Sustainability
Cool, modern, innovative: the ADDITIONALS of the hour
Additionals Spring.Summer 23 #3
Although MUNICH FABRIC START and BLUEZONE couldn’t be realised physically in the end of January, we want to give our beloved exhibitors and long-term partners the chance to present their collections for Spring.Summer 23 online. We are presenting the most inspiring developments, prints and innovations in all our areas: FABRICS, ADDITIONALS, BLUEZONE, DESIGN STUDIOS, SOURCING & KEYHOUSE.
The labels, buttons, ribbons & Co. of the hour are cool, modern and innovative – this is shown by the latest developments of the MUNICH FABRIC START exhibitors Bornemann Etiketten, Creativ Knopf, Mokuba by Ribbon Line, Olimpias Group and Société Choletaise de Fabrication.
Bornemann-Etiketten GmbH
In the coming season, Bornemann-Etiketten follows the motto “Breaking new ground together” and is all about transformation. The digital service BRN.CREATE offers a new kind of digital product development, which is sustainable, intuitive and integrable. The new collection for Spring.Summer 23 shows innovative and sustainable materials and a wide variety of creative labeling options.
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CK Creativ Knopf
This season, optimism is returning to fashion. The female body is celebrated with bold colors, transparency and short minis – Creativ Knopf accentuates these trends with brightly colored accessories, shiny metal finishes, decorative shapes and lovely details. In menswear, Spring.Summer 23 also shows a touch of fresh and lively colors. While the suit remains unchallenged in men’s fashion, the traditional monochrome looks give designers the option to follow tradition and rewrite it.
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Mokuba by Ribbon Line S.L.
The three pillars of Mokuba‘s Spring.Summer 23 collection are: TO BE CONTEMPORARY – creating articles in harmony with the present time and following the fashion trends. TO BE UNIVERSAL – If articles are perfect in quality, style, colour, etc. it is obvious that sometimes, somewhere, someone will be inspired to create something original. TO BE PERFECT – perfection is something essential in our products.
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Olimpias Group srl
Olimpias Spring.Summer 23 collection ranges from formal suits to techno, occasion, sustainable and casual jackets, prioritizing natural and technological interactions with sustainability. Glen checks, fil a fil, windowpane and micro structured designs are combined with soft pastel summer tones with bright classic blues, beige, brown and tobacco colors. Olimpias introduces sustainable labels for pants and denim like Jansen&Dekker – woven labels in cotton and GRS recycled Polyester. TIGER is the perfect set of labels for denim, tested for industrial washes, labels in GRS recycled Polyester Eu Origin, Oekotex certified silicon patches, pocket plaster and waistband patch in washable cellulose.
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Inspired by the world of horse riding, Société Choletaise de Fabrication offers a collection of 200 textile accessories divided in 3 sections: Shoes accessories (shoelaces, boot hooks, fringes, stripes), Ready-to-wear accessories (laces, elastic laces, drawstrings sweatshirt, woven and breaded elastics) and Leather goods accessories (cords, braids, straps). Discover SCFL’s large range of products, almost all available in green materials.
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Discover more Spring.Summer 23 developments from the ADDITIONALS manufacturers in the following blog articles:
This season’s sustainable buttons, zippers & Co. are colourful & trendy
ADDITIONALS Spring.Summer 23: certified bio materials meet the latest styles
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Holistic sustainability? Thanks to these ReSOURCE Additionals
ReSOURCE Additionals Spring.Summer 23
#1
ReSOURCE is the sourcing platform for environmentally friendly and responsibly produced textiles, clothing and accessories. Search, discover and connect – all in one place. Source sustainable materials online anytime www.resource-textiles.com
Over 180 ReSOURCE materials have reached us this season – together with the samples from the Autumn.Winter 22/23 season, more than 560 innovative fabrics & additionals from 87 companies are now being presented to you in our manufacturer and material search.
