Bruce Huffa LCG
CEO, Principal and Co-Founder of Fabdesigns, Inc.
Meet our Knit Master Wizard and CEO, Bruce Huffa! He's not your average brainiac. Hailing from Hinckley Poly-Tech in the UK, he's the protege of the brilliant inventor and futurist, Thomas Stoll. Plus, he's got the official stamp of approval as a world-class certified flat knitting engineer, thanks to one of the big names in machine building.
Now, Bruce has been in the game for over 35 years, and let's just say, he's a pro at creating brainy stuff for Fabdesigns and global heavy-hitters. Since the '80s, he's been obsessed with shaping yarn into mind-boggling 3D structures that make you wonder, 'How on earth did they do that?' And the best part? He's got a knack for doing it with minimal sewing and nearly zero waste.
He's like a knitting nomad, jet-setting around the world to set up shop in knitting factories and make magic happen. From aerospace to medical marvels, footwear fantasies to industrial textile wonders, Bruce has left his mark everywhere. Oh, and about those patents? There are so many with his name on them that we've lost count!
But here's the real showstopper – Bruce is the genius who brought 3D technical knitting to the masses. You might remember the FIRST 3D knit running shoe in 2008?
Yep, that was him! It won awards all over the globe for its drop-dead gorgeous design, brainy engineering, and sustainability creds, all thanks to our Fabdesigns' game-changing tech.
His motto? 'The impossible only exists until you make it possible.' Bruce is living proof that when you never give up, you can conquer even the craziest challenges.
Connie Huffa
Principal and Co-Founder of Fabdesigns, Inc.
Meet Connie Huffa, the fearless founder of Fabdesigns right here in sunny Los Angeles, California!
Now, she's no ordinary textile whiz. Connie's got a Bachelor of Science in textiles from the Philly College of Textiles and Science, and she's not just book smart – she's a teacher too!
With many years of experience, Connie's like a textile magician. Her work colleagues at Shell used to take out the Fairchild textile dictionary and play, 'Stump Connie." They are still flipping pages. lol
She's been designing everything from 2D to 5D textiles, apparel, and even medical gizmos, using materials science blended with the arts of desgin as her secret sauce.
But hold onto your knitting needles, because Connie's not just about the theory. She's the brains behind the fashion for some big-name apparel brands like PhillipsVanHeusen and Tricots St Raphael in the concrete jungle of NYC, and their factories all around the world.
And guess what? She's not afraid of a little adventure – she's spent over 20 years cooking up textiles and products that can handle the wildest environments.
But that's not all! Connie's a high-flying exec too, with stints in the automotive materials and product development world. From Director to VP of Product Development at Shell Oil US and Kraco Enterprises, she's been the driving force behind turning boring products into hundreds of millions of dollar industry powerhouses.
She speaks the language of numbers, fashion, risk, operations, and all things EBITDA with ease. But here's the kicker – Connie's not just keeping her knowledge to herself. She's spreading the textile gospel at fancy conferences and symposiums all around the globe.
Connie Huffa – where passion meets fashion, and innovation is always in vogue!"
She is an industry contributor to (Knitting Trade Journal, Knitting Industry, Textile World, Advanced Textiles Source, Specialty Fabrics Review, WTin, Textile Innovations), and International Consultant and Conference Speaker on innovation and textile technology (IFAI, Techtextile, ANPIC, CITME, TTI Vanguard), and has developed customized in-house technical workshops for many fortune 100 brands around the world. She is also a mentor in the Make it In LA program in Los Angeles and has been written about in Forbes, Voyage LA, IFAI, and others.
Got a project? Give her a call!