ReMode Is Making Its Message Global

ReMode, the premier event for disruptive and sustainable fashion, is making its message global by livestreaming video of conference programming, available to viewers around the world. Over the two-day event, which takes place in...

Xinao Fashion Contest Winners Announced

Xinao Group has revealed the results of its knitwear designer competition. Over 2,500 votes were cast over the three days of the Spinexpo Shanghai exhibition, 70% of which were the votes of the judging...
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Creative Unions, Vision for a Promising Future

The London Design Festival took place in the British capital last month. We were invited to visit Creative Unions, an exhibition by recent Central Saint Martins graduates in the Lethaby Gallery. Creative Unions was...

Seamless Knitting: Is The Skilled Handwork of Garment Finishers At Risk?

Linking knitted garments requires dexterity and precision. A role fulfilled by craftspeople often with decades of experience, it is a fundamental stage of the construction of many knitted garments. The hands crafting the finished...

Matthew Briggs Wins The Woolmark Company TexSelect Award

Boldly patterned and graphic knits by Matthew Briggs won him The Woolmark Company TexSelect Award in Paris, which set him on the road to Shanghai. Young designer Matthew Briggs, who studied knitwear design at...

The London Design Fair 2018: Design Research at the RCA

This London Design Fair, Research at RCA presents Design < > Research, the first instalment of a series of exhibitions for radical discussions on a more sustainable future between industry, designers, research centres...

Knits at PV – Colourful, Complex and Sustainable

Janet Prescott reports from Paris Knitted fabrics for Autumn/Winter 2019/20 gave more than a nod to sustainability. A mix of different fibres, weights and constructions, with knit and weave complementing each other, contributed to the...

In Conversation with Joerg Hartmann, Fashion & Technology at Stoll

Stoll, Germany’s leading flat knitting machine manufacturer, concluded its first Stoll Symposium at its New York City facility last Thursday, in honour of its 145th anniversary. The event was a means to give back...

Knitwear Solutions at Premiere Vision AW19/20

Premiere Vision took place last week in Paris in its usual location of Parc Des Expositions. We travelled to the French Capital to gain an insight on new developments in the textile industry and...
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In Conversation with Freddie Robins

In September, we spoke with knitted textiles artist and RCA Textiles tutor, Freddie Robins. Freddie talks about her chosen medium, how she's uses this to express her thoughts on the human condition and her part...