Created by the Advanced Textiles Association, Talking Textiles provides the latest in industrial fabrics and highlights key players and up-and-comers in the business.
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Textiles in Ghana carry a far greater importance than you might expect. This unit will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The Open University. Published in ePub 2.0.1 format, some feature such as audio, video and linked PDF are not supported by all ePub readers.
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In Ghana, types of cloth and the design of textiles are about more than just fashion. Woven Kente cloth is a great status symbol, marking wealth and, in the past, office - something to be worn on important occasions and by important people. Adinkra is a printed fabric, hand-made and worn mainly for funerals, which are very important celebrations in Ghana. The tracks on this album introduce the Kente weavers and Adinkra workers, show the creative processes behind the textiles they make, and r ...
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In Ghana, types of cloth and the design of textiles are about more than just fashion. Woven Kente cloth is a great status symbol, marking wealth and, in the past, office - something to be worn on important occasions and by important people. Adinkra is a printed fabric, hand-made and worn mainly for funerals, which are very important celebrations in Ghana. The tracks on this album introduce the Kente weavers and Adinkra workers, show the creative processes behind the textiles they make, and r ...
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Released weekly on Mondays, the IoClothes Podcast is hosted by Ben S. Cooper. It features interviews with the thought-leaders and innovators across the smart apparel, footwear and textile industries. Check out new shows below and subscribe to our Podcast on iTunes or however you listen to your podcasts.
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She's got her Peloton; he’s got his mountain bike and for the past 15 years they’ve been making a marine canvas business together. Hear how a husband-and-wife team embarked on the canvas business and makes a conscious effort at work-life balance. The couple shares on learning from mistakes, incorporating flexibility, expanding to different markets,…
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Today’s Talking Textiles panel discussion brings together the great minds involved with the Manufacturing Solutions Center (MSC), a center designed to support and sustain the textile industry. MSC’s Jeff Neuville, Tanya Wade and Frank Henderson of Henderson Sewing talk to us about the cooperation, collaboration and partnerships created in the new f…
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From fashion designer to trend forecaster to opportunity maker, Dr. Andre West does it all. Dr. West speaks to Talking Textiles about his latest venture, the Flex Factory, a rapid prototyping, flexible space for textile manufacturing, housed within the North Carolina State University. Learn how students and entrepreneurs alike are using the innovat…
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Our inaugural live episode of Talking Textiles is a panel discussion including an all-star cast of past Canadian guests talking about the fabric structures industry. Francophone and Anglophones alike will love the advice on how to get new projects and customers, as well as the quote process and how to respond to different markets. Hear their though…
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On today’s Talking Textiles we get down to the business of ESOPs, the Employee Stock Ownership Program. Attorney Doug Neville sheds light and answers questions from the legal perspective while Dave Bess, who was strategically involved in an ESOP for his company, discusses the change in mind shift and culture that occurred as a result.…
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Supply chain delays and challenges are one of the top issues facing the textiles industry today. Listen in on this special panel discussion of Talking Textiles, where we’ll talk to industry leaders about the causes of these problems, the outlook for the coming year and how companies can best prepare themselves to deal with shortages and longer prod…
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It's time to nerd out on material sciences. This episode of Talking Textiles interviews George Sun, founder of Nextiles, a company merging electronics with textiles to measure range of motion, micromovements and more. We learn how George walked a path from creating shoes to conductive fabrics and hear his advice for job seekers to get involved, con…
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Hear from two textile product business owners, their history, challenges, and involvement with the Advanced Textiles Association and the Demo Area at Expo. Jonathan Sweet interviews Tom Auer, Bearse USA, a third-generation business owner and Bob Rosania, CEO Ehmke Manufacturing, a company that was started by a baseball player. Discover what’s happe…
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Jamie Gallagher has over 50 years of experience in the fabric engineering business and the relationships to prove it. Working along the way with his 4 brothers, Jamie explains why a bit of healthy family competition can fuel innovation. Born into a family with an already successful textile-based business, the brothers were not content to simply wor…
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Dan Walczyk and Glenn Saunders have always enjoyed tinkering and taking things apart. This passion eventually led them to work as engineers and professors in the study of industrial robots, textile automation, fusing and composites. Today, as professors at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, they strive to produce the best engineering students an…
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From Fawcett to Fawcett to Fawcett! Lethbridge Canvas has been in business going on three generations. In our latest episode of Talking Textiles, Craig Fawcett and heir apparent, Jonathan Fawcett share the history of the family’s shade and covers business, the handing down from one generation to the next, and the lessons learned bringing the busine…
