The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology Collaborative R&D Partnership
Lead Research Organisation:
University of the Arts London
Department Name: London College of Fashion
Abstract
The Collaborative Research & Development (R&D) Partnership project will work with the Fashion Textiles and related Technology (FTT) industry in order develop research-led solutions to business growth, technological and consumer change. This will include working closely with small firms who make up the vast majority (80+%) of the sector, in fashion design, designer-making, manufacturing, retail and in related services that are fed by the fashion & textiles sector, e.g. events, interiors, publishing, performing arts, media and other creative services, as well as a wide range of textiles applications in manufacturing, medical and product design.
The research will be delivered by a partnership between several universities led by the University of the Arts London, who together specialise in fashion and textiles design, business, manufacture and marketing, including specialist research centres in sustainable fashion and circular design, sustainable prosperity, materials and textiles manufacturing, in London, Leeds, Loughborough and Cambridge. The R&D project will be based around the East London Fashion & Textiles cluster and the connected production growth corridors of the Thames Gateway and Lea Valley/M11 (London-Cambridge) where opportunities for FTT workspace and manufacturing expansion are evident.
The R&D work programme will include short and longer term research projects and enterprise support with small firms/SMEs to identify and develop solutions to the growth of their business, products and markets and related skills needs; work with larger fashion brands to develop more sustainable products through innovative design, manufacture and waste processing; research consumer experience and needs in material/fashion brands and retailing, including the future place of high street retail, store design and online markets; test new and existing synthetic and natural materials for new product development; and explore markets for more sustainable UK fibres/chemical processes and opportunities for regional UK textile production. The R&D programme, which will be co-designed with FTT companies and industry associations, will also identify the related skill and training needs which accompany the economic and technological challenges facing the FTT industry, and design through the university partners and other training providers (e.g. FE Colleges) and enterprise support organisations, new and novel training and Continuing Professional Development programmes.
The research will be delivered by a partnership between several universities led by the University of the Arts London, who together specialise in fashion and textiles design, business, manufacture and marketing, including specialist research centres in sustainable fashion and circular design, sustainable prosperity, materials and textiles manufacturing, in London, Leeds, Loughborough and Cambridge. The R&D project will be based around the East London Fashion & Textiles cluster and the connected production growth corridors of the Thames Gateway and Lea Valley/M11 (London-Cambridge) where opportunities for FTT workspace and manufacturing expansion are evident.
The R&D work programme will include short and longer term research projects and enterprise support with small firms/SMEs to identify and develop solutions to the growth of their business, products and markets and related skills needs; work with larger fashion brands to develop more sustainable products through innovative design, manufacture and waste processing; research consumer experience and needs in material/fashion brands and retailing, including the future place of high street retail, store design and online markets; test new and existing synthetic and natural materials for new product development; and explore markets for more sustainable UK fibres/chemical processes and opportunities for regional UK textile production. The R&D programme, which will be co-designed with FTT companies and industry associations, will also identify the related skill and training needs which accompany the economic and technological challenges facing the FTT industry, and design through the university partners and other training providers (e.g. FE Colleges) and enterprise support organisations, new and novel training and Continuing Professional Development programmes.
Planned Impact
The Collaborative R&D programme targets the FTT cluster, which will develop a series of R&D projects and enterprise development activities working closely with SMEs, larger firms and industry associations and regional government agencies.
The primary impacts expected to be realised through this project and impact pathways are:
1. Enhanced resilience and capacity of FTT firms, particularly enabling SMEs to realise opportunities for business growth and access new markets
2. New product, process and service innovations - including consumer/market experiences and engagement
3. Reducing environmental costs and creating new market opportunities through sustainable product and material design, manufacture and waste treatment
3. The generation of new markets and sustained economic uplift and growth measured in GVA, employment and investment
4. Innovation in FTT skills (business/enterprise, technology, design) and widening participation and maintaining talent
5. Improvement in productivity and performance of the sector, through design/innovation in business and technology
6. Increased research capacity in HEIs and industry R&D through industry-led PhD projects and KT/KTP activity
7. FTT-specific policy formulation and take up by government/agencies including policy in other sectors, including agriculture, product design and manufacture, digital economy and education
8. To create a sustained audience and public awareness of the FTT cluster, industrial challenges and innovations, through high profile cultural and dissemination programmes
9. To create a legacy in the form of an FTT R&D Institute and world leading Showcasing facility to inform, promote and support the growth of the FTT cluster into the future
10. To generate academic debate, exchange and widen interest and activity in FTT research and industry-HEI R&D
collaboration, for future research development
The primary impacts expected to be realised through this project and impact pathways are:
1. Enhanced resilience and capacity of FTT firms, particularly enabling SMEs to realise opportunities for business growth and access new markets
2. New product, process and service innovations - including consumer/market experiences and engagement
3. Reducing environmental costs and creating new market opportunities through sustainable product and material design, manufacture and waste treatment
3. The generation of new markets and sustained economic uplift and growth measured in GVA, employment and investment
4. Innovation in FTT skills (business/enterprise, technology, design) and widening participation and maintaining talent
5. Improvement in productivity and performance of the sector, through design/innovation in business and technology
6. Increased research capacity in HEIs and industry R&D through industry-led PhD projects and KT/KTP activity
7. FTT-specific policy formulation and take up by government/agencies including policy in other sectors, including agriculture, product design and manufacture, digital economy and education
