We interviewed Han Ates of Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, an innovative community-based manufacturer producing high-end crafted denim garments in East London. Han talks about how Research & Development (R&D) can help them to create the first environmentally sustainable denim washing lab in London. Blackhorse Lane Ateliers is a recipient of one of ten awards given as […]
Blackhorse Lane Ateliers, London
Kresse Wesling on the importance of academic expertise
We interviewed Kresse Wesling of Elvis & Kresse, a company which rescues material that would otherwise go to landfill, transforms it into sustainable luxury accessories, and donates 50% of its profits to charity. Kresse talks about the the benefit of having academic expertise to overcome the challenges brought by complex Research and Development (R&D) projects. […]
£1.2m R&D Funding Awarded to Fashion SMEs
The Companies We have awarded over £1.2 million to 10 of the UK fashion industry’s most innovative and sustainable brands. From over 80 applications, 13 were shortlisted and provided with one-to-one mentoring, business workshops and training to help develop their initial concepts into fully fledged business plans. The shortlisted businesses then had to pitch their […]
British Fashion Council announces recipients of £1m award
The British Fashion Council announced this week the first round of recipients of the BFC Foundation Fashion Fund, supporting creative fashion businesses and individuals to survive the Covid-19 crisis. Financial support will be given to 37 British designer businesses for a total awarded amount of £1m, which is allocated to viable businesses depending on their […]
What is the new normal in fashion?
On 1 May 2020, Professor Dilys Williams presented at the webinar The New Normal, together with Fashion Roundtable’s Tamara Cincik (CEO), Jodi Muter Hamilton (Communications Director) and Karen Binns (Fashion Director). Dilys discussed how the ‘New Normal’ may look like for creatives in a post-Covid19 era as fashion and textile industries will be hit hard […]
R&D funding from Future Fashion Factory
After two successful rounds of funding, our fellow Cluster Future Fashion Factory is now looking to receive applications from all size businesses and specialism working in the fashion and textiles industries for its third funding call. Now companies of all sizes and specialisms working in the sector will have a new opportunity to apply for […]