Facts
About
The project represents 8 partners from industry and academia with LCI Barcelona, Politecnico di Milano, University of Borås and Design School Kolding as the higher education partners.
The DESTEX SUMMER SCHOOL took place between the 21st and 25th June 2021 and covered different topics related to Advanced Textiles ranging from sustainability to digital fabrication such as 3d printing and laser-cut opportunities and from smart textiles to business opportunities.
Purpose
Organized in a hybrid setup 20 students from all universities collaborated virtually in multidisciplinary teams on a different challenge every day. Each day was hosted and organized by a different university.
Methods and outcome
The day started with a virtual tour around DSKD’s weaving and knitting lab, followed by a presentation of the textile company Ohmatex who are producing smart textile wearables and ended with a hands-on workshop and virtual group activity. These group sessions explored sustainability opportunities in textiles products where students developed business opportunities for companies such as Bananatex, IKEA, H&M and Pangaia.
The day that was organized by Politecnico di Milano dealt with options of digital fabrication technologies, where laser-cut was applied to textiles in order to build on sustainability strategies such as modularity and zero-waste options.
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