VARIANT3D

We are proud to announce our LOOP™ software has earned its place as a Top 12 Finalist in Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards‘Best World-Changing Idea North America’ category, thanks to its pioneering approach in the textiles manufacturing industry. LOOP™ is the first web-based CAD/CAM application for producing 3D knitted fabrics and products, standing out for its unique capability to enable users to seamlessly work across multiple file dimensions, including 3D, 2D, and a granular knit level. The benefits are profound, with 3D digital renderings playing a pivotal role in enhancing efficiency and eliminating waste throughout the entire manufacturing chain. Its recognition in the World Changing Ideas Awards underscores its potential to drive meaningful change and establish new benchmarks for sustainable manufacturing practices worldwide. Read about it here: https://lnkd.in/e__xS-aE

We are beyond honored to have partnered with KX Inc. to present Dr. Jane Goodall with this custom 3D-knit blanket, made from 100% recycled polyester and brought to life through our cutting-edge LOOP software platform. This one-of-a-kind piece, gifted at her Day of Peace Birthday Celebration, showcases the power of innovation and sustainability—two pillars of our mission at VARIANT3D. Celebrating environmental leaders like Dr. Goodall inspires us to keep pushing boundaries in sustainable design. Together, with partners like KX Labs, we're committed to creating a greener future, one stitch at a time. 

SPEAKER LINE-UP FOR FOOTWEARISE KEEPS GROWING At Footwearise 2024, we’re bringing together trailblazing innovators, thinkers, engineers and designers who are about to shake up the industry in ways you won’t see coming! But that’s just the beginning... How will their unique ideas collide? What surprising connections will they make? We will combine them in exciting panel discussions and we’ve got some BIG announcements coming that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Get ready, because this is just the start, the list of speakers keeps growing everyday! Stay tuned for more exciting news. You won’t want to miss this... Current speakers are: Stephen Martin, Cornelius Schmitt, Jared Fiorovich, Jesse Gabriel, Tim Downing, Pim Roggeveen, Carlos Pérez Albà, Charles Held, Florian Pfeffer, Luis Valenzuela, Ferran Navarro, René Medel, Garrett Gerson, Lorenzo van Galen, Fabrizio De Lucia & Shoeunicorn, aka myself! Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/dRNPsQ2k

As The Woolmark Company's North American Development Center, we’re thrilled to announce the completion of our new educational display. Each element of the display is designed to showcase the unique properties and processes behind wool production. From raw wool to yarn, you'll learn every step of the journey. Earlier this year, we launched our pilot project in collaboration with the Woolmark team and the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), integrating wool fibers for software validation in the redesign of the LACI Amphitheater. Using wool fibers for software validation, we redesigned the LACI Amphitheater, showcasing how textiles, technology, and architecture come together. Our shared focus on sustainability with Woolmark drives innovation. By leveraging LOOP and integrating wool, we can reshape the future of fashion, footwear, and more.

AMAZING FOOTWEARISE SIDE PROGRAM JUST LAUNCHED! As I said before, Footwearise is now becoming a full innovation festival! After the main event on December 2 and 3, we will have an exciting side program with workshops, demos and company visits, celebrating the fact that Barcelona is a real hub for new technology. On Wednesday, December 4, you will first get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to get a tour of the technical workspace of Sagrada Familia where the architects are using generative design and the latest 3D printing technologies to help calculate and visualize Gaudi´s designs for the iconic church that is now in its final stage of construction. This space is not open to the general public, but we are invited to visit with a select group. Then we will have a live demo of the LOOP knitting software by VARIANT3D at our own Footwearology lab. Not only will Variant´s team demonstrate how to create a knitted footwear upper in full 3D in no time at all, we will also be knitting it on the spot with our STOLL by KARL MAYER ADF machine. After that, we walk over to the spectacular print farm of LAMÁQUINA, where large scale pellet printers and huge robots arms are 3D printing the most jaw-dropping store interiors and furniture. This is yet another space that is not open to everyone. You can now register for the different parts of the side program on our event website: https://lnkd.in/dRNPsQ2k. These demos and excursions are only open for people who also participate in the main Footwearise event on December 2 and 3. You can also buy your tickets for that on the same page. As you will see we also have a ton of new speakers, but more about that later.... We look forward to seeing you all in Barcelona this December!

