We are thrilled to announce seven of the projects that were successful in our second innovation funding call.
Programme News
An update on the support for businesses that will be available during the COVID-19 outbreak and how Future Fashion Factory will continue to support businesses.
Industry partners saw 3D weaving in action at an event organised with Optima 3D and the University of Leeds’ 3D Weaving Innovation Centre.
The Future Fashion Factory team are heading back to the Make It British Live! trade show in March 2020 – industry partners will take part in our panel.
Education partners are launching new postgraduate and professional development courses to address skills gaps across the fashion and textile industry.
Designers from the Future Fashion Factory community including Graeme Raeburn from Raeburn Studios met senior leaders from around the world on a visit to AW Hainsworth.
The last Future Fashion Factory event of 2019 focused on creating AW Hainsworth’s New Heritage cloth and finding inspiration in historic textiles.
Industry partners AW Hainsworth and Yorkshire Textiles have collaborated on a ‘New Heritage’ cloth based on historic jacquard designs.
More than a dozen researchers and industry partners demonstrated innovations from across the Future Fashion Factory community at our first annual showcase on Wednesday 16 October.
The second Future Fashion Factory innovation funding call is now open to expressions of interest.