Fashion & technology

The Bristle Dress by architect and designer Francis Bitonti can be made entirely on a MakerBot Replicator 2 printer.

The filmmakers behind the upcoming documentary 'The Next Black' seek to uncover the future of the fashion industry, and how tech factors in.

When Master Chief throws a grenade in Halo, someone is watching. Online games are perfect petri dishes: a controlled space (the game program), with multiple variables (the players), open to observation. First Bungie, Halo’s original developer, and now 343 Industries have kept records of minutia, such as player movement patterns within the game world, for years. As thousands of hours of play accumulate, this data breeds valuable insight: Heat maps that show an unusual frequency of gunfire or grenade blasts in one area will lead to wider corridors, or open doors where once there was only concrete walls. By paying attention to trackable statistics, designers can make sure the next game will flow more smoothly, improving player satisfaction.

Wearable technology is without a doubt a hot topic and here at The Drum we hear a lot about the development of wearables; where the industry is going; and what's around the corner.

In fact in our latest issue, available in The Drum Store, we posed the question - who's wearing wearable technology?

Wearable technology is gaining momentum as more tech organizations announce plans for high-tech glasses, watches, and other gadgets. While people have shown a lot of interest in these devices, it is still difficult to say whether wearable devices will become commercially successful. Wearable devices are often billed as convenient and cutting edge, but what may actually determine their success may be whether they can be considered fashionable.

By tapping into existing human behaviors, these solutions can reduce even complex computing tasks into intuitive actions for any skill level of user.

Wearable tech is more than just another receptacle for data collection. It's also more than a fashion statement. Where can these two meet in the middle?

With the growing popularity of mobile shopping, start-ups are introducing innovative solutions to harness the potential of the large volume of transactions happening on handheld devices rather than on desktop.

Freshly acquired by research firm Stylus Media, Decoded Fashion has exploited a gap between the fashion and tech industries. Ami Sedghi talks to founder Liz Bacelar about two worlds together

Francis Bitonti's Bristle Dress is 3D printed on a MakerBot Replicator 2, a desktop 3D printer for the home, so anyone with access can print their very own.

Moondial has just released their latest fashionable technology report Scientific Fashion focusing on the intersection of synthetic biology and the body.

Designer Francis Bitonti's new collection offers consumers the code to his designs, which they can manipulate and 3D-print themselves, into custom pieces.