Munich Fabric Start
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Bringing attention to a product’s lifecycle, the strategy focuses on design through to end-of-life. The agenda is to kickstart actions that ensure that by 2030 textile products placed on the EU market will be more eco-friendly and long-lasting.
An interview with Luigi Maria Cialdini of VIFREX STUDIO about design, sustainability and the future of the fabric producer based in Barcelona and Istanbul.
Polopiqué is one of the few complete vertical textile industries worldwide – in an interview, Rosário Rodrigues explains how the Portuguese family company distinguishes itself through innovation, sustainability and control of the entire production chain.
The accessories for SS23 are not shy with colours and innovations – the best example: these labels naturally dyed with woad by Panama Trimmings.
Sporty, fresh, playful and sustainable are the zippers, buttons, tapes & Co. of the Spring.Summer 23 season from BODO JAGDBERG, Knopf Schäfer, MT-ND, QST Europe and Unizip.
The labels, buttons, ribbons & Co. of the hour are cool, modern and innovative – this is shown by the latest developments of the MUNICH FABRIC START exhibitors Bornemann Etiketten, Creativ Knopf, Mokuba by Ribbon Line, Olimpias Group and Société Choletaise de Fabrication.
Simon Angel, curator of the SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, on real problem-solving and the most innovative textile developments: why we have to pre-act instead of just reacting.
In the Spring.Summer 23 season, trendy trims, buttons, ribbons and labels in unique colour combinations stand out – DEVETEX, Frameless Asia Pacific, TEXCART, TEXTRA and Vostex present their latest developments.
Sarmite Polakova, product designer and founder of Studio Sarmite, talks to curator Simon Angel about PineSkins, her new project Pre-Loved Wool and the potential of high-quality recycled textile fibres.
Chandra Prakash, founder of Cocccon and sustainability consultant, talks about cruelty-free silk fashion, low-water natural fibre production and a blockchain technology for certifying textiles.
Designer Aniela Hoitink talks in a Key Conversations interview about MycoTEX®, the automated seamless manufacturing method made from compostable mushroom roots, and the challenges of scaling up.
Colour researcher Julia Kaleta is dedicated to strengthening colour communication and exploration into natural dyeing as a sustainable alternative for the fashion industry .
