Twelve projects were successful in Innovation Funding Call 4, taking the total investment in fashion and textile innovation so far to £3.3 million.
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Lockwood Publishing, developer of immersive 3D social world Avakin Life, launches 100 fashion items a week for its users. Collaborating with Future Fashion Factory, the company explored how fashion designers can build sustainable careers in the fashion metaverse.
Misalignments in fabrics after finishing can lead to re-processing, creating waste and using precious resources. WT Johnson is collaborating with Future Fashion Factory to find a solution that improves consistency and reduces the environmental impact of manufacturing.
Collaborating with Future Fashion Factory, Camira Fabrics is developing a new fire-retardant fabric finish that will give the same high performance with a much smaller environmental impact.
3D weaving opens up commercial and creative possibilities for fashion designers. Working with Future Fashion Factory, Twelve Oaks Software investigated how a new software interface could empower designers to drive the process.
Millions of tonnes of synthetic textiles end up in landfill every year. In collaboration with Future Fashion Factory researchers, RubyMoon Gym to Swim is on a mission to reduce global oil demand and make better use of waste in an advanced circular material for swimwear.
Future Fashion Factory is partnering with UKFT, IBM, Tech Data, retailers and manufacturers to pilot a new platform enabling greater supply chain transparency.
Salty Co collaborated with Future Fashion Factory researchers to analyse, benchmark and refine a new climate-positive, plant-based alternative to synthetic insulation materials.
Collaborating with partners including Burberry and the University of Huddersfield, HSSMI sought to find a new life in the fashion industry for luxury automotive leather.
Working with Future Fashion Factory researchers, Nomad Atelier explored how independent fashion brands can create new online customer experiences using 3D digital design tools.