Organization
VARIANT3D
Presenter:
Will Samosir
Knit Everything: Surfaces, Systems, and the Future of Textiles
Presentation Abstract
What if anyone who can draw could knit?
VARIANT3D exists to break down the barriers to textile manufacturing. Our proprietary software LOOP is the first and only WYSIWYG CAD system for knitting that requires zero knowledge about how knitting works.
Unlike conventional knit engineering, which demands months of expert iteration, LOOP lets anyone access a vast library of knit structures and generate machine-ready files in minutes, bringing industrial complexity down to a creative interface. From instant prototyping to scalable product lines, our platform also supports automated calibration and grading. In a world saturated with cut-and-sew fabrics, we’re pioneering a decentralized, on-demand, and zero-waste model of textile production.
Beyond that, we recognize that knitting is a medium that blends the language of computation, powerfully soft and flexible materials, as well as pure, collaborative human ingenuity. At VARIANT3D, we’re not just building tools—we’re also cultivating a new language for textile and material innovation. We are excited to share how this vision has shaped our process and journey as an organization, and how we are empowering the future of textiles.
Speaker Bio
Will Samosir is the CTO and Co-Founder of VARIANT3D, where he champions a future that is expressive, adaptive, sustainable, and open. He leads a multidisciplinary team and spearheaded the development of LOOP, a state-of-the-art software platform that reimagines how textiles are made—and who gets to make them. His life’s work is rooted in the belief that humans and computers are co-authors, and that our relationship with complex systems should be intuitive and human-centered.
Will is also obsessed with computational geometry, topology, generative design, and emergent behavior. His favorite language is Python, and he’s drawn to all things polymorphic—surfaces, materials, tactile stuff, naming systems, myth and mythology, the many languages of art, and how tools shape thought. He loves music and live shows, and if you’re lucky, you might catch him biking through the summer streets of Brooklyn!
