Hear from a few of the first cohort of BFTT funded SME R&D projects as Founders and CEOs discuss their experience of the bespoke support and mentoring, R&D funding landscape and innovative project development. Elvis & Kresse Doppelhaus Blackhorse Lane Ateliers Tibor Ananas Anam (Piñatex) Anna Glover AWAYTOMARS […]
Experiencing virtual reality (VR) © Alys Tomlinson
SME R&D Support Programme – Funding Call Round 3
BFTT SME R&D Programme – Round 3 Booklet The Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology (BFTT) SME R&D Support Programme is now open for Expressions of Interest (EOI). The fashion, textiles and technology-related sector (FTT) is buoyant, innovative and multidisciplinary, informing many adjacent sectors in the wider industry. Quite literally, spanning agriculture to advertising. This funding call is […]
Towards the ‘Age of Recovery’ by Kate Goldsworthy
Dr Kate Goldsworthy has contributed to the latest issue of Viewpoint Colour, a magazine edited by FranklinTill. In her article ‘Material of Time’, Kate outlines three stages of fibre and material sourcing and where it’s all headed. The Age of Naturals | from 6000 BC to the 19th Century The Age of Synthetics | the 20th […]
UKFT Brexit Guidance for the Fashion and Textile Industry
The UK Fashion and Textile Association (UKFT) have published extensive Brexit guidance for the UK fashion and textile industry. UKFT is one of the largest networks for fashion and textiles (companies in the UK that bring together designers, manufacturers, suppliers, retailers and government to promote the FT industry. They have been working closely with the […]
AI and Fashion Co-Creation at Beyond 2020
Dr Shama Rahman presented the poster ‘How can AI enable development of novel design processes, that will support the co-creation of future fashion?’ at the Beyond 2020 Conference, 30 November – 3 December 2020. Click on the image below to view the poster. Shama’s research is part of the AWAYTOMARS – one of the BFTT funded […]
Job Opportunity: V&A Research Fellow in Rethinking Material Resources
The V&A is recruiting for a Research Fellow to support the delivery of BFTT’s Challenge 6 – Rethinking Material Resources. This challenge focuses on the development of new sustainable fibres from waste materials, utilising knowledge from textile and manufacturing history as well as state-of-the-art research in the field. The Fellow will identify opportunities to grow […]
Job Opportunity: V&A Research Fellow in Consumer & Retail Experience
The V&A is recruiting for a Research Fellow to support the delivery of BFTT’s Challenge 4: Consumer and Retail Experience. The Fellow will work in collaboration with V&A researchers, curators and conservators, the Principal Investigator and Co-Investigators across the BFTT partnership to research fashion consumption cultures and online retail experiences, investigate virtual fashion experiences and […]