{"id":7597,"date":"2026-06-10T10:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T10:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/areas\/sustainable-innovations\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T15:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T15:17:17","slug":"sustainable-innovations","status":"publish","type":"area","link":"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/areas\/sustainable-innovations\/","title":{"rendered":"Sustainable Innovations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"hero-intro-block_3f0cb466a2657e0ed8a171af71592e7b\" class=\"flex flex-col gap-10 xl:gap-20\">\n\n  <div class=\"flex flex-col\">\n<section class=\"relative isolate flex min-h-[520px] w-full items-center overflow-hidden py-20 text-white md:min-h-[640px] xl:min-h-[736px]\">\n\n                <div class=\"absolute inset-0 -z-10 \" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <video class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" playsinline autoplay loop muted  src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mfs-teaser-sustainable-innovations.mp4\" preload=\"auto\" >\n  <source src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/mfs-teaser-sustainable-innovations.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\">\n  Your browser does not support the video tag.<\/video>\n      <\/div>\n              <div class=\"absolute inset-0 -z-10 bg-black\/40\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n      \n  <div class=\"mx-auto flex w-full max-w-[1530px] flex-col gap-10 px-4 md:px-8 xl:px-10 2xl:flex-row 2xl:items-center 2xl:gap-20\">\n\n              <div class=\"w-full 2xl:w-[908px] 2xl:shrink-0\">\n        <h1>\n          Sustainable Innovations        <\/h1>\n      <\/div>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-theme px-4 md:px-8 xl:px-10\">\n    <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-4 xl:flex-row xl:items-center xl:justify-between\">\n          <p class=\"whitespace-nowrap h5\">20 \u2013 22 January 2027<\/p>\n    \n          <span class=\"hidden h-[3px] flex-1 bg-current xl:block\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n    \n          <p class=\"whitespace-nowrap xl:ml-auto h5\">MOC M\u00fcnchen<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"mx-auto w-full max-w-theme px-4 md:px-8 xl:px-10\" data-anchor-group>\n\n  <!-- mobile: select + go -->\n  <div class=\"flex gap-4 md:hidden\">\n    <label class=\"sr-only\" for=\"show-anchor-select\">Helpful links<\/label>\n    <select id=\"show-anchor-select\" data-anchor-select\n      class=\"cta h-16 min-w-0 flex-1 rounded-lg border-[3px] border-theme-accent bg-transparent px-6 font-medium text-theme-accent\">\n      <option value=\"\">Helpful links<\/option>\n              <option value=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/brand-search\/\">Brand Search<\/option>\n          <\/select>\n    <button type=\"button\" data-anchor-go aria-label=\"Go\"\n      class=\"flex size-16 shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-lg bg-theme-accent text-white\">\n      <svg class=\"size-6\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n        <path d=\"M5 12h14M13 6l6 6-6 6\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"2\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" \/>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <!-- tablet\/desktop: button grid -->\n  <div class=\"hidden gap-4 md:grid md:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-4\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/brand-search\/\"\n                class=\"btn btn--accent-outline\">\n        Brand Search      <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"mx-auto flex w-full max-w-theme flex-col gap-8 px-4 md:px-8 xl:px-10\">\n\n      <h2 class=\"h2\">\n      About Sustainable Innovations    <\/h2>\n  \n    <div class=\"flex max-w-[953px] flex-col gap-6\">\n\n          <div class=\"richtext\"><p>SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS is the platform for exciting young designers creating extraordinary material developments and rethinking the textile world \u2013 with these insights, you will always be one step ahead of the market. This is where the materials and processes of tomorrow are presented, with scalable solutions. <\/p>\n<p>These future-ready showcases offer real solutions to problems and the most innovative textile developments. Curated by Simon Angel, the forum has been an integral part of KEYHOUSE since 2016. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Some exhibitors in this area included:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>BIOTEXFUTURE | KANTAMANTO SOCIAL CLUB | LIVING MATTER BY ATELIER SHUSHANIK DROSHAKIRYAN | MAISON DU FLOCK | MYC_COUTURE BY ATELIER DASHA TSAPENKO | RETRAKT | SARA &#038; SARAH SMART TEXTILE DESIGN | THE MODULAR COSTUMES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n    \n    \n  <\/div>\n  \n<\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"spacer-block_5126822f25268b059db87e4108568d87\" class='h-5 lg:h-10 ' data-block-id='spacer-block_5126822f25268b059db87e4108568d87'><\/section>\n\n<section id=\"quote-post-block_438907da76d9667a90b184e2f2e3f977\" class=\"quote-post mx-auto w-full max-w-theme px-4 lg:px-10\">\n  <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-10 lg:flex-row lg:items-start lg:gap-4\">\n\n          <div class=\"flex flex-1\">\n        <div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-[10px] py-4 lg:w-3\/4\">\n          <p class=\"font-medium text-theme-24x32 lg:text-theme-64x72\">\u00bbTextile value creation is currently being radically rethought. Every company is called upon to engage with these impulses and develop individual concepts. One thing is certain: in the future, only those companies will be successful whose fashion inspires and who operate in an economically sound way. Digital processes, decentralised production, smaller batches, shorter lead times, comprehensive transparency and new circular business models \u2013 it remains exciting to see which of these developments will be scalable, and when.\u00ab<\/p>\n                      <p>Alexander Vogt, KERN. Consulting<\/p>\n                  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"flex flex-1\">\n        <article class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-5 lg:flex-row\">\n\n                      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/what-if-the-most-sustainable-product-were-the-one-that-is-constantly-reinvented\/\" class=\"relative w-full overflow-hidden lg:w-1\/2 lg:shrink-0\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1477\" src=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/377-w1200.jpg\" class=\"absolute inset-0 h-full w-full object-cover\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 448px, 100vw\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/377-w1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/377-w1200-872x1073.jpg 872w, https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/377-w1200-600x739.jpg 600w\" \/>            <\/a>\n          \n          <div class=\"flex flex-1 flex-col gap-2 lg:self-stretch\">\n                          <time class=\"copy-small\" datetime=\"2026-07-13T10:00:28+00:00\">13\/Jul\/26<\/time>\n            \n            <div class=\"flex flex-col gap-1\">\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/www.munichfabricstart.com\/en\/what-if-the-most-sustainable-product-were-the-one-that-is-constantly-reinvented\/\">\n                <h3 class=\"font-normal text-theme-32x40 lg:text-theme-48x56\">What if the most sustainable product were the one that is constantly reinvented?<\/h3>\n              <\/a>\n              <span class=\"copy-small\">Sustainability<\/span>\n                              <p>Modularity is not a new concept. For decades, it has shaped architecture, furniture and industrial design. 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