THE SOURCE 2023 – SPRING.SUMMER 24


The range of services of the internationally experienced manufacturing companies include cut-make-trim (CMT) solutions as well as high-end production. Furthermore, services such as A-Z process solutions including procurement processes are offered – a suitable addition to the diverse portfolio of MUNICH FABRIC START.

THE SOURCE 2023 – SPRING.SUMMER 24


The range of services of the internationally experienced manufacturing companies include cut-make-trim (CMT) solutions as well as high-end production. Furthermore, services such as A-Z process solutions including procurement processes are offered – a suitable addition to the diverse portfolio of MUNICH FABRIC START.

Designers as game changer – ASSYST


Purchasing and production are usually responsible for sustainability. However, you can significantly influence costs, material consumption and profitability if you think beyond reusable fabrics – and the key to this is in the hands of apparel designers.

100 % collagen, 0 % plastic – Sustainable innovations


This extremely thin, elastic and tear-resistant membrane, also called gold beater's skin, was used in the past as a separating layer when beating gold leaf.

Let’s get circular – Sustainable innovations


What if the leftovers of freshly squeezed juice were not disposed of - but a new material could be created from it?

The New World of Colours – Sustainable innovations


Designer Birke Weber and biochemist Friederike Hoberg are exploring the potential of alternative dyes - specifically, from mushrooms.

Collective braiding – Sustainable innovations


A world in which everything is becoming faster, more networked and more digital creates endless possibilities. But why always strive for the new instead of continuing the traditional?

Clothes that grow – Sustainable innovations


Nature as 3D printer: Material designer and underwater photographer Zena Holloway creates shapes and forms from wheatgrass roots growing in self-carved molds made from beeswax.

Hairy affair – Sustainable Innovation


Hair creates identity - we dye and style it, create new looks and expressions and thus assign ourselves to cultural or social groups. They lose their meaning and become garbage to be disposed of.

A Suit of Armour – Sustainable innovations


The name says it all: "Choub" means "wood" in Farsi - the material that designer Mehdi Mashayekhi draws on in his Choub project, using innovative methods to create something new:

A Vibe Shift is coming


But then at some point there is suddenly a fundamental break, a completely new attitude to life, a completely different basic mood, a "vibe shift". We are now at such a turning point.

Textile Innovations: Ready To Be Supercharged in 2023?


When it comes to textiles, one of the biggest challenges has been the industry taking on the responsibility to examine its processes.

“How do our actions contribute to the better?”


Various developments can be seen - Very interesting and inspiring at the same time: Newcomers are faced with the decision to join the industry or create their own.

Meet Saitex – the vertical Vietnamese Denim Entity


Global jeans manufacturer Saitex is going vertical as it officially announces the opening of its first denim fabric making
mill in Vietnam.

DARE & CARE


"We are continuing the positive, motivated and ambitious mood that is evident at the current shows."

VIEW Premium Selection: leading the way


In a tense market environment, the exhibiting weavers, producers and accessories manufacturers and
their around 300 pre-collections positioned themselves with strong trend statements and solutionoriented
new developments. Providing confidence and trend-setting answers in uncertain times was
the overriding theme.