The American footwear industry convened in Los Angeles’ Fashion District this week to flesh out a future for the sector’s domestic supply chain. A meeting held at the factory of advanced 3D knit footwear producer KX Lab brought together members of the U.S. Footwear Manufacturing Association (USFMA) and a collective of manufacturers, brands and suppliers looking for connection, inspiration and information about how their varied expertise might be leveraged to form a nationwide value chain for shoe production. USFMA is looking to mobilize players across the country—from the storied New England shoe community that once represented the epicenter of U.S. footwear manufacturing to the Carolinas, claimed long ago by the country’s yarn and fiber producers and fabric mills, to L.A., the country’s current fashion production capitol—in order to engage these disparate groups in reclaiming an industry that fled, decades ago, to offshore sourcing locales. #usfma #footwear #sourcing #losangeles #onshoring #nearshoring #americanmanufacturing #madeintheusa COMUNITYmade, INC, Lalaland Production & Design, KX Inc., VARIANT3D, United States Footwear Manufacturers Association (USFMA)

One in three people say that they rarely or never check fabric composition when making a purchase. We’re on a mission to educate consumers on the impact of their fabric choices. Through our latest campaign, we remind citizens that every synthetic garment ever made still exists in some form, haunting our beautiful planet. Wool, on the other hand, is natural, renewable, biodegradable, and proudly holds the title of the world’s most recycled apparel fibre. And whilst there’s no silver bullet to tackling fashion’s impact crisis, our commitment to empower consumers to make more informed choices remains a key part of the solution. Help us to drive change by supporting the Filter by Fabric initiative, a pledge to demand brands adopt accurate fabric descriptions in product names and introduce fabric filters on e-commerce sites to allow consumer to choose natural fibres. Join the movement: https://lnkd.in/gde6J7mB Credits: Park Village, 20Something, Studio Birthplace

Happy Climate Week! We're thrilled to announce that our team will be showcasing LOOP, our CAD/CAM software, with a live demo at Newlab's New Climate Futures event tomorrow from 10 AM to 6 PM ET. It's an exciting opportunity to connect with innovative startups and industry leaders driving change. Don't miss out—join the waitlist or attend virtually by using the link below: https://hubs.ly/Q02MZ8qk0

Garrett Gerson was deeply immersed in the fashion industry, running a successful apparel business, when a documentary made him rethink everything. After watching The True Cost, which exposed the harsh realities of the fashion industry's social and environmental impacts, he realized he was contributing to the very problem he had always aimed to avoid. Soon after, he sold his business and began exploring more sustainable approaches to clothing production. That journey led to the creation of VARIANT3D, an Unreasonable Company that leverages 3D knitting technology to create textiles on demand, eliminating waste and providing full transparency from fiber to finished product. Since founding Variant 3D, Garrett and his team have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in textiles. Their patented technology allows companies to design and manufacture products faster than ever before, all while eliminating the inefficiencies of traditional methods. Whether it's custom footwear, complex garments, or even components for the automotive industry, Variant 3D is transforming how things are made—revolutionizing an industry that touches every part of our lives. Most recently, Variant 3D’s LOOP™ software was recognized as a Top 12 Finalist in Fast Company's 2024 World Changing Ideas Awards in the ‘Best World-Changing Idea North America’ category. You can learn more about VARIANT3D here —https://lnkd.in/eyxAM42N And you can read more about Garrett's bio here — https://lnkd.in/eRDFew78

We’re excited to share our recent collaboration with Machani Robotics in designing custom wardrobes for their humanoid robot, RIA, using our LOOP software. RIA has been turning heads at panels and school visits, wearing outfits tailored perfectly to her unique shape. This collaboration showcases the seamless integration of AI-driven innovation between our two companies. Check out the press coverage highlighting RIA’s groundbreaking work with the UC San Diego Extended Studies (UCSD) and a sneak peek of her latest look! Follow us for more updates on RIA’s journey, upcoming looks, and special interviews we’ll be sharing soon!