Best of the Past Archives

4 minute read

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

byBen Hanson
August 6, 2020
6.6K views

Building a digital product creation workflow relies on digital materials that behave identically to their physical counterparts. The technologies are in place to make this happen, but as an industry we still need to slot the pieces together.

7 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

Reborn Digital: Could Cotton Carve A Path For A New Generation Of Materials?

byThe Interline X Cotton Incorporated
August 3, 2020
8.9K views

As the material most synonymous with fashion's history, cotton's future could herald a fundamental shift in the industry’s approach to digital materials.

Cotton Incorporated

6 minute read

MManufacturing

The Technology-Led Demand Chain: How To Turn The Page To Fashion’s Next Chapter

byMark Harrop
July 27, 2020
6.8K views

The traditional supply chain is overdue for an overhaul, but how should you approach switching to a demand-chain?

WhichPLM Advisory

10 minute read

MManufacturing

The New Reality: Redesigning Production, Increasing Value, and Improving Profits

byThe Interline X Gerber Technology
July 6, 2020
8.3K views

Fashion faces fresh and pre-existing challenges that require a new approach to production. How? The answer is already being put into practice. And the value is clear.

6 minute read

MManufacturing

How Digital Fabric Printing Is Changing Supply Chain Dynamics In The Post-COVID World

byNick Langford
July 1, 2020
10.8K views

Apparel production has a reputation for being slow and environmentally unsound. Digital printing and production colour management could offer a different way.

5 minute read

MManufacturing

How technology can help brands control manufacturing and production

byGus Bartholomew
June 21, 2020
6.2K views

Global production supply chains for fashion are trapped in the dark ages. Technology can be a beacon for the future.

3 minute read

MManufacturing

Fashion Is Overdue For A New Model Of Production

byBen Hanson
June 10, 2020
7.2K views

With our 3D focus over, we look at why an analogue gap exists between the output of design and the output of manufacturing. And we introduce our two-month deep-dive on how that gap can be bridged.

6 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

Going 3D, Part 5: Making It Real

byMark Harrop
June 4, 2020
6.6K views

The end of our examination of all things 3D, this summary sets out some practical steps you can take to realise your 3D ambitions.

WhichPLM Advisory

7 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

Facing Worlds: Understanding The Fashion / Gaming Crossover Channel

byBen Hanson
June 1, 2020
9.0K views

Videogames offer a compelling crossover marketing channel for movies and music. Now fashion is taking tentative footsteps into the same space. This primer explains why.

6 minute read

eeCommerce

Amazon: What To Expect When Retail’s Loss Leader Gets Physical

byBen Hanson
February 18, 2020
8.6K views

Amazon Go previews the retail giant's concept of physical stores. But what about the Amazon retail business model? Loss-leading is about to get physical.

Best of the Past

Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way

Reborn Digital: Could Cotton Carve A Path For A New Generation Of Materials?

The Technology-Led Demand Chain: How To Turn The Page To Fashion’s Next Chapter

The New Reality: Redesigning Production, Increasing Value, and Improving Profits

How Digital Fabric Printing Is Changing Supply Chain Dynamics In The Post-COVID World

How technology can help brands control manufacturing and production

Fashion Is Overdue For A New Model Of Production

Going 3D, Part 5: Making It Real

Facing Worlds: Understanding The Fashion / Gaming Crossover Channel

Amazon: What To Expect When Retail’s Loss Leader Gets Physical

An AI World Record, And War Hits Fashion’s Physical Inputs And Digital Infrastructure

Bamboo Rose and R.M.Williams Expand Retail Planning Partnership on TotalPLM™

New realities of product development in fashion: insights from the Lectra Observatory

Former The North Face and Boardriders Executive Arne Arens joins unspun as CEO to accelerate the shift from offshore overproduction to U.S.-based manufacturing

Chicago Protective Apparel Sees Immediate Operational Gains with Lectra Valia Fashion

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Podcast: Digital Maturity In The Extended Supply Chain

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