The AFC, supported by the City of Sydney, has partnered with five technology companies to create a workflow for the Australian Fashion Industry using 3D design technology. This new workflow will help fashion businesses adopt 3D design technology to reduce overheads, costs, textile waste, and carbon emissions through the design and sampling process.
Twelve fashion businesses will be selected to trial 3D design technology with a selection of their products and work with the technology companies to overcome obstacles and find collaborative solutions. The result will be an industry-backed and commercially-viable pathway to adopting 3D digital design for the Australian Fashion Industry. Each milestone will be marked with a Knowledge Exchange (online) Session, open to all of the industry to listen, learn and follow the journey.
With companies expected to invest in digital innovation and experiment with new and creative commerce in 2022, digital adoption and transformation are more important than ever, setting the foundation to leverage and explore Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) and gaming skins – the metaverse is your oyster.
Key program dates are:
- Monday 31 January 2022: Program launch;
- Wednesday 2 February 2022: futuremap® x UTS, on-campus at UTS Sydney
- Wednesday 2 March 2022: Knowledge Exchange 1, delivered remotely via ZOOM
- Wednesday 6 April 2022: Knowledge Exchange 2, delivered remotely via ZOOM
- Wednesday 4 May 2022: Knowledge Exchange 3, delivered remotely via ZOOM;
