Discover Hidden Circuits
TruffleGrid is a circular marketplace where waste polyester cosplay costumes conceal embedded conductive 'truffle' patterns — hidden smart-circuit designs that illuminate with electricity when revealed. Scan thrift store finds to discover patterns, transfer them to new garments, and creators earn royalties.
A cosplayer points their phone at a $5 thrift store polyester costume and sees glowing electrical circuit patterns layered over the fabric on screen. They hit 'harvest,' and the truffle pattern transfers to their own jacket, which immediately lights up with an animated custom design that looked completely invisible seconds before.