Computer Display Using Fabric

F21 Thread Screen Displays Instagram Images Using Fabric

Adam Williams | July 23, 2015

Most Instagram users probably check their feed with a smartphone or similar device. New York-based studio Breakfast, however, has created a machine that displays Instagram images and basic animations using thousands of spools of thread.

F21 Thread Screen was created to promote clothing brand Forever 21.  http://www.gizmag.com/f21-thread-screen-instagram-fabric/38589/

<more at http://www.gizmag.com/electronics/; related links: http://breakfastny.com/f21-thread-screen-press-release/ (Forever 21 Reveals Massive Mechanical Screen Made of thread; 6,400 spools of that that display your instagrams) and http://www.wired.com/2015/07/forget-4k-low-res-screen-creates-images-thread/ (Forget 4K: This Low-Res Screen Creates Images Out of Thread)>

Each strip of fabric can display 36 colors, and the temperature and humidity of the machine must be regulated to ensure each strip has the proper tension. Source: http://www.wired.com/2015/07/forget-4k-low-res-screen-creates-images-thread/