“Textile Hybrid Lab, founded and led by Prof. Seonyoung Youn, reimagines textiles as interfaces for care, interaction, intelligence, sustainability, and expression.”
“Through the convergence of textile science, electronics, AI, and computation, we create textile systems that expand how textiles sense, perform, and communicate.”
Health, Care & Rehabilitation
We develop textile-based wearable systems for biosignal sensing, wearable monitoring, rehabilitation, and therapeutic support. By combining soft materials, physiological interfaces, and human-centered design, we create textile system that support comfort, mobility, and everyday care.
FitECG: ECG sports bra
Wearabel EMG Interface
Wearabel ECG interfaceRobotics & Interfaces
We design textile systems that sense, actuate, and respond through embedded electronics, soft robotics, and programmable structures. Our work explores textiles as interactive interfaces for assistance, communication, and adaptive human-technology experiences.
Edemaflex: robotic textile glove
Thermo-responsive GLOVE
woven e-textile interfaceAI & Digital Intelligence
We translate textiles into digital models through AI-based digitization, virtual prototyping, and computational evaluation. By connecting physical materials with predictive tools, we make textile design more scalable, data-driven, and accessible.
AI-based textile digitization
Virtual drape test method DEVELOPMENT
Textile softness & smoothness INDEXPerformance & Sustainability
We develop textile materials and processes that improve performance while addressing environmental responsibility. Our research explores surface engineering, responsible coloration, and scalable fabrication strategies for future textile applications.
SUPERHYDROPHOBIC Surface design
SUSTAINABLE surface engineering
LIGHT IRRADIATION TEXTILEArt, Design & Expression
We explore textiles as media for form, transformation, and embodied expression. This direction connects material experimentation with speculative design, opening new possibilities for how textiles are perceived, worn, and experienced.
Transformative spaceship