An NFC tag gives clothes a place for their backstory
A care label has only so much space. Bosnian fashion project Magbago wants to use NFC to connect a garment with information that is easier to update and read on a phone, such as its materials, origin and the people involved in making it.
BA Bosnia and HerzegovinaIn practice. Magbago proposes linking garment information to a tag that a phone can read.
What to keep in view
Magbago describes this as part of its approach. The photograph shows garment making, and tag availability depends on the piece.
Traceability starts with the record
The short-range tag is a route to information. A useful record still depends on a maker entering accurate details and keeping the linked page accessible. It could help someone choose how to care for a garment or ask a more precise question about its source.
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