RINGING IN A NEW YEAR OF EUROPEAN FASHION:
MUNICH FABRIC START KICKS OFF SPRING/SUMMER 2025 WITH A HIGH-PROFILE PROGRAM
The countdown is on: from January 23 to 25, 2024, MUNICH FABRIC START will once again bring together designers, product managers and fashion makers from all over Europe. Flanked by THE SOURCE, BLUEZONE and KEYHOUSE, around 1,000 international collections for the Spring/Summer 2025 season for the global fashion and apparel industry will be presented in a highly professional working atmosphere at Germany’s largest and most important fabric show. It is accompanied by a diverse supplementary program consisting of keynotes, panel discussions, trend presentations, Q&A sessions and more with top-class international experts from various areas of the industry.
Munich, January 18, 2024: Under the title CLARITY, MUNICH FABRIC START, together with THE SOURCE, BLUEZONE and KEYHOUSE will open its doors on January 23, 2024, thus commencing the sourcing round for Spring/Summer 2025. With approximately 1,000 international exhibitors, the fabric show is heavily booked. Among the exhibitors are many of the most relevant suppliers ranging from Assyst, Cadica Group and CNC Tessuti to Liberty, Lisa and Studio 9 to Takisada Nagoya, WeNordic and Yünsa. To meet the ever-growing need for orientation, MUNICH FABRIC START is not only focused on Spring/Summer 2025, but also on professional exchange, networking, forecasts and edutainment.
Visitors’ expectations confirm that MUNICH FABRIC START strikes the right nerve with this concept: “The MFS is always a good opportunity to find out about technological innovations in the industry. Current topics certainly include blockchain technology, digital product passports, 3D design and general innovations in the field of software for material and process innovations. At MFS, our creative teams look into the latest trends from fabric producers and weavers and engage in a creative exchange with the trend experts in attendance.”
– Dr. Horst Gersmeyer, COO/Managing Director
Textilkontor Walter Seidensticker GmbH & Co. KG
“For us, MFS is the most important platform for gaining an overview of the new collections and trends in just a few days. Thanks to the Bluezone and other areas, we have a very diverse range of exhibitors. This, together with fantastic organization, makes the fabric show a special event. For our golf collection in particular, we are looking for lightweight functional materials with a high level of UV protection.”
– Philipp Walendy, Managing Director | ALBERTO GmbH & Co. KG
“At MFS, we look to existing suppliers for the collection items that can make the difference for us, for something special. We also regularly look at new suppliers, which you won’t find anywhere else in such a concentrated form. We appreciate the strong organization and the broad overview of the market at Munich Fabric Start. The exchange with all the suppliers that are important to us in a very short space of time is essential for the input for our new collections.”
– Jochen Digel, Managing Director | Digel AG
In the TREND LECTURES (Keyhouse – Hall 5) and the SEMINAR ZONE (BLUEZONE – Hall 7), over 50 speakers will be sharing their expertise in more than 30 presentations, offering exclusive insights into various areas of the industry and explaining the latest trends and innovations:
On the first day of the show, visitors to MUNICH FABRIC START can look forward to a variety of highlights on the topics of sustainability, trends and AI – including “Design From Idea to Shelf (Fashion Innovation + AI)” with host Hans Peter Hiemer (Assyst GmbH), who will highlight the multitude of new opportunities that artificial intelligence and production-ready 2 and 3D design hold for designers (10:30-11:00, Keyhouse – Hall 5). From 11:00-12:00, GANNI’s Chief Sustainability Officer Lauren Bartley and Muchaneta ten Napel, Founder & CEO of Shape Innovate, invite you to a dialog on the broader impact and potential of sustainable practices across the fashion industry (“In Conversation With Lauren Bartley”, Keyhouse – Hall 5). In his trend presentation “Gen Z Trends and Consuming Habits”, Samuel James Trotman (Samutaro) will shed light on the relevance of denim for “Gen Z” and