Fabrican

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title: "Fabrican" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["technical-fabrics"] description: "Instant spray-on fabric technology" topic_path: "general/technical-fabrics" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabrican" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Instant spray-on fabric technology ::

Fabrican is an instant spray-on fabric technology. The spray-on material is made from polymers and natural or synthetic fibers. The spray is delivered from a compressed air spray gun or aerosol can and dries upon contact with the air, creating a non-woven fabric that can be applied to many surfaces (including water). The material is sterile when it is dispensed from the spray gun or aerosol can.

History

Fabrican was invented by Manel Torres{{Cite web | title = Designers create reusable spray-on clothes | publisher = TG Daily | accessdate = 2010-09-17 | url = http://www.tgdaily.com/unbalanced/51544-designers-create-reusable-spray-on-clothes | archive-date = 2010-09-18 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100918112921/http://www.tgdaily.com/unbalanced/51544-designers-create-reusable-spray-on-clothes | url-status = dead

Fabrican was showcased at London Fashion Week 2010{{Cite web | title = Fabrican Spray On Fabric | publisher = Geeky Gadgets | accessdate = 2010-09-17 | url = http://www.geeky-gadgets.com/fabrican-spray-on-fabric-16-09-2010/ | title = Milano: Furniture Fair 2011 - Principia – Rooms and Substances of the Next Arts exhibition | publisher = Contessanally, Blogspot | accessdate = 2011-04-27 | url = http://contessanally.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/milano-furniture-fair-2011-principia.html | title = Fabrican Ltd, Moscow Design Week 2011 | publisher = Alvaro Díaz, Vimeo | accessdate = 2011-12-05 | url = https://vimeo.com/33195646 | title = Spray-on clothing developed by designer and scientists | publisher = Neil Bowdler, BBC | access-date = 2010-09-17 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-11339057 | title = An interview with a textiles engineer | publisher = The Imagineers, BBC | access-date = 2013-06-04 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/science-environment-11339057 | title = Fabrican Ltd on the Discovery Channel | publisher = fabricanltd, YouTube | accessdate = 2013-02-19 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKZuPPjoxHQ | title = Fabrican Spray-On Fabric: Fashion Designer Wants To Spray On Your Shirt (VIDEO) | publisher = Huffington Post | accessdate = 2010-03-18 | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/26/fabrican-spray-on-fabric_n_333796.html

In 2014, in conformity with an organizational emphasis on developing biomedical applications, fabrican occupied new laboratory facilities at the London Bioscience Innovation Centre.

At Paris Fashion Week 2022, Bella Hadid closed the Coperni fashion show after being sprayed into a dress on stage and walking the runway.

References

References

1. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKZuPPjoxHQ Fabrican Ltd on the Discovery Channel]
2. [http://www.fabricanltd.com/applications.php?category=Medical Fabrican's Medical Applications]
3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EW6Gv-IoErw Spray-On Fabric: Manel Torres at TEDxImperialCollege]
4. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5m7Tg00aLo From fashion to technology - creating a new material: Manel Torres at TEDxVienna]
5. [http://www.lbic.com/pdfs/LBIC_Newsletter_A4_Summer_2015_3_RGB.pdf Fabrican’s innovative Spray-on Fabric]
6. (10 October 2022). "The stars of Paris Fashion Week: Bella Hadid x Fabrican".

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