No samples necessary with APEXFiz
Wakayama, Japan
Simulating virtual fabrics using digitally-sampled yarns.
Shima Seiki’s APEXFiz programme has been developed to further accelerate digital fabric sourcing prior to 3D design and production and further eliminate previously time-consuming and costly fabric sampling.
It...
Bestseller brings New Year cheer to charity projects
Denmark
Every year Bestseller and Bestseller Foundation make a donation on behalf of all colleagues as part of the New Year's gift.
A part of 2022’s New Year's gift at Denmark’s Bestseller is a DKK 5...
3D knitting in innovative office furniture
Holland, MI, USA
How Shima Seiki’s WHOLEGARMENT knitting technology is used for the development of digitally knitted chair fabrics at Haworth.
Haworth Inc. is an office furniture manufacturer based in Holland, Michigan, USA. At Haworth material...
Finalists announced for the 2023 Woolmark Prize
Australia
Woolmark Company’s mission to establish dialogue and connect leading design talent with industry players to collectively envision a more sustainable future.
Eight of the world’s most promising emerging design talents have been selected from hundreds...
International conference to support Scotland’s textile sector
Aberdeen, Scotland
The International Conference on Augmented Reality (ICAF 2022) brings together prominent voices from the Scottish textile industry along with international partners from the sector.
Textile designers and industry experts from across Scotland will come...
Calling fashion stakeholders
Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
New consultation set to define holistic and concrete targets for a net-positive industry.
This week at at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, Global Fashion Agenda (GFA) and the United Nations Environment Programme...
On a mission to reduce textile waste
London
Alterist, the new upcycling marketplace, is live and it is looking to disrupt the fashion industry.
With a mission to reduce textile waste, Alterist Marketplace along with its community of 68 designers, launched last week...
Sustainability update from Lycra
Wilmington, DE, USA
The Lycra Company publishes Planet Agenda Update with 2030 goals and commitments.
The Lycra Company has published its first annual Planet Agenda Update, which visitors to the company's website can download the entire...
Textile-producing nations unite to reduce chemical waste
Islamabad, Pakistan
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam have united to reduce pollution from the textile sector.
The Governments of Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan and Viet Nam have joined forces to fight chemical pollution, launching a joint...
Heriot-Watt design students feature in Vogue Italia
Galashiels, Scottish Borders
Design students Lewis Hobbs and Emma McLellan were selected finalists in this year’s Loro Piana Knitted Design Awards.
Two Heriot-Watt University design students featured in last month’s Vogue Italia fashion magazine. Design students...