Third Wave Fashion // JUNE 2014 | Page 15

5 . 6 . could make the dying print industry a new shoppable platform. GIGA OM CONVEYOR BELT LUXURY UPCYCLING ere are factories all over the world, and thanks to Kazmok all of the worn out conveyor belts can be repurposed into industrial grade leather goods. From belts to bags, the Amsterdam-based company uses a heavy duty car wash to clean the conveyor belts and then repurposes them, keeping rolls of material out of landfills. PSFK 6. SCRAP WORTH HAVING 5. TRACKING INVESTMENT ough it’s difficult to prove that life trackers are worth the investment, one Russian bank is turning the health investment into an interest rate reward. Using an Activity platform, Alfa-Bank offered Jawbone and Fitbit users access to a special savings account that would be reward with better interest rates based on how active the person was. PSFK THE WORLDWIDE TOUCHSCREEN ermal technology has seen exciting uses this year, from skin patches that can charge phones to fabrics that change color, but now thermal imaging could be used to create a fully interactive world. With Metaio, a thermal mapping system allows users to experience and manipulate everyda