Soft Circuits: Switches, Sensors, and Code
Victoria Manganiello
April 18 – 25, 2026
$235 for members
$275 for non-members
In this workshop, participants will explore the intersection of textiles and electronics by creating soft switches and sensors using traditional textile techniques. We will experiment with fabric-based circuitry and cover basic coding for animating your e-textile creations with sewable microcontrollers. This workshop is ideal for artists, designers, and makers interested in soft circuitry, e-textiles, and wearable technology with a basic understanding of circuitry. Enrollment in SDA’s “Soft Circuits: eTextile Basics (101) or the equivalent experience recommended.
All sessions will be held online over Zoom and recorded. Recordings will be emailed to participants within 24 hours of the session. Recordings are available for one year. This workshop features 2 hour instruction sessions on Saturdays and two midweek meetups to troubleshoot, share progress, and gather in community with other participants. Live sessions are scheduled as follows:
Saturday, April 18, 5-7PM EDT (convert timezone)
Wednesday, April 22, 7-8PM EDT (convert timezone)
Saturday, April 25, 5-7PM EDT (convert timezone)
SUPPLIES
Participants in US and Canada have the option to purchase a material kit curated by Victoria for an additional charge. We cannot mail outside the US and Canada. We are not able to ship material kits after April 8, 2026.
- $25 material kit + $10 Shipping (US)
- $25 material kit + $30 Shipping + Customs Fees (Canada)
- Participants also have the option to purchase supplies on their own using Victoria’s supply list. All participants outside of the US and Canada must purchase their own supplies.
Please contact us at events@surfacedesign.org for questions about supplies.
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About Your Instructor
Victoria Manganiello is an artist, designer, organizer, and educator. She is the co-founder of Craftwork, an experimental art and design studio. Victoria has received multiple international, recognized grants, awards, commissions, and residency appointments. She is also a part-time associate professor at NYU and the New School and co-organizes electronic textile camp, an annual artist residency for e-textile practitioners. Exploring the intersections between materiality, technology, geography, and storytelling, Victoria’s multi-disciplinary and installation work, abstract paintings, and kinetic sculptures are made meticulously with hand-woven textiles using hand-spun yarn and hand-mixed natural and synthetic color dyes alongside mechanical alternatives and modern technologies. She is well-known in the textile community as an accomplished artist and innovative storyteller and facilitates many socially engaged projects in collaboration with other artists, designers and educators.