Threaded Protocols is not a textile innovation in the commercial sense, nor a digital tool disguised as craft. What makes the work distinct is its material investigation into how computational logic originates in textile practice and what is lost when those logics are abstracted into opaque technological systems.

Marie Vilay does not present a new fabric or production technique. What distinguishes her work is a method of reading and translating textile knowledge across cultures, systems, and moments of transition.

Each season, the Sustainable Innovations forum brings together projects that provoke, inspire, and challenge assumptions. This year is no exception, with work ranging from bio-luxury couture to energy-generating textiles and regenerative materials grown from wetlands.

At its 56th edition, MUNICH FABRIC START reinforced its clear positioning. Over two days, the Munich textile trade show brought the fashion industry together with its four show-in-show formats.

Each season, the Sustainable Innovations forum brings together projects that provoke, inspire, and challenge assumptions. This year is no exception, with work ranging from bio-luxury couture to energy-generating textiles and regenerative materials grown from wetlands.

For the first time in Germany, S2G XR (Style 2 Garment eXtended Reality) will present a live demo of its 3D textile configurator at booth A4.20 Not a teaser.

Indigo, a colour with a lot of history, is the main focus of this project. Denim has always meant strength and durability, and its roughness is linked to work and usefulness.

At DNM Denim, the journey continues. Inspired by nature’s cycles and guided by Flow Theory, the company moves from Challenge to Focus, and now to Freedom—the phase where potential becomes power.

The program is a group of businesses and universities working together to find scalable, bio-based alternatives.

This collection embodies softness, simplicity, and flow – from soft-touch labels and stretchable materials that move with the body, to a calming palette of pastel tones and organic, natural fibers.

Wijkman’s idea came from a simple but important observation: animals carry seeds across ecosystems in their fur.

The designs embrace various trend themes – sometimes subtle, sometimes expressive – and lend each fabric its own distinctive character.

The countdown is on: in just three weeks, Munich will once againbecome the epicentre of the European fashion and textile industry. During the first week ofSeptember, MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH will unite all key fashion segments underone roof, reaffirming its position as one of Europe’s leading textile trade shows.

Heliotex is basically a way to combine organic photovoltaics with lightweight, flexible fabrics. The result is sunshades and canopies that generate energy and look good at the same time.

Future Fashion Assembly, founded by Sofia Strazzanti, is the fashion industry’s first collaborative “innovation showroom,” a platform dedicated to connecting brands,

The latest collections unite creativity, innovation, and craftsmanship – each shaped through a blend of technical expertise, aesthetic sensibility, and brand-focused thinking to express a unique identity.