Smart fabric, e-textiles and textile-based wearables have a rich history of creative collaborations, marvelous makers and industrial innovations. Over the course of the next 12 months, we’ll be writing a 24 part series exploring e-textiles from the history of conductive thread, to industrial innovators like Forster Rohner . Join us to learn more about the intersection of apparel, textiles and technology.
Smart Fabric Series Topics:
- Introduction to Smart Fabric
- History of the Smart Fabric Space
- Current Thoughtleaders and Smart Fabric in Art
- Making Smart Fabric by Hand — Sewing // Paint // Wiring
- Making Smart Fabric by Machine — Screenprinting // Digital printing // Embroidery // Flex circuits
- Sourcing for Smart Fabric // Materials Companies
- The Government and Smart Fabric / Financing
- Components for Smart Fabric
- Implications for Large Surface Area Circuitry on Porous Materials
- Companies in the Smart Fabricspace — Forster Rohner
- Companies in the Smart Fabric space — MAS
- Smart Fabric and Darpa
- Smart Fabric and Space Travel
- Smart Fabric and Furniture
- Smart Fabric and Soft Robotics
- Smart Fabric in Fashion
- Garment Breakdown — Athos Shirt
- Garment Breakdown — Heated Jacket
- Exploring use cases — Safety
- Exploring use cases — fashion
- Related innovations — Insulation, Components, Smart Materials, etc
- 3D Printing and Smart Apparel
- Apparel Innovation labs — Levi’s Eureka & Project Jacquard // Hanes Spark // VFC Labs// Under Armour
- Smart Fabric Startups
