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Julie Legault

MA work

MA work

Explorations of the Wearable Future for Today and Tomorrow.


Probing the relationship between the virtual and the physical, I research the inevitable hybridisation of the human condition through a mix of technology, function and fantasy.


Using the premise of technology as magic, I combine materials and circuitry to create wearable wonders, exploring the possible futures of everyday accessories.


Info

Info

  • MA Degree

    School

    School of Humanities

    Programme

    MA Goldsmithing, Silversmithing, Metalwork & Jewellery, 2011

  • Explorations of the Wearable Future for Today and Tomorrow.


    Probing the relationship between the virtual and the physical, I research the inevitable hybridisation of the human condition through a mix of technology, function and fantasy.


    Using the premise of technology as magic, I combine materials and circuitry to create wearable wonders, exploring the possible futures of everyday accessories.


  • Degrees

  • Graduate Diploma, Digital Technologies in Design Art Practice, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada, 2009; BA (Hons), Design & Computation Art, Concordia University, Montréal, Canada, 2008; Graduate Diploma, Design Presentation, Cégep du Vieux Montréal, Canada, 2004
  • Experience

  • Internship, Moritz Waldemeyer, London, 2009; Designer and researcher (interactive environment), Eski Studio, Montréal, Canada, 2009-10; Assitant and researcher, Electronic Crafts, Montréal, Canada, 2008-9; Research assistant, Valérie Lamontagne (MobileGaze), Montréal, Canada, 2007
  • Exhibitions

  • Something for the Weekend , Space 54, London, 2011; Montréal Fashion Week , Marché Bonsecours, Montréal, Canada, 2010; Overcoat, Marzee Gallery, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, 2009; Seamless: Computational Couture, M.I.T Media Lab & Museum of Science, Boston, USA, 2008