Archive Archives

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Podcast: A Case Study In Deeply-Considered AI Development At Brunello Cucinelli

byBen Hanson
March 17, 2026
581 views

Almost as famous for its humanist philosophy as its luxury products, Brunello Cucinelli has also emerged as a lighthouse for AI - not by rushing recklessly forwards, but by undertaking in-house platform work that venerates the human touch at the same time as building composable experiences in real-time.

10 minute read

EEvents

In London, CLO Recommits To Connecting The DPC Dots

byBen Hanson
March 12, 2026
393 views

Last month, the 3D leader set out to rally the creator community and the real-time partner ecosystem to reaffirm a vision to bridge longstanding gaps in digital product creation workflows.

11 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

The Next Frontier For Digital Product Creation: Patternmaking With AI Assistance

byDorelle McPherson
March 11, 2026
324 views

As AI patternmaking becomes a larger fixture in digital workflows, both in standalone solutions and as an added capability of existing 3D tools, specialists have a new opportunity to direct the next turn in the digitisation of their craft.

23 minute read

PPodcast

Podcast: Why Supply Chains Matter More Than Ever

byBen Hanson
March 10, 2026
512 views

Finding the delicate balance between upstream optimisation and innovation, and defining “future ready” supply chain capabilities.

9 minute read

IInterviews

(Re)defining DPC with Chad Malley of Hyland

byThe Interline
March 9, 2026
372 views

Hyland’s Global Director of Digital Asset Management Practice on crossing the gap between 3D, DPC and the wider tech estate.

8 minute read

FFashion Technology News

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

byThe Interline
March 6, 2026
945 views

Going behind the scenes at a major studio reveals just how far AI has now reached into fashion’s visual workflows. And a different kind of digital impact - one driven by real conflict - could be about to join challenges in securing essential fibre inputs at a time of global instability.

6 minute read

SSourcing And Supply Chain

Beyond The Faceless Supply Chain: Understanding The Footprint Of Cotton Through Technology

byVasyl Cherlinka
March 5, 2026
595 views

From aquifer depletion to regenerative farming, technology is redefining how brands see, source and take responsibility for their most ubiquitous fibre.

6 minute read

IInterviews

(Re)defining DPC with Greg Hanson of Browzwear

byThe Interline
March 4, 2026
549 views

Browzwear’s CEO on why the future of 3D isn’t about scaling up or scaling back, but demanding higher performance from digital product creation.

27 minute read

PPodcast

Podcast: Can Technology Help New Entrants Break Into The Entrenched Eyewear Market?

byBen Hanson
March 3, 2026
775 views

With a business model dominated by licensing, and a heavily consolidated supply chain, eyewear has long been a hostile market for new designers. Now, additive manufacturing and technology miniaturisation are promising to lower barriers and increase the pace of innovation.

7 minute read

FFashion Technology News

We’re WAY Past The Watershed Moment For AI-Generated Visual Content

byThe Interline
February 27, 2026
940 views

A lot of fuss is being made over Gucci’s use of low-effort AI visuals to promote a showing at Milan Fashion Week, but generated and programmatic visual content is now so pervasive that focusing on a single act of wry provocation misses a much more important milestone.

10 minute read

RRetail

What Peak Shopping Seasons Teach Us About The Importance Of A Year-Round Transformation Strategy

byThe Interline X Lectra
February 26, 2026
983 views

In the moment, seasonal retail events visibly stress-test frontend technology and fulfilment infrastructure. But predictable peaks in output also spotlight just how much of fashion’s deeper outcomes is determined by the successful digital transformation and tight integration of the rest of the product and brand journey.

10 minute read

DDigital Product Creation

When You Have A 3D Hammer, Everything Looks Like A 3D Nail

byNick Eley
February 26, 2026
495 views

For the core promise of digital product creation to really take root in the extended user community for design and development, different fashion segments need to be willing to interrogate themselves and understand where 3D remains the best tool for the task at hand, and where standalone AI or AI / 3D hybrid workflows might make more sense.

9 minute read

BBeauty

The Missed Opportunities Of The First-Wave AI Rollout In Beauty e-Commerce

byThe Interline X Inference Beauty
February 25, 2026
879 views

From powering personalisation experiences to ushering in a foundational rethink of product search and discovery, AI has quickly become critical to selling beauty online. But solo brands and multi-brand retailers missing essential data are now struggling to turn an initial batch of isolated applications into deeper transformation - and shoppers are moving ahead without them.

28 minute read

PPodcast

Podcast: What Went Wrong With Web3?

byBen Hanson
February 24, 2026
811 views

A skeptic and a digital fashion educator and entrepreneur revisit the case for decentralised digital ownership, and ask what lessons the industry should have learned from its last big hype cycle before AI.