fashion technology design news, projects, and interviews https://www.designboom.com/tag/fashion-technology/ designboom magazine | your first source for architecture, design & art news Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:15:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 vollebak’s new color-shifting ‘firefly’ jacket glows in orange by day and yellow-green at night https://www.designboom.com/technology/vollebak-firefly-jacket-color-shifting-membranes-03-15-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/vollebak-firefly-jacket-color-shifting-membranes-03-15-2024/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2024 15:01:11 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1053535

vollebak is back with a new glow-in-the-dark ‘firefly’ jacket. this time, its copper-orange shade gets even brighter and more fiery when exposed to sunlight.

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MIT’s robot arm can tailor a dress using computerized knitting and heat-activated yarns https://www.designboom.com/technology/mit-4d-knit-dress-robot-arm-computerized-knitting-heat-activated-yarns-03-11-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/mit-4d-knit-dress-robot-arm-computerized-knitting-heat-activated-yarns-03-11-2024/#respond Mon, 11 Mar 2024 11:20:36 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1052380

MIT’s self-assembly lab team develops ‘4D knit dress’ where a robot arm personalizes the clothing’s fit and size and can modify the garment’s style.

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researchers use nanodiamonds to weave high tech textiles that can cool people down https://www.designboom.com/technology/nanodiamonds-high-tech-textiles-cooling-rmit-university-research-03-07-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/nanodiamonds-high-tech-textiles-cooling-rmit-university-research-03-07-2024/#respond Thu, 07 Mar 2024 10:50:32 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1051848

known for their thermal conductivity, researchers found that the nanodiamonds woven into high-tech textiles can absorb heat and release it from the fabric.

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nicola formichetti brings mixed-reality 3D printed art and AI clothes to london fashion week https://www.designboom.com/technology/kay-kwok-kwk-taskin-goec-3d-printed-art-ai-fashion-mixed-reality-syky-london-fashion-week-02-19-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/kay-kwok-kwk-taskin-goec-3d-printed-art-ai-fashion-mixed-reality-syky-london-fashion-week-02-19-2024/#respond Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:01:07 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1048332

designers KWK or kay kwok and taskin goec launch the mixed-reality pieces of their custom 3D-printed art and and AI apparel on SYKY during london fashion week.

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adobe’s first completed interactive dress debuts at christian cowan’s runway in new york https://www.designboom.com/technology/adobe-interactive-dress-project-primrose-debut-christian-cowan-fw24-02-13-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/adobe-interactive-dress-project-primrose-debut-christian-cowan-fw24-02-13-2024/#respond Tue, 13 Feb 2024 11:20:46 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1046986

adobe’s interactive dress ‘project primrose’ consists of printed circuit boards under 1,264 laser-cut and handworked polymer dispersed liquid crystal petals.

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foraeva’s 3D printed textiles reimagine traditional romanian motifs through code https://www.designboom.com/technology/foraeva-3d-printed-textiles-ancient-romanian-motifs-code-heritage-recoded-02-08-2024/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/foraeva-3d-printed-textiles-ancient-romanian-motifs-code-heritage-recoded-02-08-2024/#respond Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:20:52 +0000 vlad tenu https://www.designboom.com/?p=1045953

traditional romanian patterns are decoded and reinvented through computational design, using bespoke algorithms to recreate age-old motifs.

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champion’s new biodegradable sweatshirts and joggers decompose over time https://www.designboom.com/design/champion-sweatshirts-joggers-eco-future-reverse-weave-12-10-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/champion-sweatshirts-joggers-eco-future-reverse-weave-12-10-2023/#respond Sun, 10 Dec 2023 11:30:48 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1035563

champion’s biodegradable sweatshirts and joggers in eco future reverse weave collection come with CiCLO technology which helps break down the clothes over time.

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interview: YUME YUME x MycoWorks debut head-to-toe outfit made of mycelium leather https://www.designboom.com/design/yume-yume-mycoworks-debut-head-to-toe-outfit-made-of-mycelium-leather-reishi-interview-12-05-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/design/yume-yume-mycoworks-debut-head-to-toe-outfit-made-of-mycelium-leather-reishi-interview-12-05-2023/#respond Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:00:11 +0000 lea zeitoun I designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1034442

MycoWorks' xavier gallego and YUME YUME's eva korsten walk us through their collaboration and the promising future of mycelium-based fashion.

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samsung teams up with maison margiela for the new haute couture galaxy Z flip5 phone https://www.designboom.com/technology/samsung-maison-margiela-galaxy-z-flip5-smartphone-11-24-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/samsung-maison-margiela-galaxy-z-flip5-smartphone-11-24-2023/#respond Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:45:20 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1032496

for the second time, samsung and maison margiela have paired up to design the new haute couture galaxy z flip5 smartphone with changeable cases.

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from summer puffer jacket to glowing hat, reactive materials give clothing new properties https://www.designboom.com/technology/summer-puffer-solar-hat-thermal-jackets-adjust-body-temperature-11-21-2023/ https://www.designboom.com/technology/summer-puffer-solar-hat-thermal-jackets-adjust-body-temperature-11-21-2023/#respond Tue, 21 Nov 2023 01:15:42 +0000 matthew burgos | designboom https://www.designboom.com/?p=1031216

explore the thermal-regulating materials fashion technology has integrated into jackets and hats to create apparel for all kinds of seasons.

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