The Value of the Handknitter in a Digitalised Knitting Industry
An insight into the In the Loop Knitting Conference, and its discussion about the value of craft.
The attendees for this year’s ‘In the Loop at 10’ conference gathered at the Winchester School of Art;...
We’re All in it Together
As long as I can remember, SpinExpo was one of my favourite shows to attend. First, as a knitwear design student, later as a professional designer. I loved geeking out about the swatches in...
Pitti Filati 83 – Autumn/Winter 2019/20
Last month, we travelled to Florence, Italy for the 83rd Pitti Filati, where the world's top Italian and wider-European spinners showcased their Autumn/Winter 19/20 yarn collections to an increased audience of almost 5,500 buyers...
Ones to Watch – Kimberley Evans, Hereford College of Arts
It is not only graduates who show creativity, innovation and an exciting promise of things to come at this time of year. And neither do these emerging designers come from just the large front-running...
Archroma to Promote Colour Inspiration Tools in France
Archroma, a leader in colour and specialty chemicals, recently entered in a partnership with Carlin, a trend forecasting agency founded in 1947, aiming to promote the use of Archroma’s exclusive colour inspiration tools to...
Ones to Watch – Royal College of Art, London
In June, we were fortunate to attend the highly-anticipated annual Royal College of Art MA degree shows in London. The RCA fashion show was as always, against the conceptual catwalk and based around theatre...
Knitwear Designers Lynsey Gibson and Melissa Villevieille Amongst Redress Design Award 2018 Finalists
It is that time of year again for the Redress Design Award. New design talent who have a strong direction and ethos towards designing and making fashion product for a more sustainable and ethical...
In Conversation with Thijs Verhaar, Co-founder of KnitwearLab and his Eponymous Label
KnitwearLab was founded in 2013 by Thijs Verhaar and Cherish Brouwer to create an open source for knitwear knowledge. Their design studio is located near Amsterdam, in the Dutch town of Almere. Working as...
Zegna Baruffa Redefines Time in New Collection
Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia, an Italian leader in the production of fine yarns for top-quality knitwear, will participate in this week’s Pitti Immagine Filati trade show that opens its doors in Florence, Italy.
At the...
Supporting Young Talent at Pitti Filati
Zegna Baruffa Lane Borgosesia, an Italian leader in the production of fine yarns for top-quality knitwear, has announced that this year the company is sponsoring Kingston School of Art University and its student Giulia...