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Try A Run WITHOUT Prototypes - Keith Hoover

Name: Try A Run WITHOUT Prototypes - Keith Hoover
Uploaded: 2018-08-16T12:30:38+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: Will Milling
Description: In this talk, Keith Hoover reflects on recurring, unresolved problems discussed at PAI Apparel meetings and proposes a concrete, low‑risk approach to…

16 Aug 2018 · 1 min

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In this talk, Keith Hoover reflects on recurring, unresolved problems discussed at PAI Apparel meetings and proposes a concrete, low‑risk approach to break the cycle. He suggests selecting a simple product (e.g., a bedsheet or a baby onesie), creating a fully virtual design, and sending the pattern files directly to a factory without any physical prototypes or fit development. By running a limited production batch, the maker can quickly learn from either success or failure while keeping financial exposure minimal. Hoover stresses the importance of committing fully to this prototype‑free experiment—no half‑measures, no endless checking—so that the lessons can be scaled to larger projects.

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I've been attending the PAI Apparel meetings several times, and I hear some of the same issues being brought up, and I don't see solutions. I mean, we're well aware of what the issues are, so come up with an idea and come up with a proof of concept. I'm going to design one product, maybe a bed sheet. You don't have to worry about draping on a bed sheet. Or maybe a onesie for a baby. And I'm going to design it virtually, and I'm going to send the pattern files to the factory, and I'm not going to do any protos. No fit development, no nothing. I'm going to do a limited run, so I'm going to limit my risk. But, you know, build these small successes or failures. You can learn from the failures as well, but I prefer success. So do it, and then do more of it, and do more of it. And don't do it halfway. Don't say, well, I'll check it out. Commit 100% to it.