what influence the resurgence of the cult fabric has on the work of designers and manufacturers (12:00-13:00, BLUEZONE – Hall 7). At the same time, Karin Schmitz (Peclers Paris) looks confidently into a future in which the hybridization of references and the clash of opposites pave the way to a sustainable world with “Women’s Fashion Trends SS 25 – Optimismus & nachhaltige Visionen” (12:00-13:00, Keyhouse – Hall 5). Immediately afterwards, Muchaneta ten Napel (Shape Innovate) will moderate the innovation panel “FASHION360: Helping Reinvent the Textile Lifecycle – Birth, Life, Renewal” with Camilla Mjelde (Trimco Group), Cyrus Gilbert-Rolfe (Kezzler) and Johanna Stemberger (TOMRA Textiles). In the afternoon, Rolf Heimann (Hessnatur Stiftung) will give an overview of how companies can develop individual concepts and strategies to successfully integrate and expand sustainability practices into their corporate structure in light of the new challenges posed by the EU Green Deal in his educational session “ESG Screening – Basis für eine gelungene Nachhaltigkeitsstrategie” (14:00-14:30, Keyhouse – Hall 5). At the same time, Maria Cristina Pavarini (The SPIN OFF) will moderate the educational talk “DENIM DEAL 2.0 – The Next Chapter” with Nicolas Prophte (DENIM DEAL Steering Committee), Romain Narcy (Ereks) and Besim Özek (Bossa) (BLUEZONE – Hall 7, 14:00-15:00). Anna F. Michel (Yoona.ai) will join Gareth Locke (Mytheresa), Fax Quintus (I-MMERSIVE) and Raquel Silva (Safira) on a technology panel to discuss how AI is transforming the retail landscape (“AI- How New Technology Enhances Retail“, 15:30- 16:30, Keyhouse – Hall 5). In his keynote “The Art of Living” (16:30-18:00, Keyhouse – Hall 5), David Shah (View-Publications) will sift through the jungle of constantly changing trends in search of the answer to what “design” actually means in our time. Wednesday is off to an inspiring start: Simon Angel (MUNICH FABRIC START), curator of SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, will speak about sustainable material solutions that can contribute to a more sustainable circular economy for textiles in “Key Conversation and Deep Dive About Future-Oriented Sustainable Material Developments” (10:00-11:00, Keyhouse – Hall 5). Immediately afterwards, Panos Sofianos will host an innovation panel in the BLUEZONE (11:00-12:00, Hall 7) with circular denim pioneers Carme Santacruz (Jeanologia) and Marco Lucietti (Sanko Holding ISKO Division) on the topic of “The Power Of R – Is It the Letter R to Rescue Us from Failure?”, where the latest industry developments in the areas of recycling, repurposing, reforming and reinventing will be discussed.
Heimtextil International Trade Fair for Home and Contract Textiles Frankfurt am Main, 9-12 January 2018
Heimtextil 2018: The world’s most important platform for furnishing and upholstery fabrics
Additional hall level 4.2 expands offer for furnishing and upholstery fabrics
Textile solutions for architects gaining in relevance
The product range for furnishing and upholstery fabrics will be significantly expanded once again at Heimtextil 2018. The world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles has seen a strong increase in the number of high-quality suppliers of furnishing and upholstery fabrics in recent years. This development will continue in 2018. Heimtextil, which takes place from 9-12 January 2018, is thus further expanding its leading position as the industry’s most important international meeting place.
Heimtextil presents upholstery and decorative fabrics on a total of five hall levels (3.0,3.1,4.0,4.1 and 4.2). The newly added Hall 4.2 will again expand the range of products and services in this segment from 2018 onwards. In hall 4, more than 400 manufacturers will be exhibiting their wares, among them international names such as Deltracon and Muvantex from Belgium and Tali from Italy. Top brands such as Archroll, Bill Beaumont Textiles and Chess Designs from the UK, BlomLina Maria from Finland, Cancelli from Italy, Erotex from Israel, Green Street Fabrics from Belgium, Pro Loom from Germany, Samac from Italy, Sankrin World and TextilRoig from Spain will also be exhibiting for the first time at Heimtextil 2018.