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What do a Smithsonian exhibit tent, a synthetic leather clutch and renewable energy all have in common? On today’s Talking Textiles, learn this and more from Colin Touhey, founder and CEO of Pvilion, a company whose mission is to integrate solar cells with fabrics and build fabric products that generate electricity. Interviewed by Haskell Beckham o…
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Thad Ribner loves problem solving. Now a research and development senior engineer, learn how a young adult adventure novel helped to shape his future career and peak his interest in the engineering and fabric fields. From early projects designing lift systems for helping patients with muscular dystrophy to working with unmanned underwater vehicles—…
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King Mukherjee knew he was destined to work in the textile industry. His interest piqued after grading a student’s essay, Mukherjee began researching different types of mills and from there his fabric career was born. Today he is still a professor as well as founder and director of a custom fabric company. In this episode, The Golden Age of Textile…
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Innovation axée sur le développement des équipes : une conversation avec Claude LeBel de Sollertia
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Du Cirque à l'industrie du tissu, découvrez comment l'entreprise canadienne de textile architectural, Sollertia, s’est établi. Sollertia a déjà pris en charge et réalisé certains des projets de structure textile les plus ambitieux au pays. Dans cet épisode, Claude Le Bel nous raconte en toute franchise comment entreprendre de nouveaux projets, ses …
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From the circus biz to the fabric biz, learn how Canadian architectural textile firm Sollertia built its business. Sollertia has taken on and completed some of the most ambitious fabric structure projects in the country. In this episode, If You Build It, They Will Come, Claude Le Bel shares candidly about taking on new projects, his beginnings in t…
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After dedicating his whole career to the textile shade industry, Canadian business-owner John Conroy, House of Canvas, now finds himself in the challenging position of transitioning his canvas business over to his three sons. In this episode of “Talking Textiles” we explore John’s early experiences, his leadership, passion for the textile industry …
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Episode 1 of IFAI Talking Textiles launches into a conversation with Brydon Roe of Shade Sails Canada, hosted by Mark Tyrrell, LaSalle Canvas and Alex Petizian, Naizil Coated Fabrics. Brydon shares his evolution into the textile industry, introduction to the shade sail market—where his company is today—and the development of additional projects alo…
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#025: "Who Said We Had to Go to Mars?", Featured Presentation at the 2018 Southern Textile Association Summer Marketing Forum by Ben Cooper
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we’ll be sharing a featured presentation Ben Cooper recently gave at the 2018 Southern Textile Association Summer Marketing Forum in Belmont, North Carolina. The title of my talk, “Who Said We Had to Go to Mars?”. During the presentation, we discuss a common perception that innovation has to be grand and au…
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#024: There’s More Than Meets the Eye When Navigating the Legal Arena of IoT and Smart Textiles with Gerry Elman, Elman Technology Law - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Gerry Elman, Principal of Elman Technology Law. When we’re building product, some time the legal strategy can seem like an after-thought. It shouldn’t be. It’s as integral as the product or systems you’re building themselves! We discuss with Gerry some of the considerations to be made as we na…
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#023: Effective Problem-Solving to a Smart Clothes Future with Gaston MacMillan - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Gaston MacMillan, one of the industries go-to experts in the world of advanced apparel development. Gaston has seen and done a lot in the world of apparel and body-worn technology. From his early days at Mountain Hardware working on heat garments to advanced apparel development at The North Fa…
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#022: Changing an Industry Comes from Incubating Great Ideas with Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director, NY Fashion Tech Lab - We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Hello everyone and welcome. I am your host Ben Cooper, and today we’ll be speaking with Jackie Trebilcock, Managing Director of the New York Fashion Tech Lab. As we’ve said in the past, the players necessary to usher in the future of a digitally connected future are diverse. This week speak wi…
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#021: Light May Be The Answer To Making Textiles “Smart” with H. Lee Wainwright - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with inventor and e-textiles pioneer, H. Lee Wainwright. With the absolute utmost of respect, he’s a mad scientist! This was one of the most interesting and unique conversations I’ve had in the e-textiles world, and the demo I was shown stuck with me for a very long while after. The best way I can …
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#020: When Sound First Started Traveling Through Textiles with Steve Leftly, Founder of Myovolt - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we had the tremendous honor and privilege of speaking with another luminary of the smart textiles world, Steve Leftly, Founder of Myovolt. To give some context: At the same time Stacey Burr and her team were working on cutting-edge innovations in the smart textiles space in the US, Steve and his teams at So…
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#019: "The Next Chapter of Body Worn Technology", Featured Presentation at Wear It Berlin by Ben Cooper - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel ...