Holistic sustainability does not end with the selection of the textiles – the trims and accessories are crucial! We present the first Spring.Summer 23 developments of our ReSOURCE Additionals exhibitors
- A-TEX Germany GmbH
- Gunold GmbH
- Knopf Schäfer GmbH
- Unizip SRL
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A-TEX Germany GmbH
“SWAY” towards Sustainability – A-Tex’ latest collection is a pledge to conscious solutions for fashion brands. To facilitate recycling, the company which is part of Trimco Group has focused on single-material choices rather than material blends, multiple-use innovative packaging and minimisation of material waste. Split into Contemporary, Sport, Formal and Denim, the “SWAY” collection merges bold colours and fonts with cutting-edge materials, high design impact and low carbon footprint.
The latest ReSource materials from A-TEX, for example, rely on recycled materials, leather alternatives made from apple waste or natural materials such as sugar cane, bamboo or cork.
<< PACKAGING BOX MADE OF SUGAR CANE
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Sugar Cane, biobased source
- Usage: Packaging
- Categories: Organic/Natural, Recycled
- Composition: 100% rec Paper
- Certifications: BSCI, FSC, GRS
- Categories: Biodegradable, Innovative Alternatives, Recycled
- Composition: 100% Paper
- Certifications: BSCI, FSC
- Categories: Leather & Alternatives
- Composition: Apple leather, apple powder, polyurethane – reduces the use of PU by combining it with waste products from pressed apples.
- Certifications: BSCI
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 50% Silicones, 50% Recycled Fibres
- Certifications: BSCI, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Paper
- Certifications: FSC
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 100% rec Polyester
- Certifications: GRS
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Paper
- Certifications: FSC
- Categories: Biodegradable
- Composition: 10% Polyactid, 90% Polybutylenterephthalat
- Categories: Innovative Alternatives
- Composition: 100% Polyethylen
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: Polyethylen, Recycled Fibres
- Certifications: GRS
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 100% Recycled Fibres
- Certifications: BSCI
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: brass, rec nylon
- Certifications: BSCI
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 100% rec Polyurethan
- Certifications: BSCI, GRS
- Categories: Natural, Recycled
- Composition: Bamboo, rec Polyester
- Certifications: BSCI, GRS
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Cotton
- Certifications: BCI, BSCI, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 100% rec Polyester
- Certifications: BSCI, GRS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Categories: Natural
- Composition: 50% cork, 48% mixed material, 2% binder
- Certifications: BSCI
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: Polyester, rec Polyester
- Certifications: BSCI, GRS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Categories: Leather & Alternatives, Recycled
- Composition: 100% rec Leather
- Certifications: BSCI
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Gunold GmbH
With the new organic cotton thread COTTY BIO, Gunold offers the industry a more comprehensive sustainability, even for embroidery and effect threads. The COTTY BIO consists of high-quality Egyptian cotton and is GOTS certified cultivated, twisted and dyed as well as certified with Oeko-Tex Standard 100. Extensive testing guarantees that COTTY BIO has the same excellent runnability as conventional COTTY. COTTY BIO is currently offered as COTTY BIO 30 in 10 modern colors and in the thickness Nm 50/2; dtex 200*2.
- Name: Gunold SULKY
- Categories: Biodegradable, Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 100% Viscose
- Certifications: FSC, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Name: Gunold COTTY BIO
- Categories: Biodegradable, GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbA Cotton
- Certifications: GOTS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
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Knopf Schäfer GmbH
Knopf Schäfer explored three summer themes: Hybrid Smartness – Tailoring remains top but casual and smart. Adventure Resort – Sporty aesthetics play with artisanal details. Active Performance – Functionality meets urban lifestyle. Matching buttons and accessories have been developed for all themes, with special highlights in shape, colour and finish. According to the importance of sustainability, the button expert is showing a comprehensive real corozo collection.