8. To create a sustained audience and public awareness of the FTT cluster, industrial challenges and innovations, through high profile cultural and dissemination programmes
9. To create a legacy in the form of an FTT R&D Institute and world leading Showcasing facility to inform, promote and support the growth of the FTT cluster into the future
10. To generate academic debate, exchange and widen interest and activity in FTT research and industry-HEI R&D
collaboration, for future research development
Organisations
- University of the Arts London (Lead Research Organisation, Project Partner)
- Victoria and Albert Museum (Collaboration)
- Tibor Ltd (Collaboration)
- Doppelhaus (Collaboration)
- Kukri Sports (Collaboration)
- Numerion Software Limited (Collaboration)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- Chip(s) Board (Collaboration)
- Segura Systems Ltd (Collaboration)
- Awaytomars Ltd (Collaboration)
- TENGRI LTD (Collaboration)
- Blackhorse Lane Ateliers Ltd (Collaboration)
- Eako Ltd (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS (Collaboration)
- Health PEI (Collaboration)
- Ananas Anam Ltd (Collaboration)
- ASOS (Collaboration)
- Keracol Limited (Collaboration)
- Holition (Collaboration)
- Anna Glover Limited (Collaboration)
- Victoria and Albert Museum (Project Partner)
- ASOS Plc (Project Partner)
- London Legacy Development Corporation (Project Partner)
- Clarks (Project Partner)
- UK Fashion & Textile Association (Project Partner)
- Keracol (United Kingdom) (Project Partner)
- Holition Ltd (Project Partner)
- Kukri GB Ltd (Project Partner)
- Centre for Fashion Enterprise (CFE) (Project Partner)
- British Fashion Council (Project Partner)
Publications
Blackburn R
(2023)
A dye-fibre system from food waste: Dyeing casein fibres with anthocyanins
in Coloration Technology
Harris Jane
(2023)
DREEm: Modelling and Supporting Recovery of the UK's Experience Economy
Hassan M
(2023)
A review of the green chemistry approaches to leather tanning in imparting sustainable leather manufacturing
in Green Chemistry
Naderizadeh S
(2023)
Piezoresistive Elastomer Composites Used for Pressure Sensing
in IEEE Sensors Journal
Wagner M
(2020)
Human Perceptions of Recycled Textiles and Circular Fashion: A Systematic Literature Review
in Sustainability
| Description | In 2021 BFTT CRDP awarded £1.2m of funding to 13 pioneering businesses that place sustainability, innovation and social purpose at the heart of their business, for a total of £2.9m in funding awards across 35 SMEs to date. By December 2021, BFTT raised approx £19m co-investment (£4m via BFTT SMEs, industry and other partners), of which £15m linked to the establishment of the UAL FTTI. including a £3.5million award from AHRC to build a state of the Art Virtual Production Lab - directly related to the work of WP4; engaged with 1,890 businesses; created 36 new products, services or businesses models; provided access to new facilities to more than 50 entrepreneurs; mentored 68 CEOs and senior SME staff; created 53 jobs; placed 28 post-docs/industry equivalent and PhD students in SMEs; employed 25 R&D Project Leads, out of a total of 55 researchers (27 ECRs). The BFTT SME R&D Programme has been a particular strength, providing a template for working with UK and international SMEs. The Programme concept has been repurposed for a number of initiatives including with: the British Council; an EU Horizon consortia proposal in development led by UAL FTTI (Mar 2022), now in it's second phase with further funding for international R&D; a successful EPSRC Digital Economy Network Plus led by Prof. Damian Murphy (XR Stories), York University (commencing Oct 2022); Circular Economy for SMEs with NICER, and a number of other partnership opportunities. Collaboration across the CICP has expanded the potential scope of FTT R&D. Other BFTT work-packages (WPs1-7) across the programme support exploratory research which is moving into completion through the no-cost extension. The R&D work undertaken allowed opportunity for the SME R&D Programme to intersect and vice versus. Led by industry interests, this baseline research is providing fundamental pathways toward ambitious future FTT research, to advance the wider and adjacent FTT related industries. Building on the WP1 BFTT Ecosystem report (publ. Jul 2021), each of the WPs will publish specialist reports (by December 2023), which will also underpin the work of the UAL Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (FTTI), which will be operational in the latter part of 2023. |
| Exploitation Route | UAL launched the Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (Sept 2021) to deliver sustainable innovation across the entire fashion, textiles and technology value chain - with co-investment to date of £19m. Originally conceived in the BFTT proposal (back in 2017), the FTTI was envisaged to launch in March 2023 - now due to launch after UAL LCFs move to the new East Bank Stratford campus. FTTI will ensure continuity of BFTT work, anticipated to achieve a step change in understanding the wider FTT subject field, and potential for UK R&D, supported by a strong transdisciplinary partnerships, enhanced by the development of East Bank as part of the 2012 Olympic legacy at Stratford, East London. |
| Sectors | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Retail,Transport |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/ |
| Description | Economic, social and environmental sustainability is at the core of BFTT supported projects. Examples from across the R&D Partnership include: - A survey and resulting report (Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology: Mapping the UK Fashion, Textiles and Technology Ecosystem - July 2021) have provided an in-depth understanding of the polycentric nature of the sector and its UK geographical spread with the aim to strongly influence both how the sector is viewed as an economic resource of national importance, and the future allocation of the R&D it needs to access in order to thrive. - The BFTT SME R&D Programme has helped to identify demand for R&D funding and the types of R&D support that FTT SMEs are seeking. 241 FTT business (90% of which micro enterprises) have applied through three UK wide BFTT open calls. Those short-listed through an initial process of expert review, were provided with intensive business mentoring to ensure development of a viable R&D project proposal. 34 companies have gone through this process. 20 R&D funding awards have been made to 27 individual and partner companies between 2019 and 2022. 