Apparel design at a global scale can be a 62-week process, with up to 30% of that time comprising just the exchange of samples between manufacturers and retailers. Li & Fung had a team of eighty 3D artists who could create technical, photorealistic, and physically accurate models of garments in just 1-3 days. Our mandate was to conceptualize and build a digital product that leveraged this capability and reinvented the apparel sampling process.
We built a service portal where retailers could request designs, collaborate on requirements, and export 3D models to expedite subsequent steps, like creating tech packs and product imagery. This digital product brought the sampling process down to just under 2 weeks for an entire collection – plus, no more sample waste!
