Masterclass Sustainable and Future Fashion Fabrics | COMING SOON!

Description

The clothing of the future will look nothing like what we wear today. A hunger for sustainability is leading researchers to new organic materials from which to design clothing. Other visionaries are working to make our future outfits as smart as we want to look. Being a fashion-professional, you should examine these potential near and long-term developments on new materials. Failing to monitor and apply fabric trends in a meaningful way will put your competitive advantage, growth and survivability at risk.

Materials really matter, technology and working with nature is taking it next.

With this Masterclass Sustainable and Future Fashion Fabrics, you learn about a variety of innovations that represent new opportunities and solutions towards a diverse materials future and where technology and working with nature is taking it next.  It will help you spark your strategic future thinking and ability to innovate your work and production supply chain. The program offers an overview and  knowledge on Sustainable and Future proof fabrics,  showcasing a range of fibres, materials and smart clothes from speculative and experimental, to commercially-available.

Materials really matter – they represent the beginning of the design journey, exciting us, embodying tactile promise, and expressing the creativity and substance of new fashion products. However, research tells us that they also account for highly significant impacts across the supply chain. The material choice alone can account for up to 95% of a product’s environmental and social footprint, therefore materials innovation plays a pivotal role in potentially transforming the impacts of the fashion and textiles industries.

What you will learn

1. An overall overview and categorization of fibres, materials, facts & figures and trends.
2. A deep understanding on sustainability in the materials chain.
3. How technology is impacting fabric development and changing the fashion industry.
4. How working and designing with nature is impacting fabric development and changing the fashion industry.
5. Know-how and fact sheets on speculative, experimental and  commercially-available textiles.
6. Examples and case studies of new materials, the makers, process and outcome, through video and interviews.
7. A deep understanding of new materials and how it breaks down in sub-categories from 3D printed to bio-fabricated fabrics.

How you will learn

1. Academic slides and presentations
2. Video tutorials
3. Interviews
4. Video case studies
5. Essential facts & figures
6. Glossary of key terms
7. Reading lists