Create with Kniterate
Kniterate - the brain-child of Gerard Rubio, a design student who, whilst studying in Barcelona in 2013, set out to do for knitwear manufacturing what 3D printing had done for product design and realisation.
The purpose of...
In Conversation with Kate Morris, CROP – Conscious Knitwear
This month, we spoke with Kate Morris, fine-artist turned knitwear designer, who last year set up her ethically and sustainably conscious knitwear label, CROP. Kate talks to us about the creation of CROP, winning...
Fair and Pure – The FAIR Mongolian Cashmere Story
Mongolia - supplier of approximately a third of the world's cashmere, where cashmere makes up around 40 percent of the country's nonmineral exports. Mongolia produced more than 7,000 tons of cashmere in 2015, the...
Emerging Designers : Knit in Progress at the RCA
Every January, the Royal College of Art gives a preview of the postgraduates 'work in progress.' We saw innovative and creative projects from students across the MA Knitwear and Knitted Textiles pathways. 'Ones to...
SPINEXPO Paris Makes its Spring/Summer Debut
SPINEXPO, a professional trade exhibition dedicated to promoting innovation in yarns, fibres and knitwear, is getting ready to open its doors to an international audience of buyers from 6-7 February in Paris, France.
Unveiling a...
Eventful Knitwear at Pitti Uomo
Janet Prescott reports from Florence
Pitti Uomo becomes more like an interactive arts event every edition. The 93rd edition seemed more high-octane than ever, as high-quality designer clothes for Autumn/Winter 2018-19 were shown in a...
New Seamless Travel Backpack Harvests Energy
Born out of a collaboration between Studio Eva X Carola, Pauline van Dongen and Santoni Innovation Center, the Radius travel backpack blends tactile knit structures with an ingenious construction that provides utilitarian qualities. Designed...
Designer’s Choice: Bio-based Textile Innovation
Anne Prahl reports
Due to growing need to reduce the textile industry’s environmental impact and its dependence on petroleum-based fibres and fabrics, designers are increasingly searching for textiles made from renewable raw materials. Of particular...
The Great Italian Colour Factory
Zegna Baruffa has issued the following information for its Baruffa, Chiavazza, Botto Poala, collections for Spring Summer 2019, which will be on show at the upcoming Pitti Filati yarn fair, which is being held...
Feel The Yarn – Italian Excellence @ Pitti Filati 82
Feel the Yarn - Italian Excellence is an innovative brand and project that has never stopped growing since it was first set up in 2010: a joint effort by Consorzio Promozione Filati and Pitti...