Episode 11: Louisa Smith
Material Wise
English - June 19, 2019 15:34 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsDesign Arts Fashion & Beauty sustainability art design fashion sciencetech Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Episode 10: Emily Walzer of Textile Insight
Next Episode: Episode 12: Elizabeth Whelan
With over 24 years of international experience in the global fashion and textile industry, Louisa combines her creative know-how with market and product development intelligence to ensure an accurate forecast. Louisa shares how her intuition in the early days - followed by her curiosity, vision, and research - led her to where she is today. She gives insight as to how she anticipates consumer needs up to 3 years in advance. Louisa also shares her views on sustainability (a smarter way of thinking), top trend-inspiring cities, and how she stays relevant.