8 additional companies have been supported through specialist mentoring, small scale feasibility studies, and workshops, for a total of £2.8m across 35 SMEs. - An R&D collaboration with fashion retailer ASOS and three SMEs (Phoebe English, Save Your Wardrobe, Petit Pli) has developed a transformative design methodology that enables businesses to build their own vision of a resilient world and design more sustainable products, services and systems within this. - An R&D collaboration with Virustatic will incentivise sustainable innovation to limit the unsustainable, but legal, proliferation of metal-based chemicals in the worldwide textile and apparel industry as well as other industrial sectors. This will inform the policies around the development of a new standard with sustainability at its core, which would provide fit-for-purpose testing protocols and standards which consider the environmental and ecological externalities of proposed chemicals used in the textile industry. - The launch of the Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute (Sept 2021) with the aim to deliver sustainable innovation across the entire fashion, textiles and technology value chain, which contributes £35 billion to the British economy every year, while £74 billion+ is spent on wider apparel, clothing accessories, household textiles and carpets, with 890,000 people employed across the UK and £9 billion of export. - A number of collaborations across the Creative Clusters has enabled advanced academic capability toward broader fashion, textiles and technology disciplines (particularly through computing and virtual production) and provided examples of potential researcher excellence and future research growth. - An R&D collaboration with Segure Solution has contributed to the development of a new online platform which aims to make it simpler and more efficient for clothing retailers to work with ethical and environmentally conscious textile and apparel manufacturers across the globe - An R&D collaboration with Kukri Sports to produce of a new garment range using circular synthetics and recycled material, which has resulted in the development of a new capsule range of 50 circular products for a global market (100,000 garments p.a. / circa 10% of total production), which is expected to double the following year. - An R&D collaboration with Keracol and the Victoria & Albert Museum with the aim of evaluating and improving the properties of textiles that may be produced using Regenerated Protein Fibres (RPFs), derived from waste dairy products, chiefly milk, whilst reducing the use of toxic chemicals used during their manufacture. - An R&D collaboration with Blackhorse Lane Ateliers that has made possible the onshoring of the only UK based sustainable denim production (wash and finish), and is contributing to the development of a London denim aesthetic that is sustainable, desirable and distinct. This project is also helping to bridge the future skills gap involving Further Eduction and University students. - An R&D collaboration with Doppelhaus (with Grensons, Samuel Gui Yang, Star Editions), Tengri and Tibor, which is leading development of novel UK wool-based material innovation, increasing demand for this undervalued fibre, whilst providing farmers with increased potential revenue, helping to support the UK farming industry, and minimise waste. - The launch of a New Landscapes: Fashion, Textiles and Technology Catalyst R&D Grant Scheme, in partnership with the British Council to support UK and ODA countries SMEs with innovation in sustainable design and production in fashion, textiles and related technology. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2020 |
| Sector | Agriculture, Food and Drink,Creative Economy,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Education,Environment,Healthcare,Leisure Activities, including Sports, Recreation and Tourism,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology,Culture, Heritage, Museums and Collections,Pharmaceuticals and Medical Biotechnology,Retail |
| Impact Types | Cultural,Societal,Economic,Policy & public services |
| Description | Dr Veronika Kapsali (UAL) selected for Development Network for UKRI ECRs and Innovators, and Future Leaders Fellows (FLF Development Network) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Dr Veronika Kapsali working with GO Science (Government office for Science) and BEIS (Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) on a Rapid Technology Assessment on 4D design |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Prof Dilys Williams (UAL) nominated Special Advisor to the House of Lords All Party Parliamentary Group on Fashion, Sustainability and Ethics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee by Dr Rosie Hornbuckle and Dr Kate Goldsworthy on behalf of the Centre For Circular Design, University of the Arts London |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/15149/html/ |
| Description | Written evidence submitted to the UK Parliament Environmental Audit Committee by Professor Dilys Williams on behalf of the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, London College of Fashion, University of the Arts London |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| URL | https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/15041/html/ |
| Description | Contract research: Sustainable Fashion and Environmental Science |
| Amount | £22,690 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | ECR Skills Development Award to Dr Lipi Begum |
| Amount | £76,366 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2020 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Embedding Circularity through R&D in Fashion, Textile and Technology SMEs |
| Amount | £9,809 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PPHE210169 |
| Organisation | The British Academy |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | New Fashion Landscapes |
| Amount | £5,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2021 |
| End | 03/2022 |
| Description | New Landscapes R&D Programme |
| Amount | £43,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Council |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 08/2023 |
| Description | Sustainable alternatives for COVID-19 PPE: biodegradable wipes and reusable mask made of pineapple leaf fibre |
| Amount | £249,610 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 05/2021 |
| Description | The Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology Collaborative R&D Partnership: Collaborative Demonstrator |
| Amount | £350,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | AH/S002804/1 |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2023 |
| End | 12/2023 |
| Description | UAL VP/XR for textiles and dress: Infrastructural development |
| Amount | £3,576,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2022 |
| End | 06/2024 |
| Title | Re-Modelling fashion tool |
| Description | A set of tools produced as part of an R&D collaboration between the Centre for Sustainable Fashion, UAL and the Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing, University of Cambridge with fashion retailer ASOS and three SMEs (Phoebe English, Save Your Wardrobe, Petit Pli). The outcome of this collaboration is a transformative design methodology that enables businesses to build their own vision of a resilient world and design more sustainable products, services and systems within this. The tools, which enable businesses to take agency in the design of future scenarios, were co-developed and tested with the three SMEs. These methods were applied to the support of a distinct R&D project led by each business and funded by the BFTT partnership. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | 1.For the SMEs: Each company developed a new aspect or approach to their business, either a new service, supply chain, or extended user feedback. 2.For the research team: A new set of provisional tools and methods for sustainable design innovation through future scenario building was achieved. 3.For the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at UAL and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge: Being able to work with three different SMEs at the same time, and explore synergies from applying tested and untested methodologies, and develop hybrid scenario-led approaches aimed at improving the sustainability of the companies' business models. 4.For future research: New knowledge that can be transferred and applied to companies working at very different scale (e.g. ASOS). |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/challenges/challenge-3/ |
