Production Processes
Since industrialization, the textile industry had repeatedly improved itself. Materials and processes meshed with each other in a perfect balanced innovative union. ‘Permanent combining of knowledge forms spillovers between various areas is a major factor in innovation,’ said Dany Jacobs (2005 p274) Since the late 1960’s, Japanese designers have influenced fashion. ‘Their concepts and reverence for the application of technology and their search for new paradigms has had a resounding impact.’ Said Bradley Quinn (2002 p143)
The production processes are divided in two parts- non-virtual and, because of the ubiquitous internet, virtual production processes.
•non-virtual [>>]
•virtual processing [>>]

The implementation of 3D prototyping is used as an example because it is an upcoming technology that offers lots of opportunities for individualized production. [>>]