TEXTILE & CLOTHING BUSINESS LABS the global movement transforming the clothes we wear
THE LABS NETWORK The Labs are part of the Textile Clothing Business Labs (TCBL), a project about rethinking the textile and clothing industry. Labs provide the context in within which exploration will take place. Labs connect to each other and to Enterprises that are also part of the TCBL-network. The main concept on which the Lab idea is based is to provide innovation spaces for exploration, creativity, entrepreneurship, small production, knowledge and innovation transfer to Associate Enterprises and local citizens, where facilities, equipment, learning materials, case studies, business challenges, solutions, and exchange of know-how will be made available. This booklet gives an overview of the TCBL Labs, their focus and value and what kind of Lab it concerns:
Design Labs explore tools and methods for designing textiles and clothes, working with professionals, fashion students, or anyone, even working from home. Maker Labs experiment with production methods and machinery old and new, from re-discovering traditional tailoring to 3D printing and laser cutting. Place Labs investigate the local and social dimensions of clothes making, with new modes of organisation of work such as on-demand or home DIY production, community lab spaces, and networks of artisan shops.
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DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT LAB
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FASHION & TEXTILE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LAB
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FASHION SAMPLING AND PRODUCTION LAB
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