Peter Firth
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Peter Firth
Senior Journalist & Technology Editor, LS:N Global, UK
Biography
Peter Firth, joined the LS:N Global team in early 2011, and now tracks trends across the network’s 14 lifestyle sectors, including food, beauty, travel, hospitality, luxury, retail, fashion, design and technology. As senior journalist and technology editor, Peter is responsible for researching, editing and writing weekly features, monthly reports, and biannual macrotrends. A columnist for T3 magazine, Peter has given keynote presentations and in-house trend briefings to brands including M&S, Estée Lauder, Microsoft and Harrods, examining consumer behaviour through case studies, qualitative data and expert analysis. More recently, Peter appeared on the BBC World Service, and in the pages of the Sunday Times Style discussing a range of topics from the future of human communication, to how Gen I consumers are re-shaping the world of technology, beauty, retail and the way we engage with brands.
Presenting: The Technology of Tomorrow - Does 3D Printing have a Sustainable Future in the Fashion/Apparel Industry?
17 Jul 2013, 09:10
- Is 3D printing really just a short-lived hype or are there further opportunities, yet to be realised, that require industrial and/or consumer patience to achieve?
- What does 3D printing actually allow you to do? – prioritising culture and use beyond aesthetics
- What are the material limitations and qualities of computer-assisted design and 3D printing?
- What does 3D printing mean in regards to creative sustainability?
- Attaining a new set of previously unattainable design cues through 3D printing
- Overcoming the cost barriers of complex design - 3D printing and ‘free complexity'
- Standing at the base of a ‘mountain of disruption’ with 3D fabrication - what are the implications on industry, brands and/or the environment
- What does wearable technology mean for the fashion industry and what role does 3D printing play in this field?
- 3D printing, consumerism and waste – reducing waste in material use whilst printing or creating more waste than known now due to domestic production