Material Innovation Archives

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Six UK and overseas small business partnerships in sustainable fashion, textiles and technology R&D programme

byThe Interline
April 21, 2023
2.2K views

Following an international call for proposals, six innovative research and development (R&D) partnership projects have been selected to participate in the second round of the New Landscapes: Fashion, Textiles and Technology (FTT) Catalyst R&D Grant Scheme.

3 minute read

PPLM

Introducing The Tech Hub: Find Your Fashion Technology Fit

byThe Interline
April 18, 2023
3.2K views

Fashion technology solutions are more diverse, more capable, and more accessible than ever. But when there's something for everyone, how do you find the right fit for you?

7 minute read

MManufacturing

Why Professional Development And Technology Are Becoming Inseparable In Fashion

byThe Interline X Texprocess Americas
April 12, 2023
3.5K views

For fashion to face new challenges and seize new possibilities, the industry needs the right professionals, with the right digital and traditional skills. Growing those skills is now a top priority.

7 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

Searching For Solutions

byKatherine Absher
March 7, 2023
1.9K views

Uniting the two worlds of digital and physical material creation.

Cotton Incorporated

10 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

URL To IRL And Back Again: How Digital Fabric Twins Are Defining Fashion’s New Trajectories

byThe Interline X SwatchOn
February 28, 2023
7.5K views

With fashion passing the tipping point for digital product creation, more people than ever are joining the 3D / DPC journey in both directions - from digital to real, and vice versa. This is fast making digital fabrics one of the most important parts of fashion's creative and commercial futures.

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DDigital Product Creation

DPC Conversations: Pierre Maheut, Director Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, 3D & Immersive, Adobe

byThe Interline
February 21, 2023
2.1K views

Digital product creation and 3D workflows are now open to anyone, putting a huge amount of power in creators' hands. We talk to Adobe to explore what this means for the next generation of fashion designers.

9 minute read

SSourcing And Supply Chain

New Material, New Method: Why Fashion Needs Next-Generation Factories

byThe Interline X NEFFA | New Fashion Factory
February 17, 2023
5.9K views

Fashion's digital transformation has so far left material development, sourcing, and production relatively untouched. But as traditional manufacturing falls further behind the rest of the industry's evolution, the argument for new methods and new materials grows stronger.

10 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

DPC Conversations: Victor Chao, CEO, Frontier

byThe Interline
February 6, 2023
3.3K views

To meet the growing demand for digital fabrics, fashion will need to find ways of digitising at speed and at source. Scaling raw scanning throughput is one approach, but one company is proposing something smarter.

2 minute read

FFashion Technology News

Vizoo GmbH Is Launching The New xTex A4 Hardware: The Next Generation Of Materials Scanners

byThe Interline
January 31, 2023
3.3K views

A re-designed version of their market-leading xTex A4 scanners will help Vizoo to meet the high demand for material digitization technology worldwide.

Vizoo

7 minute read

EEvents

Sharing A Vision For Smart, Sustainable Fashion

byThe Interline X Première Vision
January 25, 2023
4.0K views

As technology becomes a bigger fixture at institutional industry events, fashion is finding new sources of support in adjusting to the demands of digital transformation.

5 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

DPC Conversations: Renate Eder, Chief Commercial Officer, Vizoo

byThe Interline
January 17, 2023
3.5K views

Digitising fabric catalogues and transforming supplier-brand sourcing relationships is a huge-scale task combining software and hardware. We talk to a leader in both areas about what it means to steer fashion through uncharted waters.

Vizoo

4 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

Smart Fashion Tech: The Way To Boost Brand Ethos

byDakota Murphey
January 10, 2023
7.4K views

From adding service layers to garments, to building entirely new channels between brands and consumers, wearable fashion technology will see renewed interest in 2023.

2 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

Closing The Gap Between Digital And Physical Materials – Full Replay

byThe Interline
December 16, 2022
4.3K views

Now available to everyone: an extended cut of The Interline, Cotton Incorporated, and the Adobe Substance 3D teams discussing the future of digital materials.

Cotton Incorporated

4 minute read

MMaterial Innovation

Made2Flow And Frontier.cool Join Forces To Add A New, Sustainable Dimension To Digital Material Sourcing In Fashion

byThe Interline
November 2, 2022
4.2K views

In an exclusive new partnership, Made2Flow, providers of transparent environmental impact assessment solutions for the fashion industry, and Frontier.cool, creators of AI-driven material digitisation and world-class supply chain collaboration platforms, are combining the benefits of high-quality digital materials with turnkey access to science-backed carbon emission data - supporting major strides in sustainability throughout the fashion value chain.

Material Innovation

Six UK and overseas small business partnerships in sustainable fashion, textiles and technology R&D programme

Introducing The Tech Hub: Find Your Fashion Technology Fit

Why Professional Development And Technology Are Becoming Inseparable In Fashion

Searching For Solutions

URL To IRL And Back Again: How Digital Fabric Twins Are Defining Fashion’s New Trajectories

DPC Conversations: Pierre Maheut, Director Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, 3D & Immersive, Adobe

New Material, New Method: Why Fashion Needs Next-Generation Factories

DPC Conversations: Victor Chao, CEO, Frontier

Vizoo GmbH Is Launching The New xTex A4 Hardware: The Next Generation Of Materials Scanners

Sharing A Vision For Smart, Sustainable Fashion

DPC Conversations: Renate Eder, Chief Commercial Officer, Vizoo

Smart Fashion Tech: The Way To Boost Brand Ethos

Closing The Gap Between Digital And Physical Materials – Full Replay

Made2Flow And Frontier.cool Join Forces To Add A New, Sustainable Dimension To Digital Material Sourcing In Fashion

Automation Shock: The World’s Factory Continues To Pull Ahead

The Hidden Cost of Carrying On

Sora’s Popularity Is Rising, Even As The AI Backlash Builds

From Counterfeits To Tariffs: Fashion’s Supply Chain Under Strain

OpenAI’s Initial Success With A Social AI Video App Demands Some Introspection From Fashion And Beauty

Podcast: Making Climate-Conscious Menswear Work Commercially

Podcast: Agile Supply Chains And AI Insights With Paul Magel

Podcast: The DPC Journey at H&M

Podcast: Why Scaling Success Starts With A Solid Technology Foundation – With Nina Khoury of SKIMS

The AI Report 2025: Available Now

The World Is Primed For Digital Risk – Has Fashion Kept Pace?

How DPC And AI Could Combine To Advance Digital Transformation

2025 Sourcing & Supply Chain Survey Report – Available Now

DPC Is Not Done Yet

A Bruising, Confusing Week in AI

The DPC Outlook with Jaden Oh of CLO Virtual Fashion

Digital Product Creation Report 2024 – available now