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PORTUGAL
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Monday, 18 August 2008 |
Petratex (1200 employees in Portugal, Tunisia and Morocco) has set up several innovative projects, including the "Vital Jacket" ( smart apparel to monitor heart beat...) and a patented seamless bathing suit called Lazer Racer (LZR) which has won 50 world records.
LZR has been developed during 3 years with Speedo, the NASA and the Australian Institute of Sport, and has been worn by swimmers at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Being said to be the "fastest bathing suit in the world" (decreasing friction in water by 5 to 10%), LZR will later be sold to a larger public. Orders have already come in for 2012. By then, a new innovative product should be launched.
Sources: Jornal de Notícias July 30th 2008, Lusa July 29th 2008
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VISION LIFESTYLE
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
Au carrefour d'un classicisme historique et d'un nouveau chic urbain, dans un décor mêlant opulence baroque et monochromes adoucis, des enluminures se jouent du dripping et des arabesques d'or fin croisent des graphismes tribaux. Oppositions, juxtapositions, explosions de motifs grimpants et de coordonnés positif/négatif... à retrouver sur le Bureau Virtuel de Tendances, votre source d’inspiration en ligne.
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FRANCE
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Tuesday, 22 July 2008 |
To allow holidaymakers to swim in the (even cold) sea, the Compagnie du Bain has worked with textile, fashion and thermodynamic professionals, in France ( IFTH, Jonathan & Fletcher...) and in Corea, to design an isothermal bathing suit.
Made up of 3 layers, hiding temperature sensors in the long sleeves, this bathing suit can save up to 3 to 4 °C. The Compagnie du Bain has begun its tour of the Atlantic coast to show the product. It will then be distributed online and in sporting goods stores, before the opening of a dedicated network of stores by 2010.
Source: Les Echos June 13th 2008
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