Lugano, October 24, 2022 – Lifestyle Tech Competence Center, together with its two founding members, Bally, a Swiss luxury brand, and Loomish, a Swiss-based investment management firm, announced the finalists of the open innovation initiative, the 2022 edition of the Fashion Innovation Award, promoting engaging solutions that can support Bally in increasing customer experience and operational efficiency by applying 3D assets.

The winner will have the opportunity to sign an exclusive 6-months contract for a pilot program with Bally.

All applications were analyzed by a prestigious jury represented by the top management of Bally and further key personalities from the Lifestyle Tech Competence Center member companies, including Accenture, Microsoft, and UBS and venture capitals, such as Antler, New Epoch Capital, and Privilège Ventures SA.

More than 105 applications were submitted, and the selection was very tough. Twelve cutting-edge solutions were selected to pitch for the Fashion Innovation Award 2022 in Lausanne on November 16, 2022.

The twelve finalists are:

Auki Labs Limited https://aukilabs.com

Location: Vellinge, Sweden

Auki Labs tech allows companies to create shared AR experiences where end users see the same digital asset, in the same place, in real time. Their decentralized peer-to-peer positioning system replaces the GPS system and enables a persistent and privacy-preserving metaverse.

Byond XR http://byondxr.com/

Location: Herzlia, Israel

ByondXR is a retail-tech company that developed a proprietary Metaverse eCommerce platform to help brands and retailers create and manage mobile-first D2C virtual stores and scalable experiences.

Cappasity https://cappasity.com

Location: Santa Clara, United States

Cappasity is the first SaaS solution for the fast production and easy embedding of 3D content into websites, mobile apps, classifieds and marketplaces.

CUUUB https://www.cuuub.com

Location: Tübingen, Germany

CUUUB is a virtual presentation platform with immersive storytelling for every device. With CUUUB you create experience-oriented virtual guided tours in realistic spaces.

Intelistyle https://www.intelistyle.com

Location: London, United Kingdom

Intelistyle uses AI-powered fashion styling to help retailers differentiate by creating digital discovery experiences. They help retailers style their customers with the right products for them while increasing their revenue by 10%.

Kivisense https://www.kivisense.com

Location: Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Kivisense is focused on WebAR solutions in eCommerce and digital marketing. The WebAR try-on solutions are available for any category. It’s been deployed as a SaaS service globally for all the try-on scenarios from head to toe.

Location: Kitchener, Canada

Passen has designed a very accurate smartphone body measurement and fitting experience that helps customers access clothing that fits.

Pixelpool BV https://www.pixelpool.com

Location: Den Haag, Netherlands

Pixelpool developed Dtail, a cloud-based visualisation platform that helps brands to plan and visualize their collections by providing a 3D cloud-based go-to-market solution.

Poplar.Studio https://poplar.studio

Location: London, United Kingdom

Poplar.Studio powers a new generation of shopping experiences through visualisation technology. They offer 3D and AR previews of products across eCommerce websites, social commerce and the Metaverse.

Smartpixels https://www.smartpixels.fr

Location: Paris, France

Expert in 3D product visualization solutions, SmartPixels captures brands’ collections in 3D and creates 360° interactive and sensory product experiences.

Stitch http://stitch.fashion

Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Stitch is a digital fashion agency that offers visual software solutions and transformation services for fashion brands looking to scale digitization across their value chain.

Veesual https://www.veesual.ai

Location: Paris, France

Veesual turns standardized, static content into dynamic experiences. Their technology can adapt any garment to any model in real-time with high quality and accuracy.

Contact information

Loomish SA & LTCC – Eleonora De Canio, Innovation Manager – eleonora.decanio@loomish.ch