July 6th, 2016
Getting started with your first product idea can be very exciting! Most likely you will start with sketches, and may even venture into…
January 25th, 2016
Last year we launched our online Academy. This month, we expanded our educational series to in-person events. The first course was led…
December 18th, 2015
No matter how many books you read, your first season can be quite confusing, especially as a beginner. There are so many different steps and terminology to learn: tech pack, patterns, prototypes,…
October 28th, 2015
As any entrepreneur will tell you, holding your first prototype is one of the most exciting moments in your business journey. Many people…
September 27th, 2015
In the current design landscape, where there’s a trend in limited pieces and customized one-offs, it’s nearly impossible for designers…
July 29th, 2015
Every maker will eventually need to join metal. Before I learned how to weld, I was always trying to work around the need to weld by using…
June 8th, 2015
Whether it’s high-tech wearables or reinventing a fashion staple, you are an inventor, an engineer, the architect of your design. Those…
May 16th, 2015
Don’t you love riding high on the energy of a great new idea? That’s how I felt a few years ago after running my concept for…
January 13th, 2015
A few months ago, Avantūr was nothing more than an idea. Two friends with a passion for design and a desire to create. Today, Avantūr is…
November 18th, 2014
On Maker’s Row, factories are categorized into 5 segments: Ideation, Pattern-Making, Materials, Sample Making and Production. Just as the term ‘factories’ categorizes many different…
July 8th, 2014
There has been a lot of talk this week on the Maker’s Row blog about samples and prototypes. If you haven’t read the articles, be sure to check them out! We have one more piece…
June 22nd, 2014
Samples are the heart of apparel production. They make up the collection, lead to the perfect fit, instruct production, and act as the…