Leaders in knitting technology, Shima Seiki were showing their whole garment knitting machines abilities. They've developed a machine capable of seamlessly knitting an entire garment in a single step, no cutting, no sewing, no fabric… garments are knit directly from the yarns. In a sort of T-1000 version of your grandma knitting you a sweater, INTERN watched as their machine printed us a shirt in only 20 minutes.

We ran into the team behind delta & time walking the floor in search of suppliers and manufacturing partners. That evening we found ourselves sharing dinner and (a few too many) drinks with the radical design duo Christo Timeo and Frans Deltas, who are the minds behind an upcoming brand called Delta&Time. In a market where everyone is trying to sell you their version of the ideal product, Christo and Frans decided to flip the card and develop their vision of making any product ideal. With an earth shattering new approach to garment fit and patterning, they've worked for years to develop a new way of thinking about garment construction and manufacture. They didn't set out to make the perfect coat, they built a mechanism to allow any brand or retailer to build their perfect coat (or pant, or sweater, or leggings or whatever else), within a manufacturing method that yields better products, faster for less cost. We're looking forward to the disruption they bring to market later this year, by commoditizing technical design for the mass market and backing it with strong manufacturing support.

ByBorre has developed an incredibly unique approach to textile development for their customers. World leaders in knitting technology, they are now offering an exciting new project they call the TDK (Textile development kit). Participant customers are able to use this TDK process to engineer a blend of yarns, and knit patterns to an exacting performance and aesthetic. Their technology is completely unique, their approach is pretty unprecedented, and the quality of their work is unlike anything we've seen before. It's no surprise that we saw ByBorre all over the show, being used for the newest collections from Adidas Terrex, Woolmark, Descente Allterrain and so many more. We were so impressed with what we saw that we took the train from Munich down to Amsterdam to visit the ByBorre studio after ISPO.

Every so often a new type of product hits the market that is so radically different from what's come before that it inspires a new generation of design, and whole new approaches to solving old problems. Fidlock is every bit this new type of product, and not just one… they offer an entire catalog of radically innovative magnetic buckles, snaps, and hardware. This year they came to show with a large expansion of their product offerings and some thoughtfully considered evolutions to their existing line-up. From hats to clothing, shoes to bags, even bicycles… They have a hardware solution for nearly every need.

Ever since Gore-Tex hit the markets over 25 years ago the outdoor market has been coo-coo for cocopuffs over waterproof breathable technology. There are a lot of brands and options of the market today that offer membranes and coatings that make textiles 'waterproof'. In reality most fall short, and it has become a marketing battle for the best water resistance… we're due a quantum leap forward, an entirely new approach, and X-Pore from BenQ is exactly that. Jet Fighters in the age of prop-planes X-pore is the most exciting innovation to emerge in the WPB market we've ever seen.

Technology doesn't always have to be a constant forward push for reckless innovation, sometimes you find a company that has used all the latest developments in technology to simply improve what they do. Classic style with a high-tech core, Falke is an incredible example of this type of thinking, making great heritage designs with the most modern approaches to manufacture. They've meticulously found a way to pack all the latest performance wants into astonishingly crafted heritage garments, a real standout on the show floor.

Descente has been at the absolute peak of the market since they first stepped into it, every season they show the world what's possible with obsession meets design and a thorough understanding of the capability of some of the best garment manufacturers in the world. On display at the show this year was the finest example of 3D-knit garments to have ever hit the market. A wonderfully over considered sweater/pant combo made using the latest in engineered knit manufacturing technology; in it, a function is engineered into every stitch and zone-mapped to the precise location needed in the garment.