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The Fabricant announces winners of AI Design Forward 2026

The Fabricant has announced the winners of Design Forward 2026, an international competition for emerging designers in the fashion industry who work with AI design tools. The 2026 edition marked the competition's debut. An international jury selected ten winners from a pool of 15 finalists. First prize was awarded to Reborn Myths by Tiia...

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The Fabricant Global AI Design Competition for Fashion Students and Graduates

The Fabricant has launched Design Forward 26, a global open competition inviting fashion students and recent graduates to build a full AI-native collection — with free platform access provided to every entrant. Submissions are open now through 29 April 2026. The competition is built on a direct premise: access to professional tools should not...

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Design Forward 2026: Digital fashion competition for students and graduates

A new global competition titled Design Forward 2026 has launched, offering fashion students and recent graduates the opportunity to develop digital design skills using AI-powered tools. Organised in collaboration with The Fabricant, the initiative provides participants with free access to digital design software and a project brief, with no...

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The Fabricant receives European support for AI project to improve fashion industry

The European Union is providing financial support to the Amsterdam-based fashion-tech company The Fabricant for the development of an AI-driven initiative. In collaboration with the University of the Arts London (UAL), the Image to Pattern project focuses on automating the conversion of design sketches into production-ready patterns, according...

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Chapter 2’s Kenneth Loo on what to expect from fashion tech in 2024

“I can see aspects of how we’re going to implement technology to allow us to fix what I think we can all agree on as those in the fashion industry is a pretty broken system,” Kenneth Loo said in a conversation with FashionUnited on the future possibilities of Web3 and emerging tech. Through such systems, the co-founder and chief executive of the...

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In pictures: The Fabricant revamps 'Deep' collection with innovative AI

The Fabricant, a leading digital fashion house, has revived their revolutionary ‘Deep’ collection, first launched in 2017. "Deep was originally created in 2017 by processing data from Paris Fashion Week images in the computer and transforming its output into a 3D fashion collection," The Fabricant explained on its website. "Now, six years on and...

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Web Summit: The Fabricant reveals plans to launch digital clothing via Zoom

Lisbon - One of the new products that The Fabricant will launch next year will be digital clothing for Zoom. This was revealed by Adriana Hoppenbrouwer, co-founder and chief marketing officer of the digital fashion company on Wednesday at Web Summit, the technology conference taking place in Lisbon this week. Hoppenbrouwer stated that as many as...

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Highsnobiety partners with The Fabricant on PFW: Men’s collection

Media platform Highsnobiety has unveiled a new partnership with digital fashion house The Fabricant in the form of a virtual collection set to be released during the ongoing Paris Fashion Week: Men’s. The Fabricant has created 300 digital versions of the platform’s Not in Paris 5 collection of varsity jackets, each designed by collaborators of...

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Weekday teams up with The Fabricant on digital collectibles

High street retailer Weekday has taken further steps into the digital realm with the launch of two digital collectibles in collaboration with digital fashion house The Fabricant. The duo will be releasing a pair of sunglasses in two colourways as part of a limited-edition drop entitled Artifact 001, each available in both digital and physical...

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The Fabricant names Sevdaliza face of new digital wearables collections

Digital fashion house The Fabricant has unveiled a new partnership with Iranian-Dutch musician Sevdaliza, who will become the face of a new collection of digital wearables. Described by the brand as its ‘Icon’, Sevdaliza will be at the forefront of The Fabricant’s the XXories facewear range, which includes virtual earrings, facial piercings and...

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The Fabricant to launch digital fashion storytelling project, Wholeland

Digital-only fashion house The Fabricant is set to unveil a new project based around visual storytelling and Web3 experiences. The idea for ‘Wholeland’ was revealed during a keynote address by Kerry Murphy, the platform’s co-founder and CEO, at global tech conference Web Summit. During the speech, Murphy said the concept will revolve around...

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How digital and physical identities will intertwine in virtual fashion design

The metaverse, while not an entirely new concept, is still under continuous development. It's not one tangible facet but a multiverse of different virtual environments that allow users to explore online spaces and their place in them. It was this particular aspect that was investigated during a panel discussion at Met Ams, a newly established...