<< COROZZO BUTTONS
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Corozzo: Renewable resource, Ivory by nature, grain reveals through dyeing
- Certifications: GOTS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
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Unizip SRL
Unizip’s new collection shows the creative process from a sustainable perspective while keeping the connection up-to-date with new summer trends for Spring.Summer 23. The zipper specialist aim is to create recycled zippers but also standard ones, playing with colors and new shapes. The offer ranges from basic zippers to new ideas which allow all customers to make their own customization. Innovation is the key.
<< RECYCLED ZIPPERS
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 6% Cupro, 28% rec Polyester, 23% Metal
- Certifications: GRS
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 60% rec Polyester, 4% Polyester, 33% Metal
- Certifications: GRS
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 37% rec Polyester, 27% Polyester, 33% Metal
- Certifications: GRS
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Bacteria to wear
"Biotic" by Studio Lionne van Deursen from Uden in the Netherlands
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS Spring.Summer 23 #1
Take yeast, bacteria and sweetened green tea – this mix becomes a biodegradable, resistant and highly flexible material after a fermentation process. How it works? Microbes spin nano fibres of bacterial cellulose onto a surface. Once this layer dries, it becomes a solid material with properties very similar to leather. The thickness of the fabric can be easily adjusted during the growth process: Depending on the duration of the growth, it either becomes more unstable and thinner or firmer and thicker. Depending on the thickness, different nuances and different translucencies are created in the material. With these material properties, there are various design possibilities: For example, when wet, a texture can be applied that remains visible even when completely dry. The colour of the fabric can also be easily changed due to its high absorption capacity. Trial and error therefore pays off. Experiments with plant dyes and dyes from fruit waste have resulted in a fabric collection with bright colours, different light transmission and varied patterns.
Living organisms that produce environmentally friendly materials – this stands for the “Biotic” project of the Lionne van Deursen studio from Uden in the Netherlands dedicated to material research and product design, which was launched in 2019. Through various experiments, the team generates insights into the incredible variety of new and bio-based materials. The advantages speak for themselves: only local resources are required for the production of the material and only plant-based means are used for dyeing. This results not only in sustainable materials, but above all in a sustainable production process.
“The goal of the project is to develop sustainable products with materials that are not harmful for the environment. The project shows the possibilities of a biologically grown material. The material created by living microorganisms is biodegradable and strong while remaining a high flexibility.”
– Lionne van Deursen
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Please find more info about SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS in this interview with Simon Angel, curator of the Sustainable Innovations Forum:
Interview about Pre-Creation, -Action and -Connection in our industry >>
Searching for the most sustainable Fabrics of the season?
ReSOURCE Fabrics Spring.Summer 23
#1
ReSOURCE is the sourcing platform for environmentally friendly and responsibly produced textiles, clothing and accessories. Search, discover and connect – all in one place. Source sustainable materials online anytime www.resource-textiles.com
More than 180 ReSOURCE materials have reached us this season – together with the samples from the Autumn.Winter 22/23 season, more than 560 innovative fabrics & additionals from 87 companies are now being presented to you in our manufacturer and material search.
Sustainable textiles are always nude, plain and boring?
Not with these Spring.Summer 23 developments from our ReSOURCE exhibitors
- Alarga Textile
- Elissa Stampa
- Sundag Heinrich
- Tejidos Royo
- Zeynar
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Alarga Textile
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbT Wool
- Weigth: 340 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Fleece, Wool fabrics
Alarga Textile offers a large selection of different materials in a wide variety of colors and prints with a special focus on GOTS certification as well as on wool from controlled organic animal husbandry (kbT) and cotton from controlled organic cultivation (kbA).