| Title | BFTT Fashion, Textiles and Technology Ecosystem Survey - part 2 |
| Description | Survey for industry professionals to gather data relating to industry challenges and opportunities |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | n/a |
| Title | Interviews for Fashion, Textiles and Technology ecosystem report |
| Description | Semi-structured interviews with industry professionals to capture detailed data on challenges and opportunities in the FTT industry. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | n/a |
| Title | SME Programme Round 1 |
| Description | During the first round of funding of the BFTT SME Programme, we received 76 expressions of interest from UK-based SMEs in the fashion, textiles and technology sectors. Data collected include turnover, fte count, sectors and sub-sectors identification, SIC and SOC codes, R&D needs, approach to sustainability etc. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2019 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | n/a |
| Title | Survey of the fashion, textiles and technology ecosystem |
| Description | This first research activity in the BFTT work plan has informed the R&D programme, in particular the investment in SME innovation and collaborative R&D with industry partners. The research has achieved the largest coverage of FTT SMEs, intermediary and policy bodies across the UK of any previous study and has attracted unanticipated interest (n>800). This research has been underpinned by critical analysis of innovation, clusters, growth and technology development in a sector that is represented by several creative industries/occupations. The study has also involved follow up interviews with firms, consultation with industry/trade bodies, policy-makers and LEPs/regional development agencies, and presentations at trade events and exhibitions. The research was undertaken by the Dr Lipi Begum, under the supervision of Prof Graeme Evans and Dr Alessandra Vecchi, UAL. |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2020 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | It is too early assess any impact. A full assessment will be included in the 2021 Researchfish submission. |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/challenges/challenge-1/ |
| Description | ASOS plc / WP3 |
| Organisation | ASOS |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | ASOS is collaborating with UAL and University of Cambridge within Challenge 3: Sustainable industrial strategies for business and innovation of the BFTT. This challenge will test sustainability mapping tools developed by the FTT and other industries - and seek to adapt these tools to assist industry in capturing practice and recommend changes from design to production. It will further consider the new skills and knowledge required to operationalise the tools within FTT business settings, and trial educational provision. BFTT researchers and staff from ASOS met multiple times during 2019 to lay the foundation for the research, which will be delivered as part of Challenge 3 of BFTT. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BFTT researchers and staff from ASOS met multiple times during 2019 to lay the foundation for the research, which will be delivered as part of Challenge 3 of BFTT. |
| Impact | 1. For ASOS: three innovative design and business model concepts which can contribute to informing a sustainability strategy with creative input, these concepts were presented internally to the Head of Sustainability Strategy. 2. For the researchers: key insights from this R&D have led to an improved and iterated version of the scenario building tools, which will inform the potential for further application of the tools and methods for design teams in education, SME and the wider fashion industry contexts - and that of adjacent industries seeking similar guidance. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | FTT Ecosystem Analysis and Report WP1 |
| Organisation | University of Leeds |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | - Intellectual input expertise of design, marketing and business in the Fashion and textiles industry - Industry expertise and contacts - Data analysis of industry responses (survey) - Project management oversight |
| Collaborator Contribution | - Business school and marketing expertise - Industry experience and contacts - Data analysis of industry responses (interviews) - Project management support |
| Impact | outputs still to come |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Holition Ltd / WP4 |
| Organisation | Holition |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Holition, an award-winning augmented reality company, supplying technical solutions to the fashion retail sector, is collaborating with BFTT Researchers for the delivery of Challenge 4: Reimagining the consumer and retail experience. BFTT researchers and Holition staff met multiple times during the year to lay the foundations for the research to be developed within Challenge 4 of BFTT. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BFTT researchers and Holition staff met multiple times during the year to lay the foundations for the research to be developed within Challenge 4 of BFTT. Holition staff have also taken part in dedicated workshops organised at the Clothworkers' Centre for the Study and Conservation of Textiles and Fashion of the V&A Museum, which is part of the BFTT consortium |
| Impact | n/a |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Keracol Ltd / WP6 |
| Organisation | Keracol Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Keracol is a spin-out company from The University of Leeds. Our expertise spans organic chemistry, colour chemistry, polymer and biopolymer chemistry, extraction technology, coloration technology, hair dyes, formulation science and natural products chemistry. Keracol is collaborating with BFTT Researchers for the delivery of Challenge 6: Rethinking material resources. Keracol will work on the development of methods for the extraction of proteins from dairy waste, while University of Leeds will undertake tasks relating to conversion of casein (a protein) into fibres and assessment of their properties. As of the time of the 2020 submission, BFTT Researchers and Keracol staff had just started collaborating on evaluating the exploitation of dairy waste for casein fibre production for the fashion and textiles industries. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BFTT researchers and Keracol staff met multiple times during the past months to lay the foundations for the research to be developed within Challenge 6 of BFTT. |
| Impact | n/a |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Kukri Sports Ltd / WP5 |
| Organisation | Kukri Sports |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Kukri Sports is an international sportswear brand specialising in bespoke sportswear. It provide sportswear - playing kit, training kit, leisurewear and accessories - for over 100 sports worldwide. Kukri Sports is collaborating with BFTT Researchers for the delivery of Challenge 5: Circular Materials. The main aim of this work is to develop a UK roadmap for transitioning towards a circular supply chain for synthetic textiles and understand the challenges and opportunities for industry in working towards this goal. BFTT researchers and Kukri Sports staff met multiple times during the past year to lay the foundations for the research to be developed within Challenge 5 of BFTT. |
