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Bare is focused on the development of a range of nontoxic, electrically conductive materials. In the fall of 2011, Bare will launch its first two products, Bare Skin and Bare Paint. Both products act as a conduit for electrical signals to run across a variety of surfaces. Bare Skin is the only electrically conductive ink safe for use on the skin and is certified as a cosmetic in the EU. Bare Paint is a nontoxic, multipurpose material with a wide range of applications. Bare's products provide users with an exciting new platform perfect for prototyping, experimenting, and learning about electronics. Bare Conductive Ltd. was founded by four postgraduate students from the Innovation Design Engineering Course at the Royal College of Art and Imperial College London. Bare received an Honorable Mention at the Prix ARS Electronica in 2010, and recently won the Technology Strategy Board’s Digital Disruptive Solutions competition. Bare is passionate about working alongside makers, hobbyists, artists, geeks, engineers and anyone else to improve our products and find new and unexpected ways to use them.
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The Bare Conductive team was brought together through a common love of experimentation and exploration. Matt is a bit of a designer and a bit of an engineer and most comfortable being split between the two. At Bare, Matt likes to split his time between talking to people about the products and sitting at the bench playing with a pot of Bare Paint and a pile of kit. Isabel Lizardi received her MA from the Royal College of Art's, Industrial Design Engineering department where she helped develop Bare Conductive Paint. With a background in Fine Arts and Communication Design, she is constantly seeking ways to make technology all-inclusive. Bibi Nelson studied Industrial Design Engineering at the Royal College of Art where she developed two new materials, Bare Conductive, and a unique biodegradable plastic. Bibi is an experienced project manager with several years of practice with international clients at Jason Bruges Studio. Becky is an engineer turned designer who recently graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in Industrial Design Engineering. Becky trained as a Mechanical Engineer at Imperial College and spent time working in the UK, US and Australia. She specialized in experimental design and practiced an opportunistic approach to the creation of prosthetics for the body.
*Photos courtesy of Rough Trade East. |