Next-Generation Shima Seiki technology at ITMA 2023

Wakayama, Japan Of the nine flat knitting machines Shima Seiki is exhibiting in Milan next month, eight machines will be part of the Next-Generation line-up. Leading flat knitting technology firm Shima Seiki, will be participating in the...

Knit to find the perfect fit

Delft, The Netherlands Unusual building structures can be created more efficiently and more sustainably using 3D knitted textiles. The bearing structure of a building made out of knitted material. Mariana Popescu, Assistant Professor of Parametric Structural...

FW’23 knitwear translates the sound of Ahluwalia

Almere, The Netherlands Entitled ‘Symphony’, creative director Priya Ahluwalia translates the music that has influenced her life in a range of dynamic designs. Netherlands based Knitwear Lab is excited to announce the newly released FW’23 collection...

2023 International Woolmark Prize jury revealed

London All finalists will have the opportunity to be stocked in some of the world’s leading stores, via the International Woolmark Prize Retailer Network. The International Woolmark Prize once again brings together a panel of industry...

Enorê X Knitwear Lab

Amsterdam With their knitted textile series, Brazilian artist Enorê materialises the idea that data influences the spaces we inhabit. Brazilian artist Enorê worked together with Amsterdam based Knitwear Lab on a series of knitted wall hangings,...

APEXFiz shortens lead times at Decathlon

Villeneuve d'Ascq, France Using design software for product planning without actual samples in socks manufacturing. Decathlon is the world's largest sporting goods retailer, founded in Villeneuve d'Ascq in northern France. The company manages research, design, production,...

Digital library for cleaner colours

Amsterdam Amsterdam-based Fashion for Good is launching the Dyestuff Library, a digital tool enabling partners to choose sustainable dyes based on competitive performance and environmental metrics for commercial use. The library is supported by Fashion for...

Shima Seiki at 40th SPINEXPO Shanghai

Shanghai Company will offer visitors a choice between its SDS -ONE APEX4 apparel design system and its APEXFiz subscription-based design software. Leading computerized knitting machine manufacturer Shima Seiki Mfg., Ltd. together with its Hong Kong subsidiary...

Soft Sculpture: Revisiting the work of textile artist Yu-Mei Huang

Yu-Mei Huang is a Taiwanese-born, London-based textile artist, specialising in the creation of knitted structures. Her East Asian heritage and multi-cultural background is reflected within her research practices and made outcomes. Yu-Mei describes the...

The Elephant in The Room

Milan Presenting the heroes shaping the textile supply chain at Milan Design Week. The Elephant in the Room is a supply chain exhibition which is being held from 17 - 23 April 2023 at Castello Sforzesco...