Three Dimensional Digital Design and Sampling
Are you a small to mid sized brand and wanting to save time and money? Do you want to make more money?
If so, 3D Digital Design and Sampling is a huge way to avoid physical sampling costs.
3D Digital Design for the apparel industry
3D Digital Design for the apparel industry is materializing fast in the fashion and apparel industry. It is a critical and integral piece of the puzzle. Small fashion houses are wanting to go digital. This not only helps to save money, but helps to improve their sustainability and circularity commitments. 3D Digital Design for the apparel industry will be an essential part to the Circular Fashion Economy. This is why MODA CIRCOLARE has made a choice to partner with Fantastic Studio of Fashion to create incredible 3D Designs for their clients.
The fashion and apparel industry initially thought that 3D photorealistic digital models of samples would not work. However, this is not the case. This 3D technology not only can create less of an actual physical sampling program (reduce your sampling by at least 30%), but can be utilized for many other parts of the business. 3D digital samples can be used in catalogues, tradeshows, virtual showrooms, social media and stakeholder surveys. 3D Digital Design for the apparel industry will make huge impacts on textile waste in the supply chain, reduce manufacturing lead times and thus help climate change. This technology will overall improve a brand’s sustainability and economic performance.
3D Digital sampling is now unavoidable. It is where the future of the fashion industry is headed. If companies are interested in saving money, time and doing their part when it comes to climate change, it is a no brainer.
Key Benefits to 3D Digital Sampling
- This technique can reduce the number of physical samples by 60%
- Reduce development and design time from 35%
- A reduction of 40-50% in fitting sessions
- Improved efficiency translates to improvement of communication between Supplier and Brand
- 3D designs can be used for design, line planning, virtual prototyping, virtual showrooms, catalogues and social media etc.
- Digitized samples do not have to be transported from country to country. This saves fuel and it’s subsequent emissions from transport (fuel and CO2 reductions)
- Because less actual “physical samples and prototypes” are being created, this reduces water use, fertilizers and pesticides, chemicals, wastewater creation, biodiversity disruption, energy use and subsequent CO2 emissions
- Saves physical samples from heading to the landfill or incinerator and reduces the use of virgin materials. Fabric use is minimized
Overall this technology creates less need for physical sampling programs, but also help climate change by reducing textile waste and energy use.
Overall, 3D Digital Design is a more efficient, sustainable way of designing and prototyping clothing. 3D Digital Design for the apparel industry is critical for the fashion industry to move forward.
If you have any questions at all with regards to sustainability or 3D Design, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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