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbT Wool
- Weigth: 220 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Fleece, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Silk
- Weigth: 180 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Silk fabrics, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Silk
- Weigth: 180 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Silk fabrics, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbA Cotton
- Weigth: 250 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jacquard
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbT Wool
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Silk
- Weigth: 180 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbA Cotton
- Weigth: 380 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton, Plush & Teddy
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbA Cotton
- Weigth: 380 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Plush & Teddy
- Categories: GOTS, Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Tencel®
- Weigth: 220 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Regenerative Textiles, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Tencel®
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Regenerative Textiles, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 70% kbT Wool, 30% Silk
- Weigth: 180 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Silk fabrics, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 95% kbA Cotton, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Speciality: Digital Druck
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbT Wolle
- Weigth: 220 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Wool fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% kbT Wolle
- Weigth: 220 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jacquard, Wool fabrics
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Elissa Stampa
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 100% Polyester
- Weigth: 90 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Recycled Textiles
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 96% Viscose, 4% Elastan
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Regenerative Textiles, Viscose fabrics
Turkish company Elissa Stampa bets on natural or recycled fabrics as well as regenerated textiles made of a cellulose based fibre produced in a closed cycle (at least 95%).
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 11% Polyamid, 88% Cotton, 1% Elastan-Lycra
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 100% Lyocell
- Weigth: 105 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Regenerative Textiles
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 98% Cotton, 2% Elastan
- Weigth: 280 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton textiles
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Sundag Heinrich
SUNDAGTEX by Heinrich Sundag stands for fashionable knitted fabrics in the field of natural textiles for 20 years already – qualities made of linen, hemp and kapok as well as blends of cotton with linen, hemp or nettle determine the collection.
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 80% Cotton, 20% Linen
- Weigth: 154 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics, Linen fabrics
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 67% Cotton, 33% Hemp
- Weigth: 200 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Hemp textiles, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Merino Wool
- Weigth: 300 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Wool fabrics
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Tejidos Royo
Spanish company Tejidos Royo is an expert in Spinning, Indigo Dyeing, Weaving, Piece dyeing & Special finishes. Their entire denim collection is dyed with DRYINDIGO and DRYBLACK. This means: ZERO WATER, reduction of chemical and engery usage.
- Categories: Denim, Recycled, Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 2% Elastan, 8% Elastomultiester, 30% Cotton, 30% rec Cotton, 30% Lyocell
- Weigth: 250 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jeans, Denim, Regenerative Textiles
- Certifications: BCI, BSCI, GRS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
- Categories: Denim, Eco Finished, Recycled
- Composition: 69% Cotton, 29% rec Cotton, 2% Elastan
- Weigth: 350 g/sqm
- Uses: Cotton fabrics, Jeans, Denim, Recycelte Textiles
- Certifications: BCI, BSCI, GRS, STANDARD 100 by Oeko-Tex®
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Zeynar Mensucat
Zeynar Mensucat convinces with an annual production capacity of 4,680,000 kg (20% digital printing, 50% printing, 30% dyeing/washing). The lively and dynamic collection follows the philosophy of respect for nature using eco-friendly technologies.
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 5% Polyester, 90% Tencel®, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 340 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Lenzing™ Technology
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 95% Bamboo, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 240 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 95% Cotton, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 255 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: Organic/Natural
- Composition: 100% Cotton
- Weigth: 170 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 100% Tencel®
- Weigth: 145 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Lenzing™ Technology, Regenerative Textiles
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 67% Cotton, 29% rec Polyester, 4% Elastan
- Weigth: 180 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: Recycled
- Composition: 66% Cotton, 29% rec Polyester, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 240 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Recycled Textiles
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 35% Cotton, 35% Modal, 25% Polyester, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 325 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Modal, Polyester fabrics, Regenerative Textiles
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 95% Modal, 5% Elastan
- Weigth: 150 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics, Lenzing™ Technology, Regenerative Textiles
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 96% ECOVERO™, 4% Elastan
- Weigth: 200 – 220 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Jersey fabrics
- Categories: Regenerated Celulosics
- Composition: 67% Polyester, 33% Viscose
- Weigth: 290 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Polyester fabrics, Regenerative Textiles, Viscose fabrics
- Categories: Natural
- Composition: 70% Cotton, 30% Linen
- Weigth: 120-130 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics, Linen fabrics
- Categories: GOTS, Organic/Natural
- Composition: 98% kbA Cotton, 2% Elastan
- Weigth: 250 g/sqm
- Uses: Apparel, Cotton fabrics, Jersey fabrics
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KEYHOUSE's CLO Virtual Fashion stands for future vision and collaborative collection development
CLO VIRTUAL FASHION'S EXPERTISE IN EFFICIENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
KEYHOUSE Spring.Summer 23
No MUNICH FABRIC START without our Innovation Hub KEYHOUSE! Although our shows unfortunately could not take place physically at the end of January, we would like to give our long term partners and exhibitors the chance to present their developments for Spring.Summer 23 online.
