Wearable tech combines style with a social conscience
by Sophie Perry from Technology | The Guardian on (#13KCX)
Designer Melissa Coleman draws attention to the frequency at which young women die unnecessarily in childbirth
It's beautiful, intricate and elegantly simple. But this lace collar is also seriously flash.
Called Political Lace and created by Melissa Coleman, a software engineer-cum-media design artist based in London, the accessory is fitted with an LED light that blinks every seven and a half minutes - the frequency at which young women die unnecessarily during childbirth.
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