cause a stir. Creating an extraordinary state of excitement. Furious with anger and at the same time full of ecstasy. All of these contradictions are contained in the word “furor” – and thus the current main theme of the 50th MUNICH FABRIC START.
With almost 900 exhibitors and 1,500 collections on a total exhibition area of around 45,000 square meters, MUNICH FABRIC START now includes eight areas: Fabrics and Additionals with international material innovations for all clothing segments, ReSOURCE and Sustainable Innovations for sustainable innovations, Design Studios with fabric designs and new developments for prints on a larger area, the innovation hub KEYHOUSE, the denim powerhouse BLUEZONE and the new sourcing area THE SOURCE for international, vertical integration.
THE SOURCE is the new European one-stop solution for holistic fashion sourcing. 65 selected international manufacturing companies present their offers from cut-make-trim (CMT) to high-end production. A cluster of the most important procurement countries such as Portugal, Turkey, Morocco, Tunisia, Bosnia and Vietnam creates a business-relevant mix for risk diversification, independent of genre and price range. MUNICH FABRIC START has developed the new Hall 8 with around 2,500 square meters of additional space for this purpose.
A doubled DESIGN STUDIOS area in a new location in Atrium 3, a further developed ReSOURCE area in room K3/4 and the innovative KEYHOUSE present numerous innovations and material developments in Halls 1 – 5.
On more than 1,000 square meters in the KEYHOUSE, forward-looking showcases are in the spotlight alongside sustainable innovations – be it on sustainability, digitization, traceability, technology or finishing. The main lecture forum of MUNICH FABRIC START is also located here with an exclusive EVENT PROGRAM consisting of keynotes, panel discussions, trend presentations, Q&A sessions & expert talks by international industry insiders.
As a denim powerhouse, the BLUEZONE stands for Back to High School. The fully booked Halls 6 & 7 will become the contact point for the Blue Community on August 30th and 31st. As a global key event for the denim industry, around 100 international denim mills, weavers, manufacturers and finishing companies will be showing their latest innovations and latest trends in the Zenith Hall and in the coal bunker under the motto CAMPUS
Impulses for positive change – as part of the first cooperation between BLUEZONE and the Transformer’s Foundation, lectures on the core topic of sustainability will be held on two consecutive days. August 30th will be about energy and decarbonization issues. The following day, the focus is on reviewing and sharing the Transformer Reports on Unethical Behavior and Cotton.
MUNICH FABRIC START expects over 20,000 trade visitors, including designers, product managers and buyers from the textile, fashion, denim, sports and outdoor sectors. They all come to Munich to find out about color and material trends, innovations and current market developments at MUNICH FABRIC START.