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066 Live! – IP: The Basics & the B Word, Potter Clarkson Jun 25, 2019

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Want to understand more about protecting your designs?

Potter Clarkson are Intellectual Property (IP) specialists, and in this talk, which was presented at Make it British Live!, Dave Holt and Sarah Talland present loads of really helpful information about protecting your design rights.

If you develop any sort of brand or product and want to ensure that your designs are protected, this episode is for you!

Discover:

The different the types of IP
Why you need to protect your designs
What a patent is and when you should apply for one
How Brexit will affect patents
What type of designs you can register and how to do so
How to trademark your brand
How to copyright a design

For show notes and slides associated with this episode go to www.makeitbritish.co.uk/066 More about Potter Clarkson This podcast episode is part of a series of talks which took place at Make it British Live! 2019.

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065 – Meet the Exhibitors from Make it British Live! Jun 21, 2019

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Join me as I walk you round the trade show floor at Make it British Live!

Following on from the Review of Make it British Live! 2019 on Episode 061, this episode gives you the chance to meet some of the wonderful UK-made brands and manufacturers that were at our yearly event.

Hear from fabric weavers, machinery suppliers, umbrella makers and carpet manufacturers.

Many of our exhibitors are family businesses. Husband and wife. Sons and daughters. Fifth or sixth generation family businesses.

If you missed the event you can catch up on it with the following episodes:

061 - Review of Make it British Live!

062 - Tori Murphy - How to get noticed by High-End retailers

063 - Fast or Slow Fashion - Which does the UK do best?

064 - Kate Dawson - How mass-customisation and Innovation are keeping skills alive

065 - Meet the Exhibitors from Make it British Live!

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064 Live! – Kate Dawson, The All in One Company Jun 18, 2019

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Kate Dawson is the founder of the All in One Company which celebrates its 10th year in 2019. In this inspiring and moving talk Kate tells of the highs and lows of founding the UK's original onesie company.

Made entirely in the UK, in Kate's own factory in Northumberland, the customisable all-in-ones can be created by the customer using an online 3D builder, making each one unique. For show notes, slides and videos associated with this episode go to www.makeitbritish.co.uk/064 The All in One Company This podcast is part of a series of talks which took place at Make it British Live! 2019.

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063 Live! – Fast or Slow Fashion: Which does the UK do best? Jun 14, 2019

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Fast or Slow fashion...can we have both when it comes to making in the UK? Find out what our panellists had to say, when they were questioned by environmental journalist and broadcaster Lucy Siegle at Make it British live! Panellists are: Caroline Ash (Fashion Enter), Julia Redman (M&Co), Genevieve Sweeney (Genevieve Sweeney Knitwear) and Henrietta Adams (Henri London).

This episode was recorded at Make it British Live! Some of the points discussed: - Why it's important to know where a garment comes from - The advantages of making in the UK if you're a volume retailer - The difference between fast fashion and fast response - The barriers to growing a UK supply base - Why a factory needs continuity Shownotes: www.makeitbritish.co.uk/063 This podcast is part of a series of talks which took place at Make it British Live! 2019.

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062 Live! – Tori Murphy – How to get Noticed by High End Retailers Jun 11, 2019

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Tori Murphy trained in textiles at the Royal College of Art and established her home textiles brands in 2012. Starting with just 12 metres of fabrics to produce a few cushions, she now manufactures 8,000m of fabric a year, with a growing reputation for quality, modern fabrics and homeware, manufactured in a traditional way and all 100% woven and made in England. Her brand is stocked worldwide, including in Harrods and Heals in the UK. She has also collaborated with global brands such as Jo Malone and Estee Lauder. Tori's advice in this podcast includes:

How to use trade shows to promote your brand
Where and how to find the buyers for your brand
How to get a 'yes' from buyers
How to negotiate with buyers

Tori Murphy Website Tori Murphy on Instagram This podcast is part of a series of talks which took place at Make it British Live! 2019.

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061 – Review of Make it British Live! Jun 07, 2019

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Inspiring talks about UK manufacturing took place over the two days of Make it British Live! 2019 at The Business Design Centre, London.

