Silicon Valley was founded by engineers who were fascinated by technology, but who also felt sure that there was more to life than making money.
Always fascinated by technology, Mr. Capasa used a new tape to bond jacket seams and a laser ultrasound technique to merge fabrics, creating lighter-weight clothing.
Born in Novosibirsk, Siberia, to Russian dancer parents, Mr. Simkin speaks several languages, reads widely and is fascinated by technology and social media.
"I have always been fascinated by technology and as a brand, DVF embraces technology," says von Furstenberg, commenting on the collaboration.
But before he emerged as the voice of the left, he was a hard-working minister, fascinated by technology, who fought hard to create jobs in his Bristol constituency by pushing ahead with the £1.3bn supersonic aircraft, Concorde.
Yet he was fascinated by technology, determined to use it to the utmost, and he believed deeply in the potential of modernism, both in terms of architectural style and social attitude.
Choreographers have long been fascinated by technology; in 1900, in Paris, Loie Fuller caused a sensation by wielding gigantic veils of silk before colored electric lights to transform herself into a cloud, a flame or a butterfly.
Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, was fond of saying that his success was due to the fact that he didn't hire computer geeks, he hired artists, musicians and poets who were fascinated by technology.
