Webinar Replay: 3D And DPC Survey Discussion
Late last year, Kalypso, The Interline, and a panel of industry insiders and experts convened to discuss the findings of the landmark 3D and digital product creation maturity survey. That live event was quickly booked up, but is now being made available as a full replay, to benchmark digital product creation for 2021.
Benchmarking Digital Product Creation for 2021
The assumption is that COVID has kick-started a surge in uptake of 3D and digital product creation technologies. How far does reality reflect that assumption? And how much further does fashion intend to take 3D in the near future?
Going Rogue: Is Fashion’s Next Generation Of Talent Skipping 2D In Favour Of 3D?
As adoption of 3D design, development, simulation and visualisation tools increases, what role does 2D patternmaking still have to play? Can it be sidestepped entirely? And what might that mean for the future of digital design?
Interline Identities: Amir Lehr, CEO, Optitex
With 3D firmly established as one of the keys to fashion’s digital transformation, a lot is riding on the shoulders of technology vendors. We talked to Optitex CEO Amir Lehr about what it means to be up to the challenge, and how much farther he believes digital product creation can go.
Why Is The Well Of Digital Product Creation Talent Running Dry?
The gap between the digital skills the fashion industry wants to hire and what’s actually being taught to students is widening. But where does the responsibility of hiring, training, and educating the next generation fall?
What’s Driving Digital Design & Development?
It’s clear the pandemic has pulled digitisation forward for everyone. But are the primary forces driving digital design coming from inside or out?
Interline Identities: Ian Ravenshaw Bland, CEO, SO REAL
We talk to SO REAL about how cross-industry innovation promises to help automate the creation of digital twins for fashion – at scale, and at speed.
ideation 2020 – The Interline report
Near the end of last year, The Interline spoke at and attended Gerber Technology’s marquee event, ideation, which had been reimagined digitally. With the year behind us, we reflect on what ideation 2020 had to say, and what it meant for online industry events in general.
Can Fashion Tame Data, Rather Than Being Ruled By It?
Fashion wants to move closer to the consumer, and artificial intelligence offers an objective way to to bridge that gap. But can brands make use of it without compromising what makes them unique?
Redesigning The Value Chain: Why Smart Forecasting Is Only Part Of Fashion’s Future
As fashion enters a new era of constant uncertainty, smart forecasting and demand planning is a step in the right direction. But it needs to lead to a new model of production, too.
Opening The Doors To Your Digital Library
In fashion’s headlong rush forwards, the industry is failing to pay attention to its archival assets, and traditional 3D scanning won’t solve the problem. But a different approach to creating digital twins could.
Why Past Data Alone Won’t Predict Retail’s Future
2020 has demonstrated that fashion retail cannot build its forecasting models on historical data alone, and unpredictability is set to become the new normal. Digitisation can help, but how?
How To Turn Conversational Commerce Into A Compelling New Sales Channel
Conversational commerce and automated chatbots could translate into better experiences for shoppers, and foster stronger loyalty – if they are executed right.
Interline Identities: Ashley McDonnell, Global Luxury Account Manager, Google
This year has been transformative for a lot of the fashion retail sector, but luxury has been both more exposed and better able to respond than other market segments. We spent some time with Ashley McDonnell to unpick why and how.
3D at Scale: Achieving Consistency, Quality, and Agility in Digital Product Creation
Learn about where to build and where to buy 3D solutions for your business & ensure that merchandising, ecommerce, and sales teams are integrated throughout the process.
Virtual Photography: Bringing eCommerce To Life
The pandemic has pushed commercial photoshoots off the agenda, but the eCommerce explosion is demanding more product images than ever. Discover how virtual photography could solve that immediate challenge and transform the way fashion thinks about visual assets in the longer term.
The Full Fashion-Tech Spectrum
Throughout 2020 and into 2021, we will be covering the following hot fashion technology topics:
