HIGHLIGHTS OF FUTURE FABRICS EXPO PARIS
We debuted our Paris edition of the Future Fabrics Expo from 23-28 September at La Caserne, Europe’s largest sustainable fashion accelerator hub.
The Expo featured a curated display of thousands of sustainable materials, alongside best-practice suppliers, and spotlighted the latest innovations around recycling technologies and regenerative agriculture.
Thank you to all those who attended our Future Fabrics Expo Paris edition! We welcomed many visitors ranging from luxury brands to high-street retailers to startups, and academics.
We were thrilled to have seen such a strong demand for the materials we showcased. The sheer intent, energy, and engagement exceeded our expectations. Visitors’ interest in reading the educational content we provided was heartening, from materials’ environmental impacts to the sustainability information of potential solutions.
Future Fabrics Expo in Paris was also part of the inauguration of La Caserne. Over the weekend we were part of The Conscious Festival by Green is the New Black.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM OUR PARIS EDITION:
- Thousands of sustainably and responsibly produced materials from over 120 suppliers and exhibitors.
- Emerging and groundbreaking textiles in the Innovations display – pointing the way to a positive future materials landscape
- Engaging conversations around the provenance of materials and their processing routes and impacts, as well as key sustainability initiatives.
- Curated display of nature-positive materials focusing on regenerative agricultural and wildlife-friendly practices, supported by Kering.
- Specially featured stands including Lenzing’s TENCEL™ Lyocell and True Carbon Zero, and Bananatex® textiles made from abaca plant fibres.
- Thank you to Groundtruth for sponsoring our travel bags made from 100% recycled plastic.
THROUGHOUT THE DURATION OF THE PARIS EXPO ALL VISTORS HAD PREMIUM ACCESS TO FUTURE FABRICS VIRTUAL EXPO
- Save materials to your user profile
- Scan materials in our studio and save them immediately to your profile
- View all 2000+ materials featured online
- Send and keep a record of all messages sent out via our platform
- …and more still to come!
FEATURED MILLS & SUPPLIERS AT FUTURE FABRICS EXPO PARIS
COMING UP!
THE SUSTAINABLE ANGLE AT TED COUNTDOWN: TO A BETTER FUTURE EDINBURGH, UK, 12-15 OCTOBER
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The Sustainable Angle will be showcasing a curated display of innovations and solutions from the Future Fabrics Expo at TED’s Countdown Summit with 1,000 leaders in Edinburgh, UK. COUNTDOWN is a global initiative to champion and accelerate solutions to the climate crisis, turning ideas into action. Countdown seeks to answer five fundamental, interconnected questions in the areas of Energy, Transport, Materials, Food and Nature, that help inform a blueprint for a cleaner future.
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FUTURE FABRICS EXPO TAKES OVER THE LAB E20
LONDON, UK, NOVEMBER 2O21
We are excited to be taking over #TheLabE20 as curators of the space for the entire month of November 2021 to coincide with COP26.
The Lab will focus on the most pressing concerns of our times, illustrating, informing, and exemplifying the overarching themes of CLIMATE, WASTE, and REGENERATION via visionary organisations, educational resources, workshops, talks and physical interaction with making, digital media and the discovery of innovations that are poised to change our wasteful and extractive relationship with our material world.
The creative hub of The Lab E20 intends to inspire and inform the local community, uniting and underscoring the relationships between food and fashion, waste, materiality, and climate change, offering experiences and insights into the possibilities and opportunities for a positive future.
Stay tuned for more information on this dynamic showcase of fashion-led physical and digital creative content!
