Madison Maxey (The Crated) | TNW Conference | The future of smart textiles

Textiles make up a large portion of our world. We wear them, sleep under them, sit on them, carry items in them and use them in industry. For such a ubiquitous material, our textiles are surprisingly dumb, yet our plastic devices are so smart. What does a future full of smart textiles look like? How can we step beyond fashion-tech into smart space suits, construction vests, connected cities and heated jackets for all?