Embracing Fashion & Technology – Seminar

On Wednesday 10th February, the Atelier Néerlandais and CLICKNL | Next Fashion presented Embracing Fashion&Technology: a forum for fashion, innovation and insight. We explored the potentials of advanced materials, wearable technologies and future manufacturing, while considering surveillance and privacy issues, the implications for health and well-being and how wearables will radically change our bodies and our lives.

The seminar was moderated by Bradley Quinn.

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The programme :

10.30 Registration and Coffee

11.00 Opening and Welcome

11.10 Beyond Wearables | Bradley Quinn

The adoption of wearable tech seems slow to catch on, with portable devices emerging as a popular alternative.

Bradley Quinn considers why designers may be missing opportunities to make impact, and how they can collaborate with fashion labels, sportswear brands and technology companies to create strategies for embracing the digital future.

11.40 Think Tank | Making Wearable Tech

With Pauline van Dongen, Valérie Lamontagne, Elisabeth de Senneville, Anouk Wipprecht

12.40 Lunch

14:00 Pitch | New wearables in fashion film competition

Intro by Diane Pernet, founder A Shaded View on Fashion Films (ASVOFF), Pitch for ASVOFF 9 by Curator Alex Murray-Leslie

14.15 Think Tank | Thoughts on Merging Fashion and Technology

With Florence Bost, Luca Marchetti, Lianne Toussaint, Alice Gras

15.15 Think Tank | Challenging Production Technology

With Marina Toeters, Martijn van Strien, Oscar Tomico, Karin Vlug, Pauline Guesné

16.30 Break

17.00 Think Tank | Fashion Futures & Multimedia

With Pierre-François Lelouët, Jacob Kok, Ricardo O’Nascimento

18.00 Final Remarks

18.15 Drinks and Dinner

This event took place in close collaboration with the the first edition of WEAREABLE at Gaité Lyrique
from Tuesday 9th to Sunday, February 14th 2016 organized by Showroomprivé and in partnership with the Gaité Lyrique.
The event celebrated innovation in the fashion industry through an award ceremony, talks, workshops and an exhibition on the theme of avant-garde projects.