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BLUE CAST by TENCEL™  / CARVED IN BLUE®BLUE CAST by TENCEL™ / CARVED IN BLUE®BLUE CAST Ep 508 - Vega™ by unspunThis BLUE CAST Episode, Tuncay Kilickan talks to Beth Esponnette founder of unspun. Beth Esponnette founded unspun, a company building the future of fashion manufacturing, automated and on-demand. The brand started producing custom-fit jeans from body scans nearly five years ago and has progressed to production for the industry from their proprietary 3D weaving. She's previously worked at Mountain Hardwear, Pearl Izumi, TechShop, Ekso Bionics, and the University of Oregon as an Assistant Professor of Product Design. Vogue Business named Beth a 100 Innovators Sustainability Thought Leader and MIT Tech Review named Beth a 35 Innovator u...2024-08-2947 minNo Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainabilityNo Ordinary Cloth: Intersection of textiles, emerging technology, craft and sustainabilityEp 13. 3D Weaving Yarns into Garments and Zero Inventory Circular Fashion with Beth EsponnetteIn this episode of the No Ordinary Cloth podcast, Beth Esponnette, the co-founder of Unspun, shares her groundbreaking innovation in 3D weaving technology that creates garments in a single, seamless piece, revolutionising fashion manufacturing and disrupting the current supply chain. Beth discusses her journey from an assistant professor to a pioneer and founder of Unspun, her challenges in scaling micro factories, and the leadership lessons she learned while captaining Cornell’s Nordic Ski team.She emphasises the importance of transitioning from linear to circular life cycles to address sustainability, reduce overproduction, and the environmental impact of materials li...2024-07-241h 17SOSV Climate Tech PodcastSOSV Climate Tech Podcasts04e02 - Dressing for Climate Success: Three Startups Decarbonizing Fashion, with unspun, Smartex and GozenIn this panel discussion from SOSV's 2024 EarthDay+ sessions (Apr 22-26, 2024) moderated by Dr. Sabriya Stukes, Chief Scientific Officer at SOSV's IndieBio New York program, founders Beth Esponnette of unspun, Gilberto Loureiro of SMARTEX, and Onur Eren of GOZEN discussed innovative approaches to sustainable fashion.The conversation focused on leveraging technology to reduce waste and emissions in the fashion industry.Beth highlighted unspun's on-demand manufacturing model that minimizes fabric waste and promotes efficient production.Gilberto discussed SMARTEX's use of advanced technology to enhance quality control and reduce defects...2024-05-011h 00EquityEquitySpecial Episode: Who's betting on fashion tech?Today on Equity, we’re bringing you two bonus conversations all about sustainability in fashion from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. First up you’ll hear our very own Harri Weber sit down with three guests: Jim Ajioka from Colorifix, Beth Esponnette from unspun and Julie Willoughby from Circ. They are all powerhouses in sustainable fashion and they all happened to join Harri on the Sustainability Stage. Watch their full conversation here. In part two, we have a great conversation between TechCrunch’s Morgan Sung and Jemima Bunbury from BLEND, a curated fashion app that is changing the way we shop on...2023-11-2439 minFoundFoundCan sustainable FashionTech save the world?Today on Found, we have something a little different and extra special for you. We’re bringing you two bonus conversations all about sustainability in fashion from TechCrunch Disrupt 2023. First up you’ll hear our very own Harri Weber sit down with three guests, Jim Ajioka from Colorifix, Beth Esponnette from unspun and Julie Willoughby from Circ. They are all powerhouses in sustainable fashion and they all happened to join Harri on the Sustainability Stage. Watch their full conversation here. In part two, we have a great conversation between TechCrunch’s Morgan Sung and Jemima Bunbury from BLEND...2023-11-1438 minPowerful Ladies® PodcastPowerful Ladies® PodcastEpisode 221: Beth Esponnette | Co-Founder of UnspunHow can we love clothes and fashion and reconcile that with our deep knowing that we need to take actions now to save our planet (and really humanity)? This is a question that Beth Esponnette, the co-founder of Unspun, asks herself everyday. In this episode of the Powerful Ladies Podcast, we discuss this challenge, how she’s using technology to completely change how we create and uncreate clothing, and why there is hope that we can have both fashion and a healthy planet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices2023-06-0750 minClimate CareersClimate CareersZero-Waste Fashion: Day 4 Fashion Revolution Week ft. Beth Esponette (Unspun)Today we interviewed Beth Esponnette, Co-founder at unspun. unspun is a made-to-order denim company utilizing waste reducing production methods. Join us for the fourth panel of Fashion Revolution Week, presented by Voiz Academy, 180 Degrees Consulting Cornell, and Cornell University's sustainable design team SWAPP! This week focuses on educating people on sustainable fashion and how it can help the climate, particularly through the use of technology.  