| Collaborator Contribution | BFTT researchers and Kukri Sports staff met multiple times during the past year to lay the foundations for the research to be developed within Challenge 5 of BFTT. |
| Impact | n/a |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Numerion WP4 Reimagining the Experience Fashion |
| Organisation | Numerion Software Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Project management support and funding for technical staff member for the duration of the project |
| Collaborator Contribution | Provision of 2x computer science experts Use of state of the art technology |
| Impact | Prototype installation at the V&A Contribution to final project report |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | Phoebe English, Save Your Wardrobe, Petit Pli / WP3 |
| Organisation | Health PEI |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| PI Contribution | The collaboration aimed to develop a transformative design methodology that enables businesses to build their own vision of a resilient world and design more sustainable products, services and systems within this. Tools which enable businesses to take agency in the design of future scenarios were co-developed and tested with the three SMEs. These methods were applied to the support of a distinct R&D project led by each business and funded by the BFTT partnership. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Co-developing the design innovation tools with these pioneering businesses supports an approach to sustainability that transcends scales of business while it also considers challenges that are unique to different contexts. These learnings were thus applied to an iterated version of the tools used with ASOS |
| Impact | Key outcomes and impact: 1.For the SMEs: Each company developed a new aspect or approach to their business, either a new service, supply chain, or extended user feedback. 2.For the research team: A new set of provisional tools and methods for sustainable design innovation through future scenario building was achieved. 3.For the Centre for Sustainable Fashion at UAL and the Centre for Industrial Sustainability at the University of Cambridge: Being able to work with three different SMEs at the same time, and explore synergies from applying tested and untested methodologies, and develop hybrid scenario-led approaches aimed at improving the sustainability of the companies' business models. 4.For future research: New knowledge that can be transferred and applied to companies working at very different scale (e.g. ASOS). |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | Queen Mary University WP7 |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | Queen Mary Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | Materials Science and design expertise and intellectual input into the collaborative project to redesign and remake a trainer with sustainability in mind. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Materials science expertise, access to laboratory, testing and materials |
| Impact | - Multi-disciplinary UAL published report - Resigned prototype of a trainer - 2 x academic journal articles |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Ananas Anam Ltd |
| Organisation | Ananas Anam Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Impact: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: design, chemistry |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Anna Glover Ltd |
| Organisation | Anna Glover Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Impact: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Awaytomars Ltd |
| Organisation | Awaytomars Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Computing, Machine Learning, Anthropology, Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Blackhorse Lane Ateliers Ltd |
| Organisation | Blackhorse Lane Ateliers Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Chip(s) Board Ltd |
| Organisation | Chip(s) Board |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Impact: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Chemistry, Material Engineering, Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Doppelhaus Ltd |
| Organisation | Doppelhaus |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Supply chain management; Textiles Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Eako Ltd |
| Organisation | Eako Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Materials Engineering, Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Eako Ltd |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | Queen Mary Innovation |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Materials Engineering, Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Keracol + Bulmer & Lumb |
| Organisation | Keracol Limited |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | BFTT shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of incurred costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) |
| Start Year | 2021 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Segura Systems Ltd |
| Organisation | Segura Systems Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Supply Chain Management, Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Tengri Ltd |
| Organisation | Tengri Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | SME R&D Project: Tibor Ltd |
| Organisation | Tibor Ltd |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Private |
| PI Contribution | The project team shall provide a post-doctoral level or equivalent Project Lead (0.5FTE) and an Academic Mentor (0.1 FTE) for the duration of the project, in addition to reimbursement of costs as per contractual agreement. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The SME shall provide access to facilities, resources and staff to ensure the delivery of the project as per contractual agreement. |
| Impact | Output/Outcome: too early (project still ongoing) Disciplines: Textiles Design |
| Start Year | 2020 |
| Description | Victoria & Albert Museum WP4 Reimagining the Experience of Fashion |
| Organisation | Victoria and Albert Museum |
| Department | Research Department |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | - Expertise in digital/XR fashion and textiles - Material Science expertise - Intellectual input from Professors and Research fellows - Project management and report writing support - Installation design and coordination |
| Collaborator Contribution | - Expertise in cultural and historical research - Access to V&A archives - Intellectual input from senior staff and research fellows - Access to the V&A learning centre space for a state of the art installation |
| Impact | Multi-disciplinary: - Materials Science - Fashion and Design - Historical/Archival |
| Start Year | 2022 |
| Title | Co-creation tool within Awaytomars platform |