As a digital specialist from Munich, CLO Virtual Fashion stands for future vision and collaborative design development.
CLO Virtual Fashion is leading the market by digitally merging, consolidating, and converging all components related to digital garments. From 3D garment design software, digital asset management and collaborative design development platform, to consumer facing services such as virtual fitting on e-commerce, all of CLO’s products and services provide users the most efficient product development experience within the garment industry.
“Step beyond design.
Streamline your design development process with the power of true-to-life 3D garment simulation.
Show your creativity with CLO Virtual Fashion.”
More information about CLO’s futuristic 3D Design Process can be found in this blog article:
Release of the new CLO version 6.0 >>
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Experience further innovations and forward-looking developments at the first independent BLUEZONE X KEYHOUSE Show from 3 – 4 May 2022.
Interview about Pre-Creation, -Action and -Connection in our industry
"Pre-Action"
An interview with Simon Angel, curator of the Sustainable Innovations Forum
Our contact regarding the developments that are groundbreaking for our industry? Simon Angel – Curator of the SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS, which are presented every season at MUNICH FABRIC START. SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS offers a platform for exciting young designers who create extraordinary material developments and rethink the textile world – with these insights you are always one step ahead of the market.
Here is an overview of all SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS of the last seasons >>
Hey Simon, it’s good to see you. How are you?
Actually, I am really busy with the investigation of social impacts – next to the primal impact of this pandemic, we also have the secondary impact on society as a whole and the challenges to our personal selves to deal with. Right now, the personal impact of global challenges is reaching its peak. And yes, whenever the pressure becomes too much, people (and the society) have to dissociate from it in order to ‘save’ themselves or to cope with the challenges. For now, this is resulting in the creation of new realities, ignorance or even denial. We have to ask ourselves what is going on right now. And what is even real, and what’s not? What is the real real? And behind the actual challenges of Covid-19 and climate change, there might be an even bigger challenge: reliability.
This new reality we have to face – how do you suggest we find solutions?
As I just mentioned, there are two keywords that I can really relate to: reality and reliability. I am noticing that we have to unravel these words to the point that tickles our consciousness. Our moral compasses. What are we really fighting for? What are our real problems? To be clear, problems like climate change, consumer behaviour, the oversupply of clothing, Covid-19 and fake news are all big issues. For sure, it’s good and important to clean up this mess, but the solution is not only to clean it up. We have to get to the core, which is: Why did we lose connection to what is real in the first place? We have to find inspiration in that instead of just pointing out the negative aspects.
“We have to get to the core, which is: Why did we lose connection to what is real in the first place? We have to find inspiration in that instead of just pointing out the negative aspects.”
And how do you think we can do that?
I think we have to change the prefix from ‘pre’ to ‘re’… Rethink becomes pre-think. Re-cycle becomes pre-cycle.
Give this thought some time… It’s about pre-acting instead of reacting: we have to do something new to support the next generations and enable them to follow on from us. Reacting will never be inspiring. Responding to toxic things can never be fresh, inspiring, exciting or new. We cannot achieve a better future by relying on the toxic relationships that have already existed – with economics, fashion and other people.
The prefix ‘re’ in reaction or reconnection points out to what has already been there. But: What has already been there was tainted and can no longer help us. So we don’t want to react and reconnect, we want to pre-act, pre-connect, pre-do, pre-dict and pre-create. We need something pure, something fresh in order to make a change. Let’s make new pre-lationships in order to pre-connect with our future generations.
