FOC Freedom of Creation

 

Rapid Manufactured (RM) textiles have opened a new frontier of possibilities for the production of textiles in the future. Instead of producing textiles by the meter, then cutting and sewing them together into final products, the concept has the ability to make

needle and thread one day obsolete. After several years of research in software, materials and surface quality, the first commercial products were launched for the

public by Freedom of Creation (FOC) in 2005.

FOC, Amsterdam-based design consultancy are pioneers in 3D printing, and recently showed the collection of 3D printed textiles and pieces woven in 3D-printed fabrics at the MOMA in New York, as part of the exhibition “Action! Design Over Time”.

 

Since there are no machines in the world made specifically to manufacture interlocking textile patterns by layers, they employed Rapid Manufacturing techniques,

such as Laser Sintering (LS) for their manufacture.

Spray on Fabric by Fabrican

Spanish fashion designer, Dr. Manel Torres, has dedicated 10 years of research to developing a spray-on fabric called “Fabrican”. Spray on fabric is a patented technology. An instant non-woven fabric is formed through the creation of a liquid suspension dispensed by spray gun or aerosol can.

The liquid fabric sprays on as cross-linking fibers, which adhere together. Eliminating the need for pattern-cutting and sewing, a designer can build a garment by the touch of a finger tip. It's seems magic !!!  Check out the video below.

http://www.fabricanltd.com/