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Today on The IoClothes Podcast, we’ll be sharing a featured presentation I recently gave at the Wear It Berlin conference in Berlin, Germany. The title of my talk, “The Next Chapter of Body Worn Technology”. During the presentation, we review a brief history of modern body worn computers, how it’s evolved and where we’re placing our chips. I also d…
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#018: The Story of Smart Textiles Can Be Told Through Stacey Burr’s Resume - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Stacey Burr, a true pioneer in the world of e- and smart textiles. Her career arch in many ways tells the story of the smart textiles industry: from a crazy team of scientists at Dupont creating novel materials without a clear end-use, to spinning out Textronics, to being acquired and leading …
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#017: A Higher Calling for Smart Textiles with Raj Bhakta, CEO of ThermaWear - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, with Raj Bhakta, CEO of ThermaWear. Raj is an absolute rockstar! A Ph.D. candidate at North Caroline State University, Raj is working on some of the most cutting-edge research in the world of printed electronics on textiles. He’s also a SME Manufacturing 30 under 30 honoree. What I love about our conversati…
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#016: "Wearable Tech Is Dead", Symposium Presentation at Techtextil North America by Ben Cooper- Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear ...
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Today on The IoClothes Podcast, we’ll be sharing a talk I recently gave during a symposium at the Techtextil North America event in Atlanta, Georgia. The title of my talk was “Wearable Tech Is Dead”. That’s right, you hear it correct. I’m not trying to be cute, I’m being serious… well kind of… During the talk I explain why we need to lay “wearable …
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#015: Keeping Up With The Changing Times is A Matter of Necessity with Samuel Alexander Jr, CEO of Concept 2 Consumption- Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Samuel Alexander Jr, CEO of Concept 2 Consumption about the changes he’s seen across the textile and apparel industry, and what he sees is necessary for success in the future. The digital revolution can be broken down into two viewpoints: better experiences and solutions for the end-user, and …
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#014: The Race to Energy Independence One Device At A Time with Colin Touhey, CEO of pvilion - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Colin Touhey, CEO of pvilion. Energy independence isn’t just a geo-political challenge. We feel the pain with each and every device that “cuts the cord” from the wall. It’s inevitable our smart phones will be at 5% battery right when need to use the GPS or make an important call. Go figure. Wh…
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#013: The Reality of Virtual Reality Is That It's A Game-Changer with Rogue Shadow - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we turn the tables to another critical voice at the table of product development to an end-user, Rogue Shadow, a popular virtual reality gamer. Rogue Shadow is credited with recording the first ever seizure of a fellow gamer in virtual reality. During this episode we talk with Rogue about what it was like r…
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#012: Sticking the Landing with Body-Worn Tech Is So Darn Hard with Dan Ledger, Founder, Path Collaborative - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Dan Ledger, Founder of Path Collaborative. I was first introduced to Dan through some work that he published years ago my first company, Sensible Baby. Thanks Dan. This show we talk about why it’s so darn hard to build a scalable wearable tech solution, what some of the trends are in the world…
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#011: Let's Discuss the Not-So Basic Building Blocks of Smart Textiles with Matt Kolmes, CEO of Volt Smart Yarns - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the ...
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Matt Kolmes, CEO of Volt Smart Yarns (a Supreme Corporation company). What I love about our conversation with Matt is his candor and willingness to admit they don’t have all the answers. But don’t be fool. Their award-winning technology speaks for itself. Like the “Show Stopper” award from the…
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#010: This Game is Not One-Dimensional, You Have to Face the Customer with Shawn Harris, Global Innovation Strategy Lead, Zebra Technologies.
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In this episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Shawn Harris, Global Innovation Strategy Lead for Zebra Technologies. The reality is, innovative products don’t just sell themselves and companies aren’t composed of just designers, developers and engineers. Someone has to interface with the customer, and keep the ship sailing along a strategi…
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#009: Building an Ecosystem and Inspiring the Future of the Apparel Industry with Deb Johnson, Executive Director of BF + DA - We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel ...
