Case study: Pattern Project (Building Stronger Communities)

Pattern Project is a south London micro-factory that makes clean, urban, local manufacturing of clothing possible and cost-effective. Their project, ‘Distributed Stitches’, creates a network of neighbourhood microfactories where patterns are digital, and clothing produced after it is ordered. The factories offer customfit and customisation options, repair workshops, and clothes swaps. They are transformed into community hubs in the evenings.

Pattern Project continues to work with larger players within the fashion and textiles industry to promote their ondemand pieces and reduce the effects of fast fashion on the environment. To accelerate their growth as a business, they are currently seeking further investment.

As part of Designing London’s Recovery, we set up our micro-factory in South London, and it’s been a great opportunity to really put our technology to the test. When you put your idea in a real life situation, you really find out what needs improvement, and it’s been a great prototyping experience. We now have a clear roadmap of what we need to make and build to make this a reality.

Simon Johnson, Pattern Project Co-founder