Future Fashion Factory News

Read the full schedule for our Virtual Showcase on 15 April, featuring Holly Fulton, Joshua Kane, Patrick Grant, Danielle Elsener and many more.

Our Virtual Showcase on 15 April 2021 will feature Joshua Kane and Patrick Grant, alongside a wide range of speakers from Burberry, BFC Institute for Positive Fashion, UKFT and many more.

Finishing is a highly specialised process that "makes fabric special". Working with Future Fashion Factory, WT Johnson is using machine learning to develop a predictive system that enables efficiency and reduces waste.

The Sustainable Sequin Company and fashion designer Paula Knorr have won Innovate UK funding to work with University of Leeds experts on biodegradable sequins.

Over £2 million investment in fashion and textile R&D has now been secured by Future Fashion Factory as projects from Innovation Funding Call 3 are announced.

Working with Future Fashion Factory researchers, luxury lingerie brand Something Wicked is upscaling with digital technology - all while keeping talented creatives at the heart of production.

Technology providers from across the Future Fashion Factory community have been sharing their expertise at BEYOND - the conference for the creative industries.

Deluxe Beds collaborated with University of Huddersfield researchers to develop a new approach to mattress design that reduces the volume of textiles sent to landfill.

We are thrilled to share the first images from the winning designers in our Zero Waste Fashion Competition.

Roaches International's project, approved in our first innovation funding call, is commercialising research on fabric evaluation and analysis to create an innovative tool for the fashion and textile supply chain.