LOS ANGELES ? Innovative textile engineering company Fabdesigns, Inc., which specialises in engineering knitted fabrics for apparel and footwear has reopened its textile laboratory to offer consulting and development proof of concepts in footwear, technical, industrial and advanced performance knitted textiles. The lab will be fronted by Bruce Huffa, originally from Leicester, UK, who was the brains behind the Nike Flynit shoe that was developed on Stoll flat knitting machines.