A Commercially Ready Solution to Adopting Next-gen Materials – Fireside Chat with Natural Fiber Welding (NFW) & Veshin Factory

Event Date

April 20, 2023, 11:00 am ET - 11:45 am ET

Location

Zoom Webinar

Join MII, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), and Veshin Factory for a fireside chat to dive deeper into exploring the unique partnership of a next-gen material supplier & luxury goods factory. Facilitated by Thomasine Dolan Dow, Material Innovation & Design Director at MII, this fireside chat will feature Dr. Luke Haverhals of NFW & Joey Pringle of Veshin Factory, who will explain the importance of collaboration and share why they have taken the initiative to provide commercially ready solutions with their new white label catalog.

They will explore the current pain points in the industry, the misconceptions & how effortlessly brands can now adopt next-gen materials into their next collection. The conversation will conclude with a Q&A session.

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Agenda

Join MII, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW), and Veshin Factory for a fireside chat to dive deeper into exploring the unique partnership of a next-gen material supplier & luxury goods factory.

Facilitated by Thomasine Dolan Dow, Material Innovation & Design Director at MII, this fireside chat will feature Dr. Luke Haverhals of NFW & Joey Pringle of Veshin Factory, who will explain the importance of collaboration and share why they have taken the initiative to provide commercially ready solutions with their new white label catalog. They will explore the current pain points in the industry, the misconceptions & how effortlessly brands can now adopt next-gen materials into their next collection. The conversation will conclude with a Q&A session.

Click here to view the Mirum White Label Catalogue by Veshin Factory x NFW

This webinar is free to attend! Registration is required. The event will take place via Zoom webinar, and all registrants will receive an email in advance of the event with the Zoom link that you can use to join the webinar. The webinar will be recorded, and the recording will be shared with all webinar registrants via email after the event.

If you have any questions about this webinar, please reach out to events@materialinnovation.org

Speakers, panelists, and moderators

Dr. Luke Haverhals

Panelist

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CEO and Founder, Natural Fiber Welding (NFW)

Luke earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry at the University of Iowa and is an analytical chemist and materials scientist. He has used his expertise to explore all-natural alternatives to petroleum-derived synthetic plastics while serving as a Research Professor at the US Naval Academy. There, he developed a vision to develop bioneutral, high-performance materials from renewable natural nutrient inputs and this has become the foundation for NFW’s ecosystem of patented, paradigm-shifting material technologies. In an industry awash with incremental solutions, Luke is leading NFW to drive a moonshot systems-level shift away from petroleum-derived products and toxic chemistries. Luke’s professional mission is to collaborate with and empower material scientists, manufacturing workers and engineers, investors, change-makers, creators, and brands around the world to create a fully circular, holistically sustainable, low-carbon material economy from the ground up.

Joey Pringle

Panelist

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Founder, Veshin Factory

Originally from just outside of north London England, Joey’s career as a fashion designer has taken him across five continents. It was in 2019 when Joey decided to switch from designer to factory to owner to start @Veshinfactory in Guangzhou China. Veshin (pronounced V-shin) is an original equipment/ design manufacturer (OEM & ODM) specializing in luxury vegan leather alternatives & premium recycled synthetics, bags & accessories. Built off a philosophy centered on sustainability, transparency & raising consciousness. Currently Joey resides in Colombia where he is piloting Veshin Factory’s second factory in Latin America.

Thomasine Dolan

Moderator

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Director of Materials & Design Innovation, Material Innovation Initiative

As a member of MII’s Brand Partnerships and Innovation teams, Thomasine conducts aesthetic and performance analyses of next-gen materials and assists brands in integrating them into their supply chains. Thomasine has been in the fashion industry for 25 years. In addition to founding her own line, she worked for Ralph Lauren, Banana Republic, Marc by Marc Jacobs, Armani Exchange, and others, where she held directorial and VP roles. She has consulted for both small and large brands and has a broad understanding of the process and the market. Thomasine studied “Fashion and Sustainability” at the London College of Fashion. She also studied “Sustainability and the SDGs” at the University of Michigan.

Questions?

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