Hardware Podcasts

An Interview with Fabienne Serrière of KnitYak

The Amp Hour · 10 Jul 2015 · 1h 10m · Episode 257

What this episode covers

Fabienne Serrière, founder of KnitYak, discusses her transition from hardware hacking and running the Hardhack conference to launching a custom textile manufacturing company. She details the technical challenges of automating industrial knitting machines, including the need for precise humidity control and tensioning systems, to produce algorithmic knitwear. Serrière explains her decision to base operations in Seattle for its logistics ecosystem and outlines her Kickstarter campaign to fund the $60,000 machine and initial yarn inventory.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
KnitYak, Silver Reed, Nike, Disney
Products
Brother KH930
Chips
PC-104, Beagle Bone Black
Tools
CouchDB, Max MSP
Also
Hardhack, CCC, Boing Boing, Design Milk, Glamour Magazine, Scientific American

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