Skyscrape
Skyscrape develops temperature-responsive insulating fabrics that automatically adjust thickness and insulation as temperatures change, keeping wearers comfortable without wires or sensors. The fabric's yarns expand and contract with temperature shifts, enabling jackets to become thicker in cold weather and thinner in warm conditions. The company partners with apparel brands to integrate this technology into everyday clothing like commuter jackets.
- New Materials
- Fashion Technology
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Traditional insulating garments provide a fixed level of warmth regardless of environmental conditions, forcing wearers to layer or remove clothing as temperatures fluctuate throughout the day. This static insulation fails to keep people comfortable across the wide range of conditions experienced in daily life, from morning commutes to evening outings.
Solution
Skyscrape has developed environmentally responsive insulating fabrics that literally change shape when temperatures change. The fabric's yarns expand and contract with temperature shifts, causing the material to bend and adjust its thickness and insulation properties—thicker in cold weather, thinner in warm weather. This intelligent fabric requires no wires or sensors; the structure of the yarns and fabric itself drives the lofting action. Skyscrape works hands-on with apparel brands to integrate this technology into jackets and other clothing, creating a new type of environmentally responsive apparel for daily comfort.
Target Audience
Primary customers are apparel brands seeking to differentiate their products with environmentally responsive insulation technology for everyday clothing such as jackets and commuter wear.
Features
- Temperature-responsive yarns that expand and contract to automatically adjust fabric thickness and insulation
- No wires, sensors, or external power required—the fabric itself acts as a thermometer
- Insulation increases in cold conditions and decreases in warm conditions
- Designed for integration into jackets and other garments through partnerships with apparel brands
- Developed through interdisciplinary work spanning science, engineering, design, and weaving, including custom-built machines and processes