Abstract
With the digitalization of products and processes in the textile and clothing industry driven by the Industry 4.0 and sustainability, there is a growing need for digitizing materials used in fashion collections development. Typically, the process of sourcing materials for fashion has been a resource-intensive process characterized by extensive transportation, significant waste, and limited transparency. The result of the digitization of the supply chain, which includes the use of digital materials (textiles, knits, non-textiles, etc.), can be a game-changer to revolutionize the way that the industry works, fostering design innovation and enhances designers’ capabilities by reducing the time-to-market. The creation of digital fabrics involves copies of physical textile materials, mimicking the look and feel of regular fabrics on a digital model. The main challenge of this process is how textile companies and artisans communicate their products on digital media, and how designers can interpret these materials without physical touch since there are no standards for the material’s digitization process. This paper presents an innovative Methodology for the Characterization and Cataloging of Materials, digitized for use in virtual clothing development and prototyping platforms, covering technical, semantic, and sensory fields, creating a digital feeling about materials. This methodology will allow designers to exponentially expand their knowledge about new materials and the sensations they produce in the target audience, and new knowledge about traditional materials in altered states (dry, wet, windy, etc.). By empowering designers with more comprehensive information about materials, this work intends to boost fashion products’ creativity, quality, and sustainability.
Presenters
Caroline LossAssistant Professor, Arts Department, University of Beira Interior, Aveiro, Portugal Ernesto Vilar
Associate Professor, Arts Department, University of Beira Interior, Castelo Branco, Portugal Rafaela Norogrando
Researcher/Assistant Professor, Arts Department, CIAUD, Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design, Lisbon School of Architecture. University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
Digitalization; Sensory Properties, Surface Design, Tactile Characterization, Co-Creation; Fashion Design