| Description | Fashion company Awaytomars is using Artificial Intelligence (AI) to radically transform the design process. In 2015 the company developed an innovative collaboration platform to prove the concept of crowd participation and co-creation in the design and innovation process. The platform enables users to contribute toward the design process and currently involves a global community of over 15,000 members. By 2019 Awaytomars was keen to take the business to the next level. This required a more sophisticated co-creation tool inside the platform that would allow users to participate in design requests in a more user-friendly and transparent way. The aim was to enable designers from across the globe to share ideas, co-create, track the development of their ideas, and get paid in a more transparent way, tracked by blockchain technology. The main challenge was how to create the structure of this new co-creation tool. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | 1.The project moved up 3 technology readiness levels (TRLs) and now has a functioning interactive and real-time MVP 'Supernova', which is a platform that enables users to experiment with designs, share and work together to develop and create new pieces, thus having the potential to democratize ideas and provide endless creative possibilities. 2.Gaming elements that can be incorporated into the platform have been developed and tested, including a pioneering reward and recognition system that motivates co-creation. 3.Creation of Pitch for investors and interested partners, which has attracted interest from established large-scale design and manufacturing companies 4.The project is currently under review to explore a next phase of R&D investment and collaboration that may involve gaming companies for example. 5.The ATM project has been presented at BEYOND, Edinburgh (poster presented by ECR Project Lead, Dr Shama Rahman, 2019); BEYOND Online (BFTT Fashion Metaverse presentation, 2020); BEYOND, Belfast (Prof. Jane Harris chaired a round table on FTT Virtual Production, 2021). |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/funded_project/awaytomars/ |
| Title | Online sustainable supplier marketplace with Segura Solutions |
| Description | The Sustainable Supplier Marketplace (SSM) aims to be a solution for both retailers and suppliers. A standardized and detailed profile covering production capabilities and capacity, alongside sustainability certifications, will be completed by a supplier. This can then be used by a retailer to shortlist and select appropriate suppliers according to the retailer's specific requirements |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2021 |
| Impact | BFTT has enabled Segura Solutions to develop an initial framework for the Sustainable Supplier Marketplace (SSM) - a new online platform which aims to make it simpler and more efficient for clothing retailers to work with ethical and environmentally conscious textile and apparel manufacturers across the globe. |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/funded_project/segura/ |
| Description | AHRC Beyond Conference 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Prof Jane Harris presented the BFTT Partnership on the fashion panel at the one-day conference for the launch of the Clusters Projects, which was also attended by Professor Graeme Evans. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://beyondconference.org/2018 |
| Description | Article on BFTT SME Programme Round 2 & 3 Awards |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article: British Fashion and Textile Technology awards grants to SMEs for sustainable innovation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://fashionunited.uk/news/fashion/british-fashion-and-textile-technology-awards-grants-to-smes-f... |
| Description | Article on SME R&D Project with Phoebe English |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in Yahoo Lifestyle: Phoebe English Secures Funding for Green Research and Development / https://bftt.org.uk/funded_project/grady-robinson-with-phoebe-english/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/phoebe-english-secures-funding-green-180833067.html |
| Description | Article on SME R&D Virustatic project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article in Innovation in Textiles: Moving away from metal-based chemicals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.innovationintextiles.com/research-development-education/moving-away-from-metalbased-chem... |
| Description | Article on SME R&D WM Clark Sons project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Article in The Irish Post: Funding grant will 'breathe new life' into Irish firm's use of historic linen manufacturing process |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.irishpost.com/business/funding-grant-will-breathe-new-life-into-irish-firms-use-of-histo... |
| Description | Article on The Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Guardian interviewed BFTT Co-Investigator Professor Steve Evans (University of Cambridge) about pioneering industries that are creating solutions to reduce environmental harm, but they refrain from publicising their work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/sep/08/producers-keep-sustainable-practices-secret |
| Description | Article on UKRI Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Article 'Fashion sense: the Creative Industries Clusters driving innovation in difficult times', UKRI, 12 August 2020, link |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://ahrc.ukri.org/research/readwatchlisten/features/fashion-sense-the-creative-industries-cluste... |
| Description | Article on WM Clark Sons SME R&D project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article on William Clark Sons project: https://bftt.org.uk/funded_project/william-clark-sons/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.innovationintextiles.com/dyeing-finishing-printing/beetling-back-to-relevance-in-2021/ |
| Description | Article on the BBC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Co-Investigator Dr Richard Blackburn (University of Leeds) was interviewed by the BBC on the creation of sustainable fibres from high cellulose plant by-products like stalks, stems and leaves. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-49550263 |
| Description | BBC Sounds podcast Green Thinking |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | BFTT's Director, Professor Jane Harris took part in the Green Thinking: Fashion podcast hosted by BBC, together with Professor Simon McQueen-Mason, who is Chair in Materials Biology at the University of York. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p09w220h |
| Description | BFTT Instagram Account |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In January 2020, we launched the BFTT Instagram account. The account started to build up some following, although we expect to be able to reach out more broadly in the second half of 2020. The account has so far targeted the general public as well as professionals in the fashion, textiles and technology sectors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.instagram.com/bfttpartnership/ |
| Description | BFTT LinkedIn Account |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In July 2019, we launched the BFTT LinkedIn account (http://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bftt/). The accounts started to build up some following, although we expect to be able to reach out more broadly in 2020. The account has so far targeted mostly companies and industry professionals (LinkedIn). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020 |
| URL | http://www.linkedin.com/showcase/bftt/ |
| Description | BFTT Newsletter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BFTT sends a newsletter with updates on the project, events and opportunities from the fashion, textiles and technology sectors approximately every two months to c. 700 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020,2021 |
