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PPE gap

Covid-19: US-based textile companies join forces

Bolger & O’Hearn, ColorWorks and Merrow Manufacturing, Inc. collaborate to make thousands of units of PPE (personal protective equipment). By Iris Schlomski

Concepts, which will change fashion

The EU-funded project Re-FREAM

International Jury awarded ten artists to re-think fashion together with scientists. By Iris Schlomski

Ingredient branding with Cotton since 1901

Gebrüder Otto launches new Made in Germany yarn brand

Gebrüder Otto, a fine twisting and spinning mill in Dietenheim, Baden-Württemberg, has launched its new brand “Cotton since 1901. Made in Germany”. By Iris Schlomski

World market leader for coated high-performance textiles

SergeFerrari Group acquires Verseidag-Indutex

The SergeFerraru Group strengthening its global leader position in Tensile Architecture and Modular Structures. By Iris Schlomski

Topics

Marketing in times of Corona

Your costumers expect you to advertise even in this difficult times. We can help you with that.

Anke Vollenbröker, Director Marketing & Business Development Trevira: "After the vacation time in September we are expecting more orders again." © Trevira

24/07/2020 – Factory Guben

Factory Guben

Trevira Production restarted

According to Trevira GmbH, the production at the factory in Guben has been restarted after a three weeks break. By Ilona Schulz

Heimtextil 2021 once again expects numerous international visitors. © Pietro Sutera, Messe Frankfurt

24/07/2020 – Initial impetus for the restart of business

Initial impetus for the restart of business

The industry is relying on Heimtextil 2021

Leading representatives from the home textiles industry view the upcoming Heimtextil (12-15 January 2021) as a decisive for future business activities. By Ilona Schulz

Bob Chin and Christoph Bergmann explain in the video how American companies deal with the topic of color innovations. © FACT screenshot

22/07/2020 – FACT - FAshion Community Talk

FACT - FAshion Community Talk

Topic: Color Design & Development Monitoring

Digital color design has long been one of the exciting opportunities of digitalization for the fashion industry. Now, in times of the corona crisis, every ... By Editorial staff

21/07/2020 – US cotton with more confidence

US cotton with more confidence

U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

The Trust Protocol brings quantifiable and verifiable goals and measurements to responsible cotton production. By Editorial staff

The louder a noise is, the more people perceive it as an unpleasant noise. © weyo- stock.adobe.com

16/07/2020 – What is noise?

What is noise?

Pssst… Nonwovens for acoustic applications

How noises can be effectively counteracted with nonwovens – an article by Groz-Beckert. By Editorial staff

Mode, die eine Patina entwickelt, von Flora Sophie Taubner und Lars Dittrich. 1. Preis FASH 2016, Studenten. © Franco P Tettamanti

20/07/2020 – Part 3: Pulling together

Part 3: Pulling together

The Future of Fashion: How can we give Fair Fashion a different value?

"We need to pulling together. It’s really important for everyone to take many small steps." Joachim Schirrmacher By Iris Schlomski

Claire Greidanus – Model: Clair e Greidanus; Coat by Claire Greidanus, Scarf by Hannes R oether; Location: Eiffel Tower, Paris. © Jakob Tillmann, Award Winner FASH 2019

17/07/2020 – Part 2: Structures matter!

Part 2: Structures matter!

The Future of Fashion 2: Research and development in fashion

“We’ve been trying for more than 20 years to tackle problems. Bringing together design, communication and distribution.” Joachim Schirrmacher By Iris Schlomski