Smart textiles and wearable technology: opportunities for life enhancement and health management
Smart textiles and wearable technology have the potential to change the way people dress, communicate, respond to emergencies, manage their health and even entertain themselves.
Smart textiles and wearable technology: opportunities for life enhancement and health management
The following new industry reports and a wide range of other reports are now available from Innovation in Textiles:
· Performance Apparel markets: Product developments and innovations (Q4 2011)
· Smart textiles and wearable technology: opportunities for life enhancement and health management
· Profile of WarmX: An innovative supplier of wearable technology
· Performance Apparel Markets: Business update Q4 2011
Debra Cobb reports
Fashion apparel is in a print cycle. The shops are full of vibrant colours and patterns for Spring 2012, from graphic T’s, swimwear and floral dresses to boldly printed jeans, sweaters, jackets and blouses meant to be mixed and matched with abandon; and printed fashions from designers such as Mary Katmantzou and Peter Pilatti are hitting the Autumn/Winter 2012 runways. Our current love affair with prints owes much to digital inkjet printing, a technology which is changing the way prints are designed and utilised in fabrics for apparel.
28 February 2012, Philadelphia
For the past three years, Assistant Professor and Fashion Design Program Director Genevieve Dion of Drexel University’s Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts & Design has focused her research on identifying production methods that advance the field of wearable technology.
23 February 2012, Singapore
DyStar has joined the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) with the objective of strengthening its commitment towards sustainability.
23 February 2012, Alba
A year after its launch at Expofil, Filature Miroglio, manufacturer of the Newlife fibre platform presented its Newlife Eco-Innovation Library at last week’s Première Vision in Paris. The Italian company reports great interest and turnout for Newlife and the innovative materials made with its 100% recycled premium fibre.
22 February 2012, Beaverton, OR
Sportswear and sports shoe giant Nike Inc. has announced the launch of a revolutionary new running shoe which uses state-of-the-art integral knitting techniques to create a one piece upper which is virtually seamless. The Nike Flyknit upper is engineered for precision fit and aims to create the feeling of a second skin for runners.
