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Global leader in process engineering and manufacturing of soft-goods. We elevate products with soft materials. #fabricoverform #cosmomade #sustainabilitymatters

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The Cosmo San Francisco Design Lab is a proud member of the California Green Business Network. From our green wall to using 100% renewable energy, we are committed to protecting our environment.

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Heat Sealing is the process of creating bonds between two materials using heat and pressure. This process is often used in our factories and lab to create clean edges and a smooth finish.

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Progressive tooling is a multi-step forming process involving multiple stations performing one or more different operations on a part. This allows for higher productivity and less raw material scraps. Better for our environment! 🌱

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Enter for a chance to win a spot to join us for our pre-conference workshop “Fabric over Form- Elevating products with soft materials” on Thursday, October 17th. Purchase a ticket to SQ1 CON SF and see if you are one of 20 participants chosen!

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This year, we are partnering with Advanced Design to host one of their lectures for SQ1 CON 2019 - San Francisco.

Tickets at https://t.co/8S58sHLjwi 

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Prototypes are a strategic validation and marketing tool that can validate your design, prove out a concept or drive investment.

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Reflective fabric - Layered fabric made of a base cloth and custom reflective coating. Perfect for use in products where high visibility is required. This fabric is also UV resistant making it ideal for outdoor products.

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Thermochromic Genuine Leather

This innovative and unique leather challenges the limitations of conventional surface finish. The proprietary colorizing process shifts color as the temperature around surface alters.

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A multi-prismatic color TPU material, offers semi transparency and dynamic color shifting appearance. It can be used as a leather alternative. Available in matte or glossy finishes, and in various color combinations.

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ECO Friendly PU - A Sustainable Leather Alternative

PVC and PFC free material, made without any toxic by-products. This is a superior sustainable option to traditional PU fabrics, and far exceeding industry standards in tear strength, abrasion resistance, and color fastness!

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Leaf “leather” 🍂

This layered material is made from sustainably harvested leaves that are mended with fabric and sealed to preserve the original leaf design, making each pattern one of a kind.

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This recycled leather is made using leather manufacturing waste byproduct. This manufacturing process combines traditional leather fibers without the use of unfriendly adhesives that can be harmful to the environment.
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Post bed sewing machines are used with three dimensional products.
To create a turned edge seam with the grain side of the leather facing out, we sew the pattern pieces together with the flesh side facing out, and then flip them inside out.
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We use traditional sewing machine for the perfect stitches.
The difference between machine stitching and hand stitching is aesthetics, time, type of projects, and cost.Machine-stitched leather has a more refined and clean look.
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Skiving or splitting leather? Skiving.
We reduce the thickness of the leather along the edge to be thin and pliable without becoming weakened. The areas can then be bent or folded to create a rolled edge. 

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Leather is a noble material that remains timeless and a great material for designers to work with.
It’s our Zund cutter again! We can’t stop posting about it, this might be the most used machine in the SF Design Lab.

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Always finding innovation in material. 
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This innovative honeycomb textured leather is embossed in different heights in a very subtle way. It gives a smooth finish to the touch, yet visually has depth and dimension.
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The finished result...
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A model prototype is a preliminary "looks like and feels like" mockup of the intended product. This gives a general idea of its look, ergonomics, weight, and feel.
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Time to apply some heat!
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We choose the settings based on the material we are working with. Since we are working with leather, we use 250C. It takes a lot of practice.
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When we create a model prototype, we always keep manufacturing in mind, even when it is done by hand.
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In this picture, the tools we need to cut, pull, tuck, smooth…
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