Manel Torres
Manel Torres is a Spanish fashion designer and inventor of the spray-on fabric Fabrican.
Manel Torres
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Manel Torres is a Spanish fashion designer and inventor of the spray-on fabric Fabrican.
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Early life and education
Early life and education
Torres was born in the Catalan region near Barcelona, Spain. He studied fashion design at the Escuela de Artes y Técnicas de la Moda (EATM) in Barcelona and the Winchester School of Art in the United Kingdom before pursuing postgraduate studies at the Royal College of Art, where he earned a Master's degree in Womenswear Design. After a brief stint in the fashion industry in India, he returned to London to undertake a PhD at the Royal College of Art, in collaboration with Imperial College London. There, his doctoral research focused on developing innovative textile materials and accelerating traditional garment production methods, which ultimately led to the invention of spray-on fabric technology.
Career
Career
In 2003, Torres founded Fabrican Ltd, a research and innovation company utilising his patented spray-on fabric technology. Torres has delivered TEDx talks in London and Vienna discussing this intersection of science and fashion. Torres and Fabrican gained international attention when the material was showcased at the "Science in Style" show during London Fashion Week in 2010 featuring spray-on dresses inspired by Victorian crinolines and iconic architecture. In 2022, Torres sprayed a dress directly onto supermodel Bella Hadid as she stood on stage in her underwear at Paris Fashion Week for the finale of the Coperni Spring 2023 show, creating a viral moment shared worldwide. Torres continues to work on research and development for Fabrican's spray-on fabric and is an influence in discussions on sustainable fashion, rapid manufacturing and the future of wearable materials.
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Manel Torres is recorded as fashion designer.
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- 1.Judge, Lindsay. Meet Dr Manel Torres, Founder of Fabrican and Inventor of the World's First Spray-On Fabric. A&E Magazine. 1 November 2022.
- 2.Nguyen, Tuan C. This Spray-On Fabric Is a Wardrobe In a Can. Smithsonian Magazine.
- 3.TEDx Talks. TEDxLSE - Manel Torres - Spray-On Fabric, Crossing Science and Fashion. 2012-06-01.
- 4.TEDx Talks. Spray-On Fabric: Manel Torres at TEDxImperialCollege. 2012-04-26.
- 5.TEDx Talks. From fashion to technology - creating a new material Manel Torres TEDxVienna. 2013-12-09.
- 6.Spray-on clothes? From chemical engineering to the catwalk. ScienceDaily.
- 7.Spray-on haute couture unveiled at Science in Style Fashion Show Imperial News. Imperial College London. 2010-09-21.
- 8.Vogue College Presents Dr. Manel Torres. Vogue College of Fashion. February 19, 2024.
- 9.Meet Dr Manel Torres, Founder of Fabrican and Inventor of the World's First Spray-On Fabric. A&E Magazine. 2022-11-01.
- 10.Mount, Ian. The inventor who sprayed on Bella Hadid's dress wants to clean up fashion's supply chain. Fortune.
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