26 July 2022
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5 unlikely products and how they made it big 1. Dryrobe First up, we have a large poncho with absorbent towel material on the inside and a waterproof coat material on the outside. You don't see many people wearing ponchos in public so maybe its worn inside? You use a towel to dry yourself after [...]
14 May 2021
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Innovate Design News Search Double crowdfunding launch for new inventions! We are all so excited here at Innovate, because today (Friday 14th April) not one, but TWO of our clients are launching their crowdfunding campaigns for their brand new products. We have two very different products being showcased and we love them both. To remind you, [...]
13 May 2021
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Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post
Teen entrepreneur launches fashion app Teen entrepreneur Rebecca Mabbett created and launched her brand new app, R Reflections, and started a subsequent company in the same name, all before turning 20. R Reflections is a virtual fitting room app that gives users personalisation to enable individuals to identify if clothes suit them, their body shape [...]
18 January 2021
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It's time you started your Inventor's Notebook As we say goodbye to the year 2020 (before hastily slamming the door in its face and changing the locks, in the hope that its kind may never return again), we enter a brand-new year. Despite the multiple challenges that faced us during the unprecedented past 12 months, [...]
30 November 2020
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Client's mask 'Facelet' hailed as "Best face-covering" When the pandemic hit the UK and we all went into lockdown, we knew we had to do something to help. Innovate launched an initiative to give priority to new Covid-related ideas which were already flooding in. We had a great response from this, and within that group [...]
24 June 2020
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Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post
What prototype is best for me? The words 'invention' and 'prototype' go hand in hand. You won't find an inventor in the world that hasn't considered a prototype to be of the utmost importance in the process. When you think of a prototype, you might picture a garage covered in sawdust, a lab with test [...]
4 February 2020
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Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post
Exciting new contacts in Africa Last month our textiles designer, Olivia, visited the Ghanaian embassy during their Garments and Textiles trade event. The event was to strengthen the ever-growing links between Ghana and the British government when it comes to trade, specifically in the apparel industry. Olivia with Comfort (LH) and Linda (RH) Owners [...]
8 January 2020
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Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post
New year, new invention! As the old Christmas tree stands outside, once proudly brimming with needles and joy, but now naked and threadbare, we bid farewell to the yuletide festivities and enter a new age. Twenty-twenty. 2020. Two thousand and twenty. However you write it, it feels like we are living in the future! We [...]
18 December 2019
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Barbara Bouffard | Comments are off for this post
Get to know us: Rosie This is Rosie. Rosie is our Admin Assistant and Receptionist here at Innovate. We managed to catch her in-between her many phone calls to fire some quick questions at her. You have a very varied job role, what are your main responsibilities?My main role is being the first point of [...]
12 December 2019
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New inventions for Christmas presents! Christmas is fast approaching and we are here to share a handful of our fantastic inventions for some under-the-tree inspiration! The kids Nana's Manners This quality colourful Dragon's Den sensation teaches children how to use a knife and fork correctly. Ergonomically designed to fit your child's had perfectly. [...]