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Deb Johnson, Executive Director of the Brooklyn Fashion and Design Accelerator. We caught up with Deb at their facility in Brooklyn, NY. We spoke with her about the goal of BF + DA, the future of the apparel industry, what “Tek Tiles” are and how they’re hoping to create the foundation …
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#008: Wearable Technology Show 2018 Smart Textiles Opening Keynote by Ben Cooper - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, I will be your host and guest! I recently gave the opening keynote for Smart Textiles at the Wearable Technology Show 2018 in London, UK. My talk for focused on the seismic change coming to the wearable tech industry and how smart textile will be helping lead the way. I discuss "Why smart textiles?",…
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#007: Design Utopia: "Zero UI" with Jeremy Wall, Founder & CEO of Lumenus - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Jeremy Wall, Founder & CEO of Lumenus. During this episode, we learn about the very real and scary reason why Jeremy decided to start a company integrating illumination technology in soft goods and their unique perspective on their business model. We also dive into why he thinks the eme…
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#006: Using Biometric Monitoring to Predict Performance with Arnar Larusson, Founder & CEO of TymeWear - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel ...
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Arnar Larusson, Founder & CEO of TymeWear. We caught up with Arnar back in Boston to discuss the future of training with smart clothing, a glimpse into the science behind their technology and how they're predicting marathon times within 60 seconds of actual results. We also discuss with…
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#005: Old Dog, New Tricks: What Fruit of the Loom is Doing to Innovate for the Future with Brad Cooper, Sr. Director of Product Engineering & Innovation at Fruit of the Loom Inc.
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we speak with Brad Cooper, Senior Director of Product Engineering & Innovation at Fruit of the Loom Inc. We caught up with Brad earlier this past fall at the IFAI conference in New Orleans. We spoke with him about some of the cool things happening at Fruit of the Loom Inc, innovating in a large compa…
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#004: Design-Lead: Re-Imagining Our Experiences with Interactive Textiles with Despina Papadopoulos, CEO & Founder of Principled Design - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Despina Papadopoulos, CEO and Founder of Principled Design to The IoClothes Podcast. Principled Design is a design and development studio based in New York city specializing in creative innovative solutions for connected experiences with emphasis on wearable technology and e-textiles. Desp…
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#003: Conductive Inks: Laying the Ground Work for Smart Clothing with Mike Burrows, Global Venture Leader at DuPont - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Mike Burrows, Global Venture Leader at DuPont to The IoClothes Podcast. DuPont is well-known for being a world leader in material and chemical products. They're famous for developing products like neoprene, nylon, Teflon, Mylar, Kapton, Kevlar, Nomex, Tyvek, Lycra and much more. Today, we …
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#002: Integrating Blockchain, Tokens and Textiles to Create Interactive Garments with Janett Liriano, CEO of Loomia - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here!
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Janett Liriano, CEO of Loomia to The IoClothes Podcast. Loomia is a technology company focused on delivering comfort, safety and confidence to the human experience. Today their core technology, Loomia Electronic Layer (LEL), is a fabric that can be patterned to be a circuit. We also learn …
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#001: Democratizing Wearables for R&D with Ben O'Brien, CEO, of StretchSense - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile ...
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In this week's episode of The IoClothes Podcast, we welcome Ben O’Brien, Founder and CEO of StretchSense to The IoClothes Podcast. StretchSense is a global supplier of soft, stretchy sensors. They believe that technology can improve lives, push human performance and create jobs. Their mission is to democratize wearables by making cutting-edge R&D a…
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#000: Welcome to The IoClothes Podcast - Wearable Tech 2.0 is here! We speak with the thought-leaders and innovators leading the smart apparel, footwear and textile revolution.
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Welcome to The IoClothes Podcast where we talk about Fusing Tech and Textiles™. The Internet of Things is taking the world by storm. Whether it be the way we share information, communicate or interact with our environments, the world is changing. The textile world will be not exception. Join us weekly as we bring you the thought-leaders and innovat…
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Textiles in Ghana carry a far greater importance than you might expect. This unit will help you to understand how textiles can carry an assortment of meanings and values, including wealth, status and office. This study unit is just one of many that can be found on LearningSpace, part of OpenLearn, a collection of open educational resources from The…
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