Hermon and Heroda Berhane are twin Sisters that love dancing but can't hear the music because they are both deaf, but now their night out in London has been transformed with the invention of high tech Jackets that can make them feel the music.
Twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane
The “Sound Shirt”, created by London-based fashion company CuteCircuit, has 16 sensors embedded in its fabric, so wearers can feel violins on their arms, for example, while drums beat on their backs.
The twins, who lost their hearing at a young age, say modeling the shirts has given them a new experience.
“It’s almost like feeling the depth of the music,” says Hermon. “It just feels as though we can move along with it.
The co-founder, and chief creative officer of CuteCircuit - Francesca Rosella, who designs fashion wearable technology, said the shirts allowed deaf people to feel the music through sensations.
The shirt is completely textiles, there are no wires inside, so we’re only using smart fabrics – we have a combination of microelectronics … very thin and flexible, and conductive fabrics,” she said. “All these little electronic motors are connected with these conductive fabrics so that the garment is soft and stretchable.” Sound Shirts don’t come cheap, as they are expected to go on sale at more than 3,000 pounds ($3,673), but Heroda believes it’s a price worth paying for deaf people who enjoy music as much as she and her sister do. “I think it could definitely change our lives,” she said.
Twin sisters Hermon and Heroda Berhane
The “Sound Shirt”, created by London-based fashion company CuteCircuit, has 16 sensors embedded in its fabric, so wearers can feel violins on their arms, for example, while drums beat on their backs.
The twins, who lost their hearing at a young age, say modeling the shirts has given them a new experience.
“It’s almost like feeling the depth of the music,” says Hermon. “It just feels as though we can move along with it.
The co-founder, and chief creative officer of CuteCircuit - Francesca Rosella, who designs fashion wearable technology, said the shirts allowed deaf people to feel the music through sensations.
The shirt is completely textiles, there are no wires inside, so we’re only using smart fabrics – we have a combination of microelectronics … very thin and flexible, and conductive fabrics,” she said. “All these little electronic motors are connected with these conductive fabrics so that the garment is soft and stretchable.” Sound Shirts don’t come cheap, as they are expected to go on sale at more than 3,000 pounds ($3,673), but Heroda believes it’s a price worth paying for deaf people who enjoy music as much as she and her sister do. “I think it could definitely change our lives,” she said.
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