The textile studio uses innovative technology like the Samsung Galaxy Fold to create change in the industry.
Borre Akkersdijk is already pushing the boundaries of the textile industry through his Amsterdam-based studio BYBORRE, but the designer and entrepreneur is showing no signs of slowing down. While he and the brand’s team of experts across material, technology and design constantly have their eyes on the future, they’ve already implemented process that alters the way textiles are made — and for the better. Up next for BYBORRE: expanding that vision to create even more widespread change. Working at a breakneck pace in the name of innovation, Akkersdijk surrounds himself with tools, such as the Samsung Galaxy Fold, that are as ambitious as him. Akkersdijk shares his plans for the future for the third and final part of a series with Samsung and BYBORRE that explores the intersection of fashion and technology.
According to Akkersdijk, technology — specifically 3D design — is the best way to continue on his mission of creating a less wasteful textile industry. “Tech plays a very big role in what’s going to happen in fashion in the coming years,” he explains. “You see people now trying to 3D develop clothing first before designing it to make it.” This, in turn, eliminates a need to make sample after sample, saving fabric and material waste. Since much of the design process is digital and requires advanced multi-tasking, Akkersdijk uses hyper functional tools like the Samsung Galaxy Fold. The device allows him to see the process through, from ideation to execution, on one device while also providing the ability to concurrently engineer designs with all teams. “Looking at the Samsung Galaxy Fold, all creators are able to bring the full supply chain directly at their fingertips,” Akkersdijk says.
By changing perceptions, Akkersdijk hopes to change the way the next generation views fashion and clothing. “We’re starting to realize now that by buying something and wearing it once, not only do you waste something and waste money, but it has an impact on how we perceive things. You don’t take value for it,” he says. “And we have a new generation that we can help to change that.” Inside BYBORRE’s studio, the team is the embodiment of this new mindset — it even comes through in how they work. The collective is constantly collaborating and sharing ideas for moving the needle. It’s a multi-tasking environment that requires a phone that’s just as nimble, like the Fold which allows users to operate multiple apps at once. As a team, this makes for a frictionless mobile experience to focus on what’s next. “It’s such an exciting time because there’s so much happening in the world,” says Akkersdijk. “I hope in ten years [the textile industry] is going to evolve and it’s going to be something new.” BYBORRE will certainly play a big role in making that happen.
Head to Samsung’s website to learn more about the Galaxy Fold. In case you missed it, check out part one and part two of the three part series and take a 360-degree tour of the Fold.
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