Smart Garment People Ltd
I have worked in technical textile and apparel development, manufacturing and sourcing for over 30 years. Since 2006, I have been self-employed as a consultant and product developer specialising in Sports, Defence & security PPE (CBRN, Body armour) and wearable technologies incorporating e-textiles for these markets and others (medical, gaming).
Fit is a critical issue, but often neglected issue for PPE and wearable technologies and I am now working with digital technologies, including 3D and 4D body capture and 3D CAD to improve fit and sensor location, and to build creating novel VR and AR applications.
- Listing ID: 2189
- Contact: Cath Rogan
- What are your aspirations and plans for the future?: Hoping to expand and launch a new digital design and development service to provide a range of software services, such as AI driven fit prediction with mobile body shape capture. We will also offer 3D product development services to SME brands and manufacturers unable to manage this in-house and perhaps a digital materials cloud library service for sales and sourcing. We may also develop a range of licensable PPE designs and e-textile products ready for OEM supply or branding.
- What types of projects are you interested in working on through Future Fashion Factory?: Collaborations requiring 3D digital CAD, wearable technologies, PPE and anthropological data analysis. Also simply brainstorming problems to discover new technical solutions in adjacent spaces; So often I find that innovation comes from applying an existing technology to a new space, or by framing an old problem that allows a different technological approach.