DIGITEX
exploring the benefits of digital finishing of textiles
The textile and clothing industry is an important provider of employment and revenues within the European Union, employing 2 million and contributing €186.4 billion in turnover to its economy, but since 1995 employment within the EU's textile industry has shrunk by approximately 25%.
The DIGITEX Project is an EU response to these concerns. A four year project that began in 2006, its aim is to increase the competitiveness of the EU textile and clothing sector through the development of an innovative textile finishing process called 'Digital finishing'
This project asks how design can explore and exploit the unique performance characteristics of digital finishing to produce highly functional textiles, better able to respond to the needs of specific users and contexts.
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This project is open to undergraduates, postgraduates and those in the first year following graduation
Project brief (PDF 176KB, 4 pages)
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