Workshop Replay: Rebuilding Retail
Uncertainty is everywhere as retail reopens post-pandemic, and everything is open to re-evaluation. This workshop replay captures the retail recovery at a critical juncture.
Retooling: The Push & Pull of Tradition vs. Digitisation
Like any new technology, digital product creation steps into existing creative tensions it can ease, but can potentially introduce its own.
How Digital Product Creation Helped New Balance Prepare For The Pandemic, And Pull Ahead Afterwards
COVID turned digital materials & 3D assets into survival tools, but the Boston footwear giant could be a guiding light towards what's going to be possible with digital product creation post-pandemic.
Interline Identities – Rebecca Morter, Founder & CEO, Lone Design Club
When retail returns to full capacity, it will be operating in a changed world. What shoppers want from physical stores and online channels has evolved rapidly, and Rebecca Morter believes retailers need to catch up - and quickly.
A CDN For Fashion: The Asset-First Approach To Production
How the principles of cloud architecture and digital asset management could provide a template for a more futureproof model of production and fulfilment.
From Render To Real: Delivering On The Promise Of Digital Design To On-Demand Production
Why the right 3D environment could be the key to unlocking the potential of end-to-end digital workflows, and to powering on-demand production.
Extracting Maximum Value From Apparel And Footwear 3D Assets – Up And Downstream
With digital product creation now firmly established as a key strategy for many brands, the question is turning to what additional value can be unlocked from 3D assets beyond prototyping and sampling - and what pieces need to be put in place to enable that value to be realised.
The Real Solution For Returns: Mass Tailoring
The vision for true personalisation often clashes with the question of how one-off production can scale. But that burden could be eased by answering an earlier question: can the individualisation of patterns be automated?
Redefining Denim: How can digital tools be adopted?
Denim is a notoriously difficult material to do justice to in 3D, but it's also one of the most in-demand fabrics for digital prototyping and sampling. The right workflow could be the key.
Can Digitisation Help Fashion Bridge Its Online And Offline Customer Relationships?
As the lines between online and offline channels continue to blur, digitisation could hold the key to helping the two channels combine rather than compete.
Gone Viral – B2B In A Post-Pandemic Age
COVID has accentuated the need for constant brand and consumer interaction, but it's also reshaped the nature of both B2C and B2B conversations. Before complexity takes over, it's time to consider what you want to say.
What Will It Take For Fashion To Truly Embrace Digital?
In a year that has compressed significant digital transformation into a small span of time, how can fashion seize the opportunity for lasting change? Spoiler alert, it’s not just about technology.
In Manufacturing, The Only Certainty Is Uncertainty
The Portuguese textile industry has been a case study in overcoming disruption and seizing uncommon opportunities. In 2021, there’s a lot fashion could learn from its history.
Why The Modern, Mutual Supply Chain Must Run On Data
Brands have long accepted serious limitations on visibility into procurement and production. The last year has made the strongest case to date for breaking down those barriers - to brands' and suppliers' mutual benefit.