The Secret To Sustainability Is Not Narrowing It Down
The meaning of sustainability is well-defined. The best way to respond to it is less clear. But evaluating the bigger picture is essential for ongoing action.
Creating Digital Materials With Designers In Mind
Digital materials are essential to digital product creation, which means it's vital they're built with creative designers in mind. But what does that actually mean?
Are Digital Materials Headed For Their Own Streaming Wars?
As the popularity of digital materials explodes, competing commercial interests could get in the way of realising their true benefits. This article considers a different, more democratic approach to digitisation.
Transformation: Digital engines need Digital Drivers
Why survival means balancing cashflows with digital transformation. And why the right talent is crucial to walking the tightrope.
Why Digital Materials Matter – And What’s Standing In Their Way
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.
Reborn Digital: Could Cotton Carve A Path For A New Generation Of Materials?
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.
Bringing The Future Of Production Forward
In light of constant supply chain scandals and the need to control cost, quality, and speed in an uncertain world, the factory of the future isn’t just a possibility for tomorrow – it’s a necessity today.
Learn How Increased Visibility on the Factory Floor Enables Supply Chain Agility
There is a stronger need than ever for brands and retailers to align their production with demand. Doing so requires visibility and transparency - two things that shop-floor control technology could provide.
The Technology-Led Demand Chain: How To Turn The Page To Fashion’s Next Chapter
The traditional supply chain is overdue for an overhaul, but how should you approach switching to a demand-chain?
Labour : The Missing Piece Of The Post-COVID Production Puzzle
As the world weighs up a move from high-volume, low-quality production to a new model, the need for accurate Bill of Labour data is greater than ever. And the tools we use to collect it must change.
Automating The Impossible… From Your Kitchen Table
ShapeShifter set out some guidelines for reducing fabric and operational waste in the apparel supply chain.
Integrated Data Intelligence: The Key to Transforming Your Supply Chain
As retail channels reopen, the pressure is on brands to control the speed, delivery, and quality of their next collections. But traditional supply chain tools are not up to the task. Data integration and Applied AI offer a solution.
The New Reality: Redesigning Production, Increasing Value, and Improving Profits
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.
Interline Identities: Pierre Maheut, Head of Special Projects, 3D & Immersive, Adobe
After our April - May focus on 3D, the conversation has advanced for several brands and retailers. Beyond 3D modelling we enter the domain of digital materials, where standardisation and interoperability are the hottest topics.