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Curtain-Raiser / Performance Days

15 March 2024

6 minutes

The aim of the semi-annual Performance Days fair in Munich is to give leading and innovative textile manufacturers, suppliers and service providers the opportunity to present their functional fabrics, membranes plus treatments, laminates, paddings, finishes, and accessories such as yarns, tapes, prints, buttons and zippers.

Functional Fabrics: Brands Now Differentiating Through Innovative Materials and Technologies

The first event created especially for functional fabrics for sports, fashion and work clothing, the two-day Performance Days fair in Munich is all set to open on 20 March. texfash.com in conversation with Chief Executive Officer Marco Weichert.

Subir Ghosh

Interview

Textile Innovation / Flame Retardants

23 January 2024

The new material is spun into fibres on a bicomponent spinning machine at the DITF pilot plant. This way, so-called bicomponent fibres are produced, which have a core of conventional polyamide and a sheath of PA6 with a highly concentrated flame retardant.

DITF Scientists Overcome Recyclying Barrier of Flame-Retardant Textile-Based Carpets

Scientists at the German Institutes of Textile and Fiber Research (DITF) and the Institut für Bodensysteme (TFI) have designed a fully recyclable, flame-retardant carpet yarn. Till now, it had been difficult to recycle textile-based carpets with flame retardants.

Staff Writer

Tech Innovation / Oil Spills

2 January 2024

Adsorption of a drop of waste oil within seconds by a leaf of the floating fern Salvinia molesta.

German Researchers Develop Technical Textile that Removes Oil Spills in Water

Taking a leaf out of nature, scientists have come up with a superhydrophobic spacer fabric that can be produced industrially to remove oil spills from water surfaces in an energy-saving, cost-effective way and without the use of toxic substances.

Staff Writer

Event Report / View SS 25/26

2 December 2023

3 minutes

Exhibitors from all over the world will showcase around 1,100 collections for the fashion and apparel industry, spanning an area of approximately 42,500 sq m across eight distinct areas in January 2024.

Premium Event View Showcases 250 Suppliers

Even as the latest technological and sustainable innovations for Spring/Summer 2025 were showcased in Munich earlier this week, the next major industry event — Munich Fabric Start —is scheduled 23 January at the MOC.

Staff Writer

Going Circular / Puma Sneakers

30 November 2023

2 minutes

The Re:Suede experiment was the first programme, together with the polyester recycling programme Re:Fibre, to launch as part of Puma’s Circular Lab. hub.

Puma Circularity Lab Project Turns Experimental Sneakers into Compost

Sportswear major Puma's two year-long Re:Suede project successfully concluded by composting an experimental version of its classic Suede sneaker under certain tailor-made industrial conditions.

Staff Writer

Trade Event / MFS AW 25/26

20 October 2023

2 minutes

Encompassing an area of 42,500 sq m distributed across eight areas, the Munich Fabric Start, Keyhouse and The Source events showcase around 1,100 collections for the fashion and apparel industry from exhibitors worldwide.

Munich Fabric Start Reschedules A/W 25/26 to September 2024, Shortens to 2 Days

The flagship Munich Fabric Start, along with Bluezone, Keyhouse and The Source, will now be held in June and September 2024 and in a shortened format.

Staff Writer

Event Report / Review A/W 24/25

15 September 2023

2 minutes

To align future summer dates for the individual formats with the needs of all stakeholders, the event organizers are now conducting a detailed analysis of insights from the last two events, particularly the MFS in July 2023 and the recently concluded reVIEW.

Pre-Arranged Negotiations Dominate reVIEW, Pricing Issues Figure Big

reVIEW from Munich Fabric Start came to a successful close Thursday, emerging as a pivotal platform for timely orders for Autumn/Winter 2024/25 with key discussions around sustainable sourcing and pricing.

Staff Writer

Trade Event / Review A/W 24/25

29 August 2023

2 minutes

The opportunity for reordering or for rapid collection development thus continues as ten weeks from now from 28-29 November 2023 will see preVIEW open its doors to showcase Spring/Summer ‘25.

ReVIEW Autumn/Winter 24/25 Comes with New Location and New Concept

The sourcing fash frat once again gets the opportunity for reordering or for rapid collection development as the reVIEW gets going on 13 September at Munich to showcase collections for Autumn/Winter 24/25

Staff Writer

Event Report / MFS AW 24/25

19 July 2023

3 minutes

Munich Fabric Start wants to create a place where people from all over the world meet—and everyone who wants to actively shape a positive future for the industry knows how important community, communication and joy are in order to develop the therefore necessary energy.

Munich Fabric Start A/W 24/25 Gets Under Way

As the curtains went up yesterday on Munich Fabric Start, the fash frat could walk around 42,500 square metres in eight areas to check out 1,100 collections for Autumn/Winter 24/25, draw inspiration and knowledge from the last of informative talk shows and network too.

Staff Writer

Sector Browser / Fabric Outlook / I

10 July 2023

6 minutes

One among the leading European textile trade shows, twice a year, Munich Fabric Start presents a qualitative portfolio of international fabrics and accessories manufacturers showcasing their newest developments and innovations in Munich to up to 20,000 visitors.

The Relevance of it All

What does it take to stay relevant in this ever-changing world? From a business standpoint, this may well be the central question of our time. Relevance versus redundancy seems to be the modern-day dichotomy, as if there is no room left for naive yet stable growth with the aim of becoming relevant, or as if there is no forgiveness for recognizing and reversing obsolescence early enough.