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The fashion industry needs critical digital thinkers and makers, the new Digital Fashion Technology master's track trains them

Last academic year, the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (HvA) completed the first edition of a new master's track: Digital Fashion Technology, whose second cohort of students started this month. The track was developed together with AMFI and the associated Fashion Research & Technology research group, and falls under the broader Master...

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New European project GEN-C focuses on making fashion and textiles regenerative

Sustainability has long been on the agenda for the fashion and textile sector; circular supply chains, material innovation and CO2 reduction are no longer new topics. A more difficult question often remains: is limiting damage enough, or should the industry also actively help restore ecosystems and communities? This shift from damage limitation...

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These young designers teach you how to sew your own clothes again

AMFI alumnus Tijn Roozen devised a business in sewing kits that allow people to make their own stylish garments. The kits of the start-up NAAI include a clothing design by Tijn himself, a piece of fabric, yarn, matching zip or buttons, and all other necessities. “We have all forgotten how to do this, and with it, our relationship with clothing...