2022-05-2947 minThe Ecommerce Insights ShowThe Ecommerce Insights ShowAward-Winning Sustainable Fashion - Beth EsponnetteIn this episode of The Ecommerce Insights Show, we sit down with Beth Esponnette, Co-founder of unspun, a fashion tech company paving the way to personalized fashion. Beth was previously a professor of product design at the University of Oregon and has a background in fashion, manufacturing and design. We talk about how the company tackles wasteful clothing manufacturing practices by using 3D printing technology to produce personalized jeans. In this episode, you'll learn about:Why Beth leaped into entrepreneurship from academiaHow 3D printing technology revolutionize traditional clothing productionHow to find out if there’s dem...2021-12-3039 minThe Righteous CapitalistsThe Righteous CapitalistsA Sustainability Solution that Fits Like a Great Pair of Jeans - Beth Esponnette - Co-founder, UnspunPerhaps the answer to many intractable problems is to use technology to bring back the things from our past that worked. Beth Esponnette, co-founder of Unspun, is using tech to take us back to the day when clothing was custom made and built to last. This approach solves most problems inherent in today's fashion industry, and gives customers of all shapes and sizes clothing that fits. Yes, a better planet AND clothing that fits. Beth joins Doug to discuss all of it.2021-04-0158 minThe Andrew Coelho ShowThe Andrew Coelho Show031 | Beth Esponnette : A Perfect Fit - UnspunIf you guys are anything like me, shopping for jeans can be a real pain in the you know what. I experienced this recently when I ripped my favorite pair of selvedge denim right up and middle, and had to go on the hunt for a replacement pair. Finding the perfect pair of denim was no easy task, especially when you're a picky consumer like me who is very specific with regards to quality, manufacturing, and most importantly, fit. Thankfully, today’s guest set out with her co-founders to solve the problem of il...2021-01-2851 minTextile InnovationTextile InnovationEp. 30: UnspunIn this episode of The WTiN Podcast, we talk to Beth Esponnette, co-founder of the tailor-made jeans company Unspun. Founded in 2015 by Esponnette and her two co-founders Walden Lam and Kevin Martin, Unspun makes jeans on demand by first scanning the customer’s body to find the perfect fit, and allowing the customer to choose features such as hem length, fabric, and rise. The inspiration for starting the company boiled down to the founders’ frustration with mass manufacturing, waste, and being forced into wearing the unnecessary and arbitrary construct of clothing sizes. So, they decided to do somet...2020-07-2445 minElectric Runway PodcastElectric Runway PodcastElectric Runway Episode 103: Unravelling the Business of DenimToday on the Electric Runway podcast, we're speaking to a startup that's transforming everything about denim, from the way it's made to the way we shop for it. Unspun is a venture-backed robotics and apparel company. Their main brand, Denim Unspun, doesn’t believe in inventory. Instead, they take a 3D scan of your body and manufacture one-of-a-kind jeans just for you in the style and wash you choose.Denim Unspun aims to reduce global carbon emissions through intentional manufacturing via environmentally conscious processes and high-quality materials. They have two headquarters, one in San Francisco and the other in Hong Kon...2019-03-0624 minElectric Runway PodcastElectric Runway PodcastElectric Runway Episode 103: Unravelling the Business of DenimToday on the Electric Runway podcast, we're speaking to a startup that's transforming everything about denim, from the way it's made to the way we shop for it. Unspun is a venture-backed robotics and apparel company. Their main brand, Denim Unspun, doesn’t believe in inventory. Instead, they take a 3D scan of your body and manufacture one-of-a-kind jeans just for you in the style and wash you choose. Denim Unspun aims to reduce global carbon emissions through intentional manufacturing via environmentally conscious processes and high-quality materials. They have two headquarters, one in San Francisco and the other in Hong Kon...2019-03-0624 minFashion Is Your BusinessFashion Is Your BusinessBeth Esponnette of unspun – The Circle of Custom FitReinventing apparel with additive manufacturing, and scaling custom fit… Beth Esponnette, Co-founder and Chief Visionary of unspun, Inc. (a venture-backed robotics and apparel company, building custom jeans for each consumer, on demand), joins Nataliya Makulova on location at ReMode Conference in Los Angeles. In this episode: A hardware and software company Mass production, keep fighting to be able to produce custom and on demand 70% of... Read More The post Beth Esponnette of unspun – The Circle of Custom Fit appeared first on Fashion Is Your Business.2019-03-0500 min