KOLAB garments integrate subtly embedded NFC microchips known as KOLAB Info Tags. Tapping them with your smartphone opens gateways to interactive origin insights the pieces themselves manifest when prompted, such as production statistics and material compositions carefully selected for quality and durability - this is known as their Digital Product Passport (DPPs), and you can read more about why we need DPPs by clicking here. This technology also lays the foundations for additional sustainability capabilities ahead we look forward to revealing when concrete.
Why KOLAB Info Tags?
We aim to craft enduring apparel infused with innovation and technology. Fortifying connections between wearers, wardrobes and impacts over item lifetimes through digital additions like the KOLAB Info Tags represents a tremendous yet still ripening opportunity. Functional now, but thoughtfully future-proofed as fashion revolutions through regulations to responsible recycling gather speed.
How to Use: A 3-Step Guide
Curious to engage directly with your garment’s unique composition and pathway origin data through the KOLAB Info Tag? The process is simple by following these quick steps:
1. Locate your KOLAB Info Tag by finding the label with an NFC icon sewn onto the inside of your garments.
2. With your phone unlocked, tap the back camera area on the KOLAB Info Tag.
3. Follow on-screen prompts to access garment Digital Product Passport information.
The Future of KOLAB Info Tags
Beyond the current KOLAB Info Tag utility delivering material composition transparency today, our roadmap remains ambitious with the vision of creating a circular ecosystem for KOLAB. We want to be a role model for how the fashion industry could operate moving forward.