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Cutting from a new cloth with Zoran Dobric

February 19, 2020 by

Find more SearchCutting from a new cloth with Zoran Dobric More About Zoran DobricFor more information about this or any of our projects, please connect with us. PartnerZoran DobricPrincipal-investigatorMarysol KimCentreDesign for the Smart EconomyLabSchool of Fashion StudiesThe Fashion ExchangeProject-year2019

Fashionable and Functional

March 28, 2018 by

Rowebots - Sterling Silver

Lisanne Skeoch has a vision for jewellery and wearables in our future that is both functional and fashionable. She went outside her comfort zone as a first time researcher at George Brown College and created something with her team that is new, innovative, fun and useful. Her premier research assignment at George Brown was working with RoweBots, testing and developing modular technology for smart jewellery.

Garment Design and Prototyping for Haptic Fedback Vest

October 28, 2016 by

IFTech vest

George Brown College is collaborating with Inventing Future Technologies Inc. (IFTech) to undertake garment design and prototyping for their As Real as it Gets (ARAIG) haptic response vest system for gaming and simulation training applications. The ARAIG vest uses vibration and muscle stimulation devices, and a speaker system to enhance immersive simulations.

Heart Monitoring Vest

August 26, 2016 by

Heart Monitoring Vest

Ocorant Inc. and Ross + Doell Industrial Design & Brand Development, have partnered with George Brown College to further the development of a heart monitoring device that improves upon current FDA-approved heart monitors

Saint Elizabeth Uniform Redesign

August 19, 2016 by

Nurse with Patient

Saint Elizabeth is a not-for-profit and charitable health services provider with a team of more than 7,000 nurses, rehabilitation therapists, personal support workers and crisis intervention staff who deliver over six million home health care visits annually. While the new uniform requirement policy was meant to improve branding and client experience, there were challenges to making sure the uniforms would be accepted by front line staff.

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