Hall 4.2: furnishing and upholstery fabrics for the contract business
The range of decorative and upholstery fabrics in hall 4.2 offers individual solutions for architects and interior designers. As part of the new Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Expo, trade visitors from the contract business can expect to see functional product solutions for the interior decoration sector, such as textiles with acoustic functions or special abrasion-related properties. Together with renowned partnerssuch as the trade magazine AIT, the Allgemeine Hotel- und Gastronomie-Zeitung (AHGZ) magazine, the Bundesverband der Innenarchitekten (Association of German Interior Architects/Designers, BDIA), the industry promoter hotel forum and the online platform World Architects, the Expo will also be inviting visitors to partake of special guided tours of the trade fair and lectures in the new lecture area in hall 4.2. This first-rate mix of knowledge transfers, networking and top exhibitors are a real highlight and an attraction for trade visitors to Heimtextil 2018.
In addition to the presentations for the contract sector, another promising highlight awaits visitors in hall 4.2 in cooperation with Trevira (Germany): for the first time in several years, the company will take part in a big community presentation with its CS partners. The following partners are involved: Baumann Dekor, Engelbert E. Stieger, Fidivi Tessitura Vergnano, Georg und Otto Friedrich, GetznerTextil, Jenny Fabrics, Johan van den Acker Textielfabriek, Mattes &Ammann, MersemTeksil, Pugi R.G., SpandauerVelours, SR Webatex / GetznerTextil, Swisstulle, TekskoKadifeKumas, Tessitura Mario Ghioldi& C, TorcituraFibreSintetiche, Torcitura Lei Tsu, Vlnap, Wagenfelder Spinning Group and Wintex. Hall 3: textile manufacturers and leather suppliers from Europe around 50 textile manufacturers will present their collections in hall 3. Highlights in hall 3.1 include presentations by international brands such as Alhambra / Tormes Design and Zeconzeta&Conzeta from Spain, Damaceno&Antunes – Evo Interior Fabrics from Portugal, Fryett’s Fabrics from the UK and CTA and Tolino from Italy, who are either returning to Heimtextil 2018 or are new on board. Heimtextil is also recording steady growth among leather suppliers. 2018 will see companies such as Ehrlich Leder, Jos. SchreyeckInh. Wilhelm Funke, Futura Leathers, GruppoMastrotto and Prodital Italia represented in hall 3.0. Largest range of manufacturers from Asia In hall 6, a total of three floors will also be available for exhibitors from Asia to present a wide range of products. This is where wholesalers and distributors as well as representatives of department stores meet manufacturers, enabling them to place medium and high quantity orders that will be supplied in a timely manner. In addition, the exhibitors will also be offering a varied range of products manufactured especially for retailers and bearing their own brand name. The enormous range of furnishing and upholstery fabrics on offer at Heimtextil 2018 thus ranges from suppliers of the highest quality goods to suppliers of functional textile solutions in this segment and also manufacturers of high-volume goods. Together, they create a unique meeting point for all key players and form the most important industry event of the year.
Messe Frankfurt is the world’s leading trade fair, congress and event organizer with its own exhibition site. More than 2,300 employees in 30 locations achieve an annual turnover of almost 647 million euros. Thanks to far-reaching networks with industry and an international sales network, the corporate group is able to efficiently support the business interests of its customers. A comprehensive service offer, both on site and online, guarantees customers across the world the same high quality and flexibility in the planning, organization and realization of their event. The variety of services it offers range from site rental, trade fair construction and marketing services to personal services and gastronomy. The headquarters of the company are located in Frankfurt am Main. Its shareholders are the City of Frankfurt with 60 per cent and the State of Hesse with 40 per cent.