In this episode hear a round-up of what the important topics were, and what was discussed by the speakers, who included:

Hareesh Kallambella, senior product manager, Burberry
Kate Dawson, owner and director, The All in One Company
Knitwear designer Genevieve Sweeney
Julia Redman, head of buying, M&Co
Henrietta Adams, Henri London
Mark Randle, founder, Galaxius Systems
Professor Stephen Russell, director, Future Fashion Factory
Andy Ogden, director and general manager, English Fine Cottons
Nick Keyte, managing director, Gieves and Hawkes
Barbara Burton, executive creative founder, Behind Bras
Brant Richards and Ed Oxley, HebTroCo
Tom Glover, managing director, Peregrine Clothing
Diana Kakkar, founder and garment manufacturer, MAES London
Adam Robertson, managing director, Kalopsia Collective David Williams, managing director, Knit Design Centre & Stoll GB
Simon Middleton, brand advisor, Simon Middleton Company
Tori Murphy, designer and founder, Tori Murphy Ltd
Sarah Talland and Dave Holt, Potter Clarkson
Paul Alger, director of international affairs, UKFT

You can hear the full talks from some of these speakers in future podcast episodes - so make sure to subscribe if you don't want to miss them!

Shownotes for this episode including a full transcription can be found at: www.makeitbritish.co.uk/061

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060 – Diana Kakkar, MAES London – High End Product Development in the Fashion Industry Jun 04, 2019

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Diana Kakkar runs a high end, small batch manufacturing unit in East London. She works with some well-known fashion designers as well as start-ups, helping them to produce their collections.

Diana has some great tips for anyone wanting to understand about fashion manufacturing in small quantities.

In this episode discover:

How Diana transitioned into fashion from a completely different career
The process from sketch to sample
How pattern-cutters work and why their work is so important
How to communicate with a manufacturer to get samples made
How to find the right manufacturer
Why Diana offers business advice for designers

MAES London website

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059 – How to Follow Up with a Manufacturer May 31, 2019

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How do you follow up with a manufacturer (and have a better chance of a response)?

I get contacted by people all the time who say that manufacturers have not got back to them. When I dig a little deeper it is usually because the email that they've sent is unclear or tells their life history. My tips for that follow-up email are:

- Follow up promptly

- Let the know how you discovered them

- Keep your communication short and to the point

- Give one clear call to action

- Go and visit them!

This episode will be particularly useful for anyone who wants to follow up with someone that they met at an event or trade show.

Thanks for listening to this podcast! If you have found it useful I'd love it if you left me a review in iTunes :)

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058 – Peter Grey, Just Elegant – How Supermarkets Have Killed the High Street May 28, 2019

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Peter Grey is new business manager for Just Elegant - a garment manufacturer in Leicester.

In this episode he gives an interesting insight from a manufacturer's perspective into how the garment industry in Leicester has changed over the last few decades, and how it is closely linked to the UK high street.

In this episode discover:

Why his company doesn't have a website
The truth about the relationships garment manufacturers have with the High Street
How he develops products for his ideal customers
The downsides to working with digital print
How the supermarkets have affected the high street

In this episode Peter talks about a fabric called ITY - this stands for Interlock Twist Yarn

Just Elegant will be exhibiting at Make it British Live! on 29 & 30 May.

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057 – Natalie Riachi, Riachi Studio – Follow Your Passion May 21, 2019

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Natalie Riachi has a real passion for slow fashion, and good quality luxury clothing that is well made.

She grew up in Scotland and studied knitwear in Galashiels, where the knitwear industry was once a large part of the local area. Having worked in luxury fashion ateliers in Paris for the last few years, Natalie was concerned about how the knitting industry had left Galashiels, so she set up her knitwear brand Riachi Studio to create something that people would value and cherish for years to come, as support an industry that was once dying but is now being revived again

More about Natalie Riachi

Riachi Studio

Natalie's blog Living in Clips

Ricahi Studio will be exhibiting at Make it British Live! on 29 & 30 May at Business Design Centre, London.

Shownotes for this episode: www.makeitbritish.co.uk/057

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