| Description | BFTT SME R&D Programme Funding Call - Information Session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | SME Programme Presentation to potential applicants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | BFTT Twitter Account |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In January 2020, we launched the BFTT Twitter account. The accounts started to build up some following, although we expect to be able to reach out more broadly in the second half of 2020. The account has so far targeted mostly the general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | http://twitter.com/BFTTpartnership |
| Description | BFTT Video |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A video was created specifically for the launch of the BFTT Partnership in November 2018. The video has so far received approximately 1,250 views on YouTube. The video was also screened at several events and meetings organised by BFTT. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://youtu.be/ZqptUNWizSI |
| Description | BFTT Website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In Spring 2019 we published the official website of the Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology Partnership. The website was relaunched in September 2019 with a new design. It presents information about the project, the researchers, the consortium and the funders. It also announces funding and jobs opportunities. As of March 2020, the website has c. 2,350 page views and 1,100 sessions every month from 68 countries. As of March 2021, the website has c. 4,500 page views and 2,100 sessions every month from 73 countries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019,2020,2021 |
| URL | https://bftt.org.uk/ |
| Description | Beyond Conference Panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Panel debate : Embedding circularity and sustainability into the R&D process Prof Kate Goldsworthy Laura Solomon Tim Cross (Plan B) Sarah Gray (WRAP) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://beyondconference.org/ |
| Description | Beyond Conference presentation and panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | XR Network+: Introducing New R&D Opportunities: Debate and information sharing of role of digital in our experiences of retail. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://beyondconference.org/ |
| Description | Beyond Conference: Ananas Anam Showcase |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Laura Solomon presented her work as the researcher on the R&D project Ananas Anam |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://beyondconference.org/ |
| Description | British Council Visit January 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presenting BFTT SME Programme to a delegation of EU SMEs co-organised by the British Council |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Case Study 'AWAYTOMARS: AI-driven fashion design' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Article AWAYTOMARS: AI-driven fashion design, Creative Industries Clusters, 17 February 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://creativeindustriesclusters.com/awaytomars-ai-driven-fashion-design/ |
| Description | Chartered Association of Business Schools Research Conference & Exhibition 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chartered Association of Business Schools Research Conference & Exhibition. BFTT project exhibition (film, posters, survey) and presentation by Prof Graeme Evans and Emanuel de Sliva (UAL, Fashion Business School) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://charteredabs.org/events/annual2019/ |
| Description | Creative Industries Advisory Group (CIAG) Meeting 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of BFTT project to the Creative Industries Advisory Group (CIAG) by Prof Graeme Evans, in partnership with NESTA |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Creative Interest Group Hackney Wick Fish Island Monthly Meeting August 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Survey and project presented to local business partners and stakeholders bt Dr Lipi Begum and Prof Graeme Evans. 20 mixed industry organizations based at the HWFI district ranged from education providers, charities, SME's corporates & local community groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Creative Interest Group Hackney Wick Fish Island Monthly Meeting July 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Survey and project presented to local business partners and stakeholders bt Dr Lipi Begum and Prof Graeme Evans. 20 mixed industry organizations based at the HWFI district ranged from education providers, charities, SME's corporates & local community groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Creative Interest Group Hackney Wick Fish Island Monthly Meeting May 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Survey and project presented to local business partners and stakeholders. 20 mixed industry organizations based at the HWFI district ranged from education providers, charities, SME's corporates & local community groups. Presented by Dr Lipi Begum |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Creative Interest Group Hackney Wick Fish Island Monthly Meeting September 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | BFTT project presented to local business partners and stakeholders by Dr Lipi Begum. Discussed with the CEZ team funding opportunities for BFTT SME fashion business workshops. 20 mixed industry organizations based at the HWFI district ranged from education providers, charities, SME's corporates & local community groups. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Fast fashion UKRI podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BFTT's Creative SME R&D Programme Manager, Nikki Matthews participated in the 'Fast fashion, organic cotton and sustainable shopping' podcast, part of the series Emissions: Impossible?, curated by UK Research and Innovation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fast-fashion-organic-cotton-and-sustainable-shopping/id1585516... |
| Description | Global Design Forum | The Circular Design Project: Fashion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Roni Brown, Head of College, LCF, presented at a live online panel as part of London Design Festival chaired by Elizabeth Paton of the New York Times, alongside Anya Hindmarch and representatives from Adidas and H&M, on the topic of the Circular Economy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Global Fashion Conference 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 2-day conference on sustainable fashion/textiles. Presentations by Prof Graeme Evans (published in ISBN proceedings) and Prof Dilys Williams. Event also attended by project industrial partrners, Kering (presentation) and IBM. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://gfc-conference.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/GF2018_PROGRAMME-FINAL-31OCTOB.pdf |
| Description | Immersive Kind Collective Presents the Ethical Sustainable Human |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Postdoctoral Researcher Dr Lipi Begum facilitated and delivered a talk at Hobs 3D in Here East, London to drive survey research and engagement with BFTT. 40 mixed industry organisations attended including the London Design Festival, Climate Museum, Workspace Providers and Fashtech SMEs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Launch event for the Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology Partnership |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Launch event for BFTT project. Preesentations by AHRC (Andrewe Chitty), Pro-Vice Chancellor, Deputy Vice Chancellor and Project directors. Attended by HEI partners, industry partners, AHRC representatives. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Macro Trends: Brexit, Technology Trends & the Future of Retail Experience (BFTT SME Programme) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Three talks about current macro trends aimed at entrepreneurs in the fashion, textiles and technology sectors in the context of the Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology Partnership |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/macro-trends-brexit-technology-trends-the-future-of-retail-experience... |
