Early Winter Night Biking Gloves

Early Winter Night Biking Gloves

The Early Winter Night Biking Gloves aim at augmenting established movements while riding a bike with a layer for personal security.

Raising visibility is a big issue for urban bikers. The Gloves aesthetically and functionally translate this need: Winter nights come early, thus there is more need for extra lighting; at the same time it is cold, so wearing gloves is necessary anyway. Preserving the look and feel of normal gloves, LEDs showing a turn signal light up when the hand is stretched out and a fist is formed, a strong signal for following cars.

Additionally to increasing the safety of cyclists, conductive areas on the fingertips also allow to use your smartphone while wearing the gloves.

A DIY version of the gloves: DIY BIKING GLOWES

Bikeology. June 17 – November 27 2016. Museum of Applied Arts Budapest, HU.

Tour du Monde/ Cycling Affairs. June 14 – October 6 2013. MAK – Museum for Applied Art Vienna, AT

Cycling Affairs Smarte Ideen für Rad und Stadt. 2013. Vienna, AT.

Verena Kuni. 2013. Ha3k3ln+Str1ck3n für Geeks – Wissenswertes, Ideen & Inspirationen. O’Reilly Germany. ISBN 978-1-4710-1530-4

FutureEverything 2011, Festival for Art.Music.Ideas. May 14 2011. Manchester, UK

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talk2myshirt, Fashioning Tech, Craftzine, MAKE, Adafruit, TrendsNow, BitRebels, Let me Bike

Irene Posch, 2023