No Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainability

By Mili Tharakan

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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.comwww.noordinarycloth.comInstagram  I  LinkedinYour support means the world to me, if you enjoyed this podcast why not consider buying me a coffeeCreditsCover art: Photo by Siora Photography on UnsplashMusic: Inspired Ambient, Orchestraman

Episode Date
Ep 24. Medicine-Embedded Textiles: Reimagining Fabric for Pain Relief and Healing with Bradley Seese
Aug 04, 2025
🌱 Ep 23. Stitching together South American Folklore, Migration and Community with Jennifer Droguett Espinosa (x Fashion District)
Jul 18, 2025
🌱 Ep 22. Beyond the Bin: Fight Against Fashion Waste with Annabel Hought and Yayra Agbofah (x Fashion District)
Jun 02, 2025
🌱 Ep 21: Circular Fashion in Action: Insights From Luxury to Highstreet Brands with Laetitia Forst, Patrick McDowell and Philippa Grogan (x Fashion District)
May 18, 2025
🌱 Ep 20. Ecosystem Builders Transforming Fashion from the Inside Out with Amy Tsang, Georgia Parker and Helen Lax (x Fashion District)
Apr 03, 2025
Ep 19. Now and the Future of Smart Textiles with Victoria Nickerson
Mar 18, 2025
Ep 18: Investor Insights for Fashion and Textile Startups with Gabbie Swycher, Joseph Aziz and Nic Gorini (x Fashion District)
Feb 12, 2025
Ep 17. Scaling an E-textiles Startup and Soft Electronics for the Auto Industry with Madison Maxey
Nov 04, 2024
Ep 16. A Catalyst Shaping the Future of Sustainable and Ethical Fabric with Nina Marenzi and Amanda Johnston
Sep 29, 2024
🌱 Ep 15. Brewing Beer for Bio-Leather with Brett Cotten (x Fashion District)
Sep 10, 2024
🌱 Ep 14. Farm to Fibre: Spinning Yarn from Potatoes (x Fashion District)
Aug 08, 2024
Ep 13. 3D Weaving Yarns into Garments and Zero Inventory Circular Fashion with Beth Esponnette
Jul 24, 2024
🌱 Ep 12. Strategies and Ecosystems for Fashion / Textile Startup Success with Brooke Roberts-Islam, Helene Steiner, Jim Ajioka (x Fashion District)
Jun 24, 2024
Ep 11. Dreaming of Weaving Clouds and Inventing the Digital Jacquard Handloom with Vibeke Vestby
May 27, 2024
Ep 10. Disobedient Fabrics: A Journey in Smart Textiles with Linda Worbin (Part 2)
Apr 29, 2024
Ep 9. Disobedient Fabrics: A Journey in Smart Textiles with Linda Worbin (Part 1)
Apr 29, 2024
Ep8. Energy Harvesting Nanotech Fibres for Wearables and Women in Science with Sohini Kar-Narayan
Mar 15, 2024
Ep.7 ⭐️ Fashion District Manufacturing Futures Innovation Challenge 2024
Feb 28, 2024
Ep 6. AI for Zero Waste Fabric, Sustainability and Traceability in Textile Factories with Gilberto Loureiro
Feb 16, 2024
Ep 5. Indigo-Dyed Fabric Migration and Thinking Through Making with Mika Satomi
Jan 13, 2024
Ep 4. Unboxing Science to Make Future Fabrics with Anastasia Pistofidou
Dec 15, 2023
Ep 3: Knitting Mathematics and Musical Textiles with Sophie Skach
Nov 24, 2023
Ep 2: From Garden waste to Leather with Daniela Rondinone
Oct 09, 2023
Ep 1: Light and Lace with Sara Robertson
Oct 09, 2023
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Oct 09, 2023