| Description | PEC seminar: Women in Creative Industries Clusters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Creative and Cultural Industries roundtable. Attended by 15 Creative Industries Clusters professionals including Queen Mary University, Kings College London, NESTA PEC. BFTT mentioned by Dr Lipi Begum |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Panel at Beyond 2020 Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | The panel explored Data-Driven-Design through the multidisciplinary lens of AI, co-creation, and circular supply chain platforms (AWAYTOMARS, and Segura); XR, machine learning and novel visualisation experiences (Fashion Innovation Agency, and Digital Anthropology Lab). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | PhD Students Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Presentation to selected PhD students from across the Partnerhsip |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at CogX 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation of BFTT and of AWAYTOMARS SME R&D Project in the session "RESPONSIBLE FASHION - how Climate Change and Covid-19 will change the World of Fashion" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at Creative Clusters' Award Holders Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation by Prof Dilys Williams titled 'Design: danger and opportunity in the 3D aspects of health in our times'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at PI Apparel Europe 2020 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Lynne Murray from the London College of Fashion, discussed with the panel: how can innovative companies innovate? The panel includes three leading innovative businesses, one exploring new technologies to create impact in co-creation design, another developing a sustainable supplier marketplace, and the last, engineering a 'London denim' washing aesthetic inspired by the circular economy. Title of contribution: The Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology - Developing the Next Generation of Products, Services and Experiences" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Presentation at UN High Level Political Forum 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by Dr Kate Goldworthy at Building Resilient Circular Supply Chains by Empowering Grassroots Action: Collaboration as a tool for achieving SDG's in the textile, home decor and fashion industries at the UN High Level Political Forum 2021, 9 July 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/index.php?page=view&type=20000&nr=7617&menu=2993 |
| Description | Presentation at Westminster Business Forum policy conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof Dilys Williams presented at the Westminster Business Forum policy conference: 'Next steps for the UK fashion industry - sustainability, ethics and growth', 2 March 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Research Group on Collaborative Spaces Symposium 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 2-day conference organised by Research Group on Collaborative Spaces. Presentation by Prof Graeme Evans on textiles waste/network, chair panel and final plenary panel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://collaborativespacesstudy.wordpress.com/symposium/symposium-2019/ |
| Description | Royal Society's Transforming our Future Series Conference presentation: Jane Harris Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An online event to discuss the role of science in the fashion industry and examine key areas where emerging technologies have the potential to make the sector more sustainable |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://royalsociety.org/topics-policy/industry-innovation/transforming-our-future/ |
| Description | Sustainability Talks (BFTT SME Programme) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Three talks about sustainability aimed at entrepreneurs in the fashion, textiles and technology sectors in the context of the Business of Fashion, Textiles & Technology Partnership |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sustainability-talks-registration-68762852543 |
| Description | UAL Fashion Business Innovation & Research Launch and Introductory Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Launch of Centre for the UAL Fashion Business Innovation & Research. Prof Graeme Evans chaired a panel with Prof Jane Harris, Holition industry partner and others. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | UKFT Rise Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 30 mixed SME fashion enterprises attended the event. Dr Lipi Begum promoted the survey at the event via the UKFT Rise SME network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | V&A ECR symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 20 people attended a symposium at the V&A to present information about Multi-disciplinary research of rethinking materials. Discussion and questions were sparked leading to new connections made from across UAL the institution and providing support for academics in understanding the value of a different way of working. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Waltham Forest Fashion Futures Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Future Fashion Workshop at Switchboard Studios, Waltham Forest London. A workshop attended by Fashion District and Waltham Forest Creative enterprises to discuss the fashion, business and regeneration in the Borough. 20 mixed attendees ranged from Local Enterprise Partnerships, Fashion Designers and Workspace providers. BFTT mentioned by Dr Lipi Begum |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://wfculture19.co.uk/venues/marketparade |
| Description | Westminster Business Forum: 'Sustainability, ethics and the UK fashion industry - next steps for business practice and options for policy' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Keynote presentation by Prof Dilys Williams mentioning BFTT. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Westminster Media Forum 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof Jane Harris presented the BFTT Partnership at the 'Westminster Media Forum 2018: Research and innovation in the UK creative industries: next steps for supporting sector growth' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Workshop on Active Materials |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BFTT Presentation exploring opportunities for materials coming out of WP6 of BFTT |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Workshop: Waste-me-not Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation by PhD Student Marie Stenton on 'Exploring bacterial textiles as a sustainable fashion manufacturing system through waste food produce', and presentation by PDRF Dr Laetitia Forst on 'Textile Design for Disassembly in a Creative Circular Economy', at Waste-me-not Symposium + Workshop, UAL LCF, 11 November 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/waste-me-not-symposium-tickets-181768854537 |