Ep.7 ⭐️ Fashion District Manufacturing Futures Innovation Challenge 2024

Welcome to this special mini episode of the No Ordinary Cloth podcast, where we explore the fascinating world of textiles and fashion and the innovative minds shaping its future. Today, we're spotlighting the Manufacturing Futures 2024 - Innovation Challenge, a pivotal event for UK-based startups and SMEs in the fashion industry.  There is some exciting news to share, do listen in to the end of the episode. Here's what we cover in this episode: Details about the Manufacturing Futures Innovation Challenge 2024 competition and what the winner can expect as prize money and support You will also get some insights from the judges themselves - what is important to them, what they are looking for in the applications, tips. This will give you hopefully help prepare your application. Jen Keane from Modern Synthesis, winners of a previous Manufacturing Futures competition, will be sharing about her startup that makes biomaterials and about their collaborating with GANNI to develop the Bou bag using nano cellulose materials made by bacteria. This episode not only highlights the Manufacturing Futures Innovation Challenge but also serves as a reminder of the power of innovation and the importance of community in shaping the future of fashion. Whether you're directly involved in the fashion industry or simply passionate about innovation and sustainability, this challenge represents a fantastic opportunity to contribute to meaningful change. Manufacturing Futures 2024 [https://www.fashion-district.co.uk/competition/manufacturing-futures-2024/#:~:text=The%20Fashion%20District%20is%20delighted,supporting%20new%20innovations%20and%20SMEs.]  - find out all the details about the challenge here Fashion District [https://www.fashion-district.co.uk/] Instagram: @fd_ldn  [https://www.instagram.com/fd_ldn/] Twitter/X: @fd_ldn  [https://twitter.com/fd_ldn?lang=en] LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/company/fdldn Modern Synthesis [https://www.modernsynthesis.com/] Link to survey [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe5dvn2fDBUa8keNkdxKY-5Kac_3JKSOzkdHG0NjtDGKcow0A/viewform?usp=sf_link]  - would deeply appreciate your feedback, it will only take a couple of minutes Connect with Mili Tharakan mili@militharakan.com Instagram: @noordinarycloth [https://www.instagram.com/noordinarycloth/] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjtharakan/ Cover art: Photo by Siora, Photography on Unsplash Music: Inspired Ambient, Orchestraman

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Textiles matter! It is the most ubiquitous and powerful material we live with - it has the power to fulfil both our senses and our soul.  Join Mili Tharakan, a Smart Textiles designer and researcher with 20+ years experience, as she speaks to textile makers, engineers, bio-chemists, material scientists, artists, innovators and others who are pushing the boundaries of the Textile and Fashion industry by creating textiles that challenge the very meaning, role and function of fabrics as we know it today. Through her conversations and insights with global experts, she brings alive the myriad facets of the world of Textiles - a world where there are no ordinary cloths and fabrics have the power to change us and our world. So listen in and be inspired, learn, find connections and create extraordinary textiles... Connect with Mili Tharakan: Email: mili@militharakan.com www.noordinarycloth.com [https://www.noordinarycloth.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/noordinarycloth/]  I  Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mjtharakan/] Your support means the world to me, if you enjoyed this podcast why not consider buying me a coffee [https://www.buymeacoffee.com/noordinarycloth] Credits Cover art: Photo by Siora Photography on Unsplash Music: Inspired Ambient, Orchestraman