In terms of this year’s sustainable innovations, where can we find parallels to that pre-action?
We aim to focus on the real challenges, the real choices. What do we actually want?
The common goal is to be a real person in a good society with a pure relationship to nature. Our projects show how that can be done, how we can pre-act to make a change.
Motorskins offer a solution to becoming lean and active with the pre-creation of movements and support.
Studio Panorama Fabrics pre-use the substance of light with their project Sunkolor, which incorporates the substance of natural elements – this is how we can be inspired and influenced by nature.
Another example of nature’s support for better fashion is Irene Purasachit’s project Flower Matter and the order of pre-action with nature as a collaborative partner.
With projects and innovations like these, we can respond to the real questions and real solutions and face the challenges that lie ahead in the coming years. We will present these and other SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS to you in detail here on our M/UNIQUE blog in the coming weeks.
A Sneak Peak in our E-Magazine:
ReSOURCE Spring.Summer 23 Materials are online!
Source Sustainable Textiles & Accessories online with ReSOURCE
The MUNICH FABRIC START online sourcing platform provides a unique overview of future-oriented materials
Discover & order the latest ecologically and socially responsible materials on the ReSOURCE Page – the unique online platform for sustainable innovations and futuristic textile solutions.
Textiles and accessories are shown in the following categories:
ORGANIC / NATURAL | DENIM | GOTS | INNOVATIVE ALTERNATIVES | BIO-DEGRADABLE | POLLUTION FREE | RECYCLED | REGENERATED CELLULOSICS
UNIQUE SUPPLIER AND MATERIAL SEARCH
With ReSOURCE, we have been offering a unique sustainability platform for 12 years. Since last season, our brand new ReSOURCE Page provides information about textile innovations, the most advanced manufacturers and the most important certificates.
We are proud to offer you more than 180 new ReSOURCE materials this season – together with the samples from the Autumn.Winter 22/23 season, we are now presenting you more than 560 innovative fabrics & additionals from 87 companies in our manufacturer and material search.
ADDITIONALS: COTTY BIO
by Gunold GmbH
Categories: Biodegradable, GOTS, Organic / Natural
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 & GOTS certified yarn from controlled organic cultivation (kbA)
FABRICS: Linen-Tencel Mix
by Philea Textiles SAS
Categories: Biodegradable, Organic / Natural, Regenerated
Traceable linen or linen mix with Acetat or Tencel, 100% Made in Europe, little/no water consumption
ADDITIONALS: Corozzo Buttons
by Knopf Schäfer GmbH
Categories: GOTS, Organic / Natural
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 & GOTS certified, renewable raw material Corozzo, naturally ivory-colored
Discover materials from the following international manufacturers:
A-TEX Germany | Agentur Ronzani | Akbaslar Tekstil | Alarga Textile | Angelo Valera | Arula | Bertheas & Cie SASU | Bloomati by Carvema Têxtil | Bodo Jagdberg | Bornemann-Etiketten | Bossa | Bottonificio Piemontes | C. Tessile | c.pauli | CadicaGroup | Calik Denim Tekstil San. | CH.BREUNINGER.LEDER – Blue RenTec.one | Confetti Textile | Davaris Textiles | Dresdner Gardinen und Spitzenmanufaktur | Elastic – LE Textile | Elissa Stampa | Ercea International | Eurojersey | Evlox – Tavex | Feinjersey Fabrics | Fieratex | Frameless Asia Pacific Limited | Gunold | Henitex International | i.ma.tex | Ifansi Doumas Bros | Innova | Ipekis Mensucat Turk | J. Areal – Artigos Texteis | Klaus Korte Etiketten | Knopf Schäfer | Kuraray Europe | Lanificio Roma | Lenzing | Lukas Frankenberger | Manifattura Pezzetti | Manifutura | Medike Landes | MGLab | Michael Bobritz | Mitwill Textiles Europe | MUEHLMEIER Bodyshaping | Nastrificio de Bernardi | Naveena Denim Mills – NDM | Nesatex | Nextil Group (Dogi Spain & Ritex 2002) | Nilorn Germany | Olimpias Group srl – Labels division | Pastel by Yilmazipek | Peter Büdel | Philea Textiles | Piovese Fashion | Rabek Tekstil | Santa Lucia Manifattura Lane, GB. Studio | SCF – Société Choletaise de Fabrication | Secen Tekstil | Segovin Tekstil | Seidra Textilwerke | Sharabati Denim | Söktas Tekstil | Stitch & Trim | Sundag Heinrich | Takisada – Nagoya Co. | Tejidos Royo | Texcart | Thermore (Far East) | TMG Textiles | Tootal Fabrics | Trimalhas Knit Inspiration | Troficolor Têxteis | Turteks Tekstil Etiket | Tüsa Denim | Union 3 Fashion | Unizip | Utenos trikotazas | Valerius Texteis, Clothius Tecelagem | Varcotex | Velcorex since 1828 | Philea | Verhees Textiles | Vostex P.C. | We Nordic Label Studios | Yeniceri Tekstil | Zeynar Mensucat
ADDITIONALS: Sugar Cane Box
by A-TEX Germany GmbH
Category: Organic / Natural
Packaging box made of sugar cane, banderole FSC Mix Paper; 100% biobased source
FABRICS: Carbon Zero Lyocell
by Kadeka Tekstil
Category: Regenerated
Lenzing Technology, goal: CO2 reduction, closed loop to convert the wood pulp into cellulose fibers
ADDITIONALS: Cactus Leather Labels
by Bodo Jagdberg GmbH
Categories: Innovative Alternatives, Organic / Natural
Vegan, low water consumption, PETA Award & Green Product Award 2020. Back: 65%PES, 35%CO
LET'S ReSOURCE!
Don’t miss: The highlights of the ReSOURCE materials will be featured on social media and here on our M/UNIQUE blog in the coming weeks.
All information about the launch of the new ReSOURCE online sourcing platform and the relaunch of the physical ReSOURCE X SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS Area can be found in this blog article >>
This season's sustainable buttons, zippers & Co. are colourful & trendy
TRIMS STAND OUT THROUGH AN ECO-FRIENDLY APPROACH & UNEXPECTED COLOUR COMBINATIONS
ADDITIONALS Spring.Summer 23 #2
Although MUNICH FABRIC START and BLUEZONE couldn’t be realised physically in the end of January, we want to give our beloved exhibitors and long-term partners the chance to present their collections for Spring.Summer 23 online. We are presenting the most inspiring developments, prints and innovations in all our areas: FABRICS, ADDITIONALS, BLUEZONE, DESIGN STUDIOS, SOURCING & KEYHOUSE.
For the Spring.Summer 23 season the idea of colourful & trendy is standing out the most when it comes to trims, buttons, ribbons and labels. Unexpected and unique colour combinations and dazzling sparkles are what adds Spring.Summer 23 collections a contemporary style on top of the eco-friendly approach.
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DEVETEX
For the upcoming Spring.Summer 23 season, DEVETEX is focusing on natural, light & stretchy materials. In light of the current economic challenges, DEVETEX wants to support its customers not only with the creative input in terms of materials, colours and designs but also with improved service. Which is why many materials are available in the NOS program, from stock or with small MOQs.
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Frameless Asia Pacific Limited
Spring.Summer 23 focuses on strong visual branding through the use of tactile surface textures and characterised by unexpected color combinations. Multifunctional accessories balance versatility with simplicity while sculptural shapes are bold yet minimalistic. Frameless Asia Pacific’s aim is to produce as sustainably as possible, recycling materials where possible and promoting the 3D visualisation capabilities on the Frameless Trim app to save unnecessary sampling.
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TEXCART
The Spring.Summer 23 collection of Texcart gives you renewed joy: brightness, brilliance, dazzling sparkle. Light becomes tangible, transforming itself into matter through oleographic and reflective surfaces. Silhouettes have a relaxed vibe, the shapes interact with colors embracing them in regular designs, suitable for each garment.
