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Heat for period cramps

Tech From Here: NL · Dutch Design Week 2026

The work this post covers and every source it draws on, each linked to the original.

The workFashion Tech 2026 (Marina Toeters and the Farmer Friends, Fashion Tech Farm), on the Dutch Design Week 2026 programme ddw.nl

Research cited

  1. 1730505, doi doi.org
  2. Hum Reprod Update 2015 doi doi.org

Other sources

  1. OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology 2e, 27.2 openstax.org
  2. assets row 4 domicro.nl
  3. Fem Relief, by DoMicro and by-wire.net
  4. Ralf Jacobs: Mathematical Radio ddw.nl
  5. Beam Contrechoc: AI Weighted Loom ddw.nl
  6. Ioana-Maria Caramiciu: 4D Textiles: Soft Structures for Everyday Life ddw.nl
  7. Loe Feijs: Inhibiscus ddw.nl
  8. Malou Beemer: De hoed van verwondering ddw.nl
  9. Rosa Scholtens: Tee Threads ddw.nl
  10. Tess Geerts: Lifer ddw.nl
  11. Mathias Blanc ddw.nl
  12. Zoë Prifti: Not All Mermaids Wear A Shell Bra ddw.nl
  13. Mira Pytze: From photo to pattern to wearable ddw.nl
  14. LABELEDBY.: RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF FASHION ddw.nl
  15. Weverij Museum Geldrop: Van der Pol Theedoek - Van der Pol Tea Towel ddw.nl
  16. Angella Mackey: Solar Chimes ddw.nl
  17. Oscar Tomico: Crafting Textiles for Plant-Human interactions ddw.nl
  18. Martijn Groen: CAIR ddw.nl
  19. Jojanneke Tamis: Code, Craft and Couture ddw.nl
  20. Remade In: Remade in: Redefining regional remanufacturing ddw.nl
  21. Mirta Cugini: The Punch Card Series ddw.nl
  22. Ralf Jacobs: Alan Turing ddw.nl
  23. by-wire.net: Sensor Fashion ddw.nl
  24. Operatie Regeneratie: Natuurkaatsen ddw.nl
  25. Designed for women these projects show why it matters (ddw.nl) ddw.nl

Images, slide by slide

Slide 1
Red high-waisted briefs on a white mannequin, with a printed heating circuit of black and silver tracks on a panel at the frontPhoto: DoMicro / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 2
Diagram of the uterus from the front: the muscle wall, the lining with small spiral arteries, the cavity and the cervix, beside a box saying 45 to 95 percent of people who menstruate report period painImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against OpenStax A&P 2e 27.2; Iacovides et al. 2015 (source lines drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
Slide 3
Close view of the printed heating circuit on the red briefs: a grid of black and silver tracks with two metal snap contacts at the sidePhoto: DoMicro / Dutch Design WeekMuseum or journal record
Slide 4
Diagram with two boxes from a 2001 trial: a heated patch worn about 12 hours a day gave relief comparable to ibuprofen; heat plus ibuprofen gave relief soonerImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Akin et al., Obstet Gynecol 2001 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
Slide 5
Diagram with three boxes from a 2026 review of 57 trials: heat gave less pain than no treatment, was comparable or slightly better than NSAIDs, and had fewer side effectsImage: RN Collins studio, code-drawn. Checked against Yuan et al., Front Med 2026 (source line drawn on the graphic)Museum or journal record
Ring frame
Flat iron (strijkijzer), c. 1700 to 1800, Rijksmuseum (BK-1977-100)Frame: Rijksmuseum, PD, croppedMuseum or journal record

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