Bespoke Fabrics has developed an innovative natural insulation fabric using cashmere guard hair with a touch of wool, encased in organic cotton. Cashmere guard hair, which is considered a by-product of the cashmere industry, forms 60% of the fleece from the cashmere goat with 15,000 tonnes produced annually, has been ignored by the tradition textile […]
Joan Johnston is delighted to be selected as one of the 20 entrepreneurs across Scotland to join the first Unlocking Ambition programme, launched in June 2018 by Scottish Government. Bespoke Fabrics have been developing a new sustainable cashmere product which will be launched to the market later this year. We can’t say too much just […]
Delighted to give feedback to Ivan McKee MSP Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation, on support for Innovation in Scotland by #HIE, #ECCI, #Climate-KIC and #UnlockingAmbition https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6430168166890033152
After an inspirational day at Graduate Fashion Week I reflected on the sheer number of students who are embracing their future dreams of joining the fashion industry. With well known Brands and High Street retailers present promoting job opportunities, it all seemed like a perfect mix. Having spoken to a number of hopeful graduates, the […]
14 cutting-edge Scottish start-ups move into Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation We are delighted to have been selected for the Climate Change Accelerator 1 programme at ECCI with our new business idea, to develop a textile based product, made here in Scotland. More on this to follow. In the meantime, please read the article.
This week in Bradford three of the oldest Livery companies invited a select number of students from 21 different weave courses across the UK to join them at the Midland Hotel along with representatives from the British weaving industry including yarn spinners, weavers and finishers. With 24 hours packed with informative talks both from industry […]
Joan Johnston recently shared her research for “Made in Scotland” and how to emotionally connect with the consumer with over 100 attendees in Inverness #RoyalBankBoost. Excellent content was also delivered by Dave Ray of Google Digital Garage and Sebastian Burnside RBS Senior Economist. https://www.linkedin.com/…/joanjohn…/detail/recent-activity/
Bespoke Fabrics is so excited to be supported by the Climate Change Launchpad at the Edinburgh Carbon Centre for Innovation (part of Edinburgh University). The textile based product under development, is relatively simple. Working through the process has really helped us focus on the key aspects of what we are offering, who the customer is […]
We were delighted to see our mentee, Catherine MacGruer’s new collection launched at the London Design Fair on 22nd September ’17. This year Catherine has introduced rugs into her knitted collection for the home. Catherine’s range of products can be found on https://www.catherinemacgruer.com
Attending the recent Etail Europe conference in London, some of the Heads of Digital for major retailers presented on how they developed their digital busines and innovated across the board from customer experience and acquisition, through the digital touchpoints to engage with the consumer. I found the whole thing enlightening. Having listened to Andy Gibbs […]