobes...
We want to encourage lower
consumption of clothes,
and greater use of garments
from ethical, sustainable sources.
@Maker_Monday