Intel and Deutsche Telekom are not fashion companies. At least not for the moment. Intel is still a tech company making mostly hardware components and some software. Deutsche Telecom is basically the German telecommunication company. What they have in common is their interest in fashion. During the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in…
Month: December 2016
Hussein Chalayan: storyteller and technology wizard
Hussein Chalayan is probably the only fashion designer awarded by the prestigious Time magazine as one of its ‘100 most Influential Innovators of the 21st century’. This Central Saint Martins graduate works across design, science, technology and art to develop his collections and show pieces. He uses them to tell stories related pretty much to…
3D printed clothes: are we there yet?
A year ago, at her TedYouth talk, Danit Peleg, a young fashion designer, told the audience this story: she went for a big tech conference and the evening before, in her hotel room, she decided she had absolutely nothing to wear (I know that feeling). But this is not the point so bear with me.…
How technology is changing retail
The end of the 20th and the beginning of the 21st century saw the widespread use of the Internet and the appearance of e-commerce. It is when today’s e-commerce giants, such as Amazon, Net-a-Porter or YOOX were born. Brands and retailers, especially in fashion observed this trend with astonishment and then rushed to develop their…
All I want for Christmas is… a smart jacket
With Christmas fast approaching aren’t we all looking for new gift ideas? But forget warm socks and reindeer pullovers, there is a new generation of clothes that can keep you warm (and I mean really warm) and give you a new, unique experience. Urban biking in style In May Levi Strauss announced the Levi’s® Commuter™…
Fringes of Beauty, Textiel Museum Tilburg
Fringes of Beauty is a new exhibition of Textiel Museum in a town of Tilburg, the Netherlands. The museum commissioned a number of artists to develop artworks that balance between good and bad taste, attraction and repulsion, fascination and discomfort. Artist Bart Hess who works across visual arts, performance and design created a set of…