When Fashion and LifeStyle Textiles are Getting Smart
We may not begrudge our clothes and textile furnishings for forgetting to remind us of our mother-in-law’s birthday, but we will expect them to...
Kassim Denim x Neue Labs: The World’s First Connected Jeans
Denim artisans Kassim, took center stage at Denim Premiere Vision in Paris this week. They were among the cherry picked brands exhibiting at the denim...
When “Powered Clothing” Is All About Motors, Sensors and Artificial Intelligence
Yves Béhar is a name that we have dropped before. We mentioned him as the talent behind the Jawbone UP2. Since then the Swiss...
Smart Fabrics Technology, Don’t Believe The Hype (Just Yet)
Earlier this year, at the Wearable Technology Show in London, I met Jan Zimmermann, head of textile innovation with Swiss textile company Forster Rohner. Part...
Knitwear Using Technology to Disrupt Fashion
The world of Unmade is where old-fashioned knitting meets cutting-edge technology.
Founded by Royal College of Art graduates, Ben Alun-Jones, Hal Watts and Kirsty Emery,...
These Smart Threads Can Change The Colour of Clothes
Often, when I leave the house, it hits me that I haven't given any attention to colour matching my clothes. This fashion passe could...
Technology Meets its Match in the Anti-Surveillance Coat
We recently attended Dutch Design Week in Eindhoven where we came across the Anti-Surveillance coat by Project KOVR. With the ability to block every...
Are You Ready To Venture into The Graphene Era?
The smart fabrics space has just got that little bit more technological thanks to scientists from the Cambridge Graphene Centre (CGC) and Jiangnan University....
Mycelium, Redefining Leather With The Power of Organic Technology
When I heard that there was a company creating materials with the power of organic technology I was intrigued. With so much innovation taking...
Designing for Smart Fabrics: Potential Drawbacks
What are the Potential Drawbacks?
If we can access, visualize and interact with our digital lives with fabric, that brings a whole set of implications...