In Conversation with Anna Gedda – Head of Sustainability at H&M
H&M made a bold statement at the beginning of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, declaring their aim to become fully circular (which means moving towards using only recyclable materials and renewable... Read More
Click Your Heels To Start The Dishwasher – Smart Trainers vs Traditional Cordwainers
Surrounded by students crafting leather on lasts using traditional methods, Adriana Goldenberg stands alone as the only student on the BA (Hons) Cordwainers Footwear: Design and Product Innovation cou... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit’s Voices of Politics, Diversity and Change
Former Dean of Parsons School of Design, Simon Collins, served up the most pointed of all questions to New York based designer Prabal Gurung when he asked “would you dress the first lady?” ... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit Calls for Circularity, Collaboration and Innovation
‘Is that Dhaka?’, I wondered as a film taking us on a tour through a rabbit warren of a damp, dark textile workshop played on the backdrop of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit stage. It̵... Read More
Copenhagen Fashion Summit Sets the Tone for Global Sustainability Agenda
On the eve of the Copenhagen Fashion Summit, 2017, Eva Kruse, CEO & President of Global Fashion Agenda, the driving force behind the now annual summit, spoke of the challenges and opportunities fa... Read More
David Bowie’s Let’s Dance Woven into Textile Art – Beatwoven’s Sound and Vision
It’s been a year since Nadia-Anne Ricketts and I last met to discuss her collaboration with singer/songwriter Beatie Wolfe and David Mason of Anthony Sinclair tailors. And what a difference ... Read More
Sabinna Experiments With Mixed Reality Shopping for Fashion
For Sabinna Rachimova, her ‘brand DNA’ is, actually, familial. It transcends ethos and aesthetics and runs deep into the past, through two generations of her family. Her grandmother, a... Read More
Kniterate Brings Industrial Digital Knitting To A Desktop Near You
Over the past year I have been keeping up to date with the progress of East London based start-up Kniterate, led by the trio of Gerard Rubio, Triambak Saxena and Tom Catling, aiming to revolutionise k... Read More