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Join the ReWire: Sustainability 2021 Conference and reinvent change

Caring for People and the Planet Delivers Profit Join MOTIF on February the 24th to the 26th at the ReWire: Sustainability 2021 conference (no fee!) to learn how sustainability makes sense for good business. Hear from Patagonia, Bolt Threads, H&M Foundation, Kering, PUMA, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Tesco and more! 2021 is the year for apparel...

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Apparel industry faces critical shortage of skills

The fashion labour force is challenged on many fronts; innovation, technical intelligence and practical skills are needed more than ever, and yet, businesses of all sizes are facing a shortage of skills that is reaching critical levels. In a fast-paced industry such as fashion, and with technological advances and automation making an increasing...

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Alvanon builds open education platform Motif with The Mills Fabrica

The Mills Fabrica has invested 2 million dollars in Motif, an open knowledge and education platform dedicated to the apparel, fashion and textiles space. As a joint partnership with Alvanon as Motfif’s incubator, Fabrica’s investment will help Motif bridge the skills gap within the fashion industry. Through their offering of world-class online...

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Motif organizes plus size Masterclass in Amsterdam and London on 19 and 21 november

Online knowledge hub Motif is hosting an exclusive Masterclass, Plus Size Reinvented, held in Amsterdam on 19 November 2019 and in London on 21 November 2019, as part of a seven-week online course specifically devised for designers, product developers, technical designers, pattern makers, merchandisers and buyers who want to understand the plus...

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Alvanon boosts global team with new director level European appointment

Leading global apparel technology company Alvanon has announced the appointment of Ton Wiedenhoff to executive director, Europe. Ton Wiedenhoff will lead Alvanon’s European team, with responsibility for the business development and support of key apparel retail, brand and sourcing clients. He will also work closely with MOTIF, Alvanon’s online...

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3D – Facilitating the digital transformation in the fashion industry

Despite the prospect of significant gains in efficiency and sustainability, 3D adoption within the apparel industry remains relatively slow compared to the otherwise fast-paced world of fashion. A lack of skilled workforce with practical know-how as well as direct experience of the benefits and gains a company can reap from implementing 3D tools...

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In turbulent trade times, knowledge is power

Manufacturing has gotten political. Any fashion company relying on stable and consistent trade will be feeling exposed in the era of global tariff wars. The tariffs proposed by the current Trump administration will tax over 300 billion dollars worth of Chinese imports - a move, according to the New York Times, that is 'catastrophic and...

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Motif offers online courses to fill the skill gap in fashion

Apparel consultancy firm Alvanon is launching an e-learning platform, after finding out the fashion industry lacks professionals with technical skills in a worldwide survey. The new company, Motif.org, provides online courses for professionals interested in boosting their knowledge amidst a rapidly changing fashion landscape. With themes such as...