Photos of material and texture I have explored.

Prototyping

Through prototyping it was easier to modify the look that I wanted.

Thermochromic pigment

Testing out the thermochromic pigement with glue and adjusting the colours. In the end, I decided to mix coffee and black thermochromic pigment together.

video how the thermochromic works-1ok9i0u

TEXTURES

The organza pleats were created by folding it with aluminium and boiling it in the pot for 45mins. The fur texture was created by using plastic fusing method. White plastic are cut in a strip of fringe, covering it with baking paper and iron over to fuse the strips together. In the end, I went with ruffled organza instead of the pleats organza as it looks similar to an arctic fox.

Technology

I managed to use 2 servo motors and a temperature sensor as a trigger to activate the motors, it was only possible with the help from my friend Ming Xu. He also helped to compact the electronics into a smaller board. This is how it looks like on the inside. Issues I faced will installing the motor was that I need a something at the propeller to spin the line up and a weight at the end of the line was needed so that there was enough load to pull the fabric down again. This were solved by cutting a few acrylic pieces and attached it to the servo.