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

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?

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.

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.

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:

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

The earliest material and trend information for Spring.Summer 2024 will be provided by the VIEW Premium Selection on 29 and 30 November 2022 at the MVG Museum in Munich. Around 300 pre-collections from international producers will provide information about the new material developments and colours for summer – including numerous newcomers and returnees.

Munich Fabric Start is a big event, packed with diverse and distinct verticals within the event ecosystem. See this in the backdrop of the array of exhibitors and the diversity of visitors, and, presto, it becomes an indubitable place to gauge the pulse of the industry and palpable elements that will become trends in the near future.

Quick development process starting from trends, colours, and base qualities proposals...

The zippers, buttons, materials & Co. of the Spring.Summer 23 season are sporty, fresh, playful and sustainable...

Materials amaze through new extremes - from maximum padded cosiness to ultra-light fluidity. Patterns blow up too an ultimate size and checks and camouflage are oversized. Wool and fake furs offer an enhanced tactile sensation.