TEXCART offers an eco-responsible collection too, made with certified eco-sustainable materials and techniques.
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TEXTRA
“Our values of innovation, diversity, knowledge and focus on solutions are always at the core of everything we do! Also when it comes to new materials and less wasteful and damaging processes.”
For the Spring.Summer 23 collection, Textra developed 4 new themes in which the company blends the 40 years of experience with new thoughts, innovation and sustainability.
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Vostex
Vostex loves to experiment with new, vibrant colors for their design concepts. The key is not to be afraid of using new color mixes & find a special way to create an interesting piece. Vostex’ unique palette is ideal for branding inspiration and design: Bold combinations infusing personality into collections that ooze contemporary style!
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The newest techniques & vibrant colours of the SOURCING collections
New Techniques, Vibrant Colours & Optimistic Collections
SOURCING Spring.Summer 23
Although MUNICH FABRIC START and BLUEZONE in the end of January can’t be realised anymore, we want to give our beloved exhibitors and long-term partners the chance to present their collections for Spring.Summer 23 online. We are going to present some of the most inspiring developments, prints and innovations in all our areas: FABRICS, ADDITIONALS, BLUEZONE, DESIGN STUDIOS, SOURCING & KEYHOUSE.
For Spring.Summer 23, SOURCING attaches particular importance to two collection details: Optimistic, vibrant colours and the use of the latest techniques.
Top Trends Lda
The Spring.Summer 23 collection of Top Trends Lda is filled with joy, optimism, stability and balance. With a variety of fabric developments produced in an ecologically and socially responsible manner, the new season shows a sense of wellbeing combined with a bright and revigorating colour palette. The materials come in a range of sustainable fabrics such as tencel, organic cotton, modal and viscose with natural dye finishings.
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Union 3 Fashion
The upcoming Spring.Summer 23 collection of Union 3 Fashion focuses on creating elegant and sportive womenswear designs, using vibrant colours and a contemporary flow of mixed prints. New textures and knitted jacquards of sustainable fibres are a crucial part of the collection. In addition, new digital textile printing and plissé machines have given the opportunity to respond to the increasing demands of these techniques.
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Discover the first Spring.Summer 23 developments of ADDITIONALS, DESIGN STUDIOS and FABRICS in the following blog articles:
– The newest certificated bio materials & Co. of the ADDITIONALS –
– The flowery, colourful and loud prints of the DESIGN STUDIOS –
– The natural FABRICS that determine the season: hemp, linen, nature jersey & Co. –
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Seaweed Design by Violaine Buet
SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS Autumn.Winter 22/23 #6
Seaweed Design® by Violaine Buet
In the beginning, there was her desire to work with a natural, living material. Violaine Buet’s choice intuitively fell on seaweed, the ancient marine plant that formed part of the landscape of her childhood in Brittany. The overarching goal of her efforts: To develop an innovative expertise on seaweed to use it in art, haute couture, scenography and decoration as well as visual merchandising and industrial manufacturing. Because: seaweed can be used in many ways. Whether weaving, dyeing, sewing, printing, embossing, tufting, engraving, braiding or pressing – the possibilities seem almost unlimited.
With her craftsmanship as a designer, Violaine Buet explores the aesthetic and technical properties of the material, develops natural dyeing methods with the support of experts in vegetable dyeing and biopolymer researchers. Using interdisciplinary methods, she combines expertise with craftsmanship, inspired by weavers, leather workers, jewelers, tailors, screen printers, gilders and master glaziers. In this way, she not only creates customised textiles from the biodegradable algae, but also walls, landscapes and installations.
“It’s like writing a story with an inevitable factor of time. With seaweed I have to take into account seasons, species, tides, weight, smell, particularities, colour-fade, hydrophilicity and decomposition, all of which change with time. It’s about everything coming together in a kind of balance.”
Violaine Buet
