What to see in Avantex ?
Biofabrication project "An Ocean full of Opportunities" by German designer Carolyn Raff, presented during the last Avantex edition, in September 2019 (photo : © Le Boudoir Numérique)
Starting next February 10, the new edition of the high-tech and innovative textile trade fair Avantex will open its doors at Le Bourget, near Paris. Le Boudoir Numérique gives you a taste of the exhibitions on offer, leaving plenty of room for multidisciplinary experimentations, dear to new generations of fashion tech designers, as well as the programming of round tables, not to mention practical information on the fashion tech networking evening and the call for startups projects of the French association La Fashiontech.
By Ludmilla Intravaia
EXHIBITIONS :
* Hemp and linen innovations
On this stand dedicated to the textile use of those two plants, one will be able to discover the works, projects and creations of :
- RBX Creations, a team specializing in innovative ecological solutions, creator of the brand Gorfoo (eco-responsible clothing and accessories made from sustainable materials) and at the base of the Iroony project (development of innovative materials from the field to the garment);
- The association Lin & chanvre bio, bringing together producers and processors of linen and hemp organic textiles;
- The Greencat company (traditional hemp fabrics and finished products, designed in Vietnam);
- The French brand Patte de loup (hemp clothing);
- The French brand Splice (linen clothing);
- LINportant (cooperative for the production of linen T-shirts in Normandy).
* Sustainable fashion technologist Clara Davis
The exhibition of this Franco-American textile designer, specializing in biomaterials and technologies applied to fashion, aims to be representative of his interdisciplinary approach, touching on the fields of textiles, art, chemistry or biology, in a do it yourself (DIY) approach. Clara Davis who, for example, has developped intelligent and sustainable textiles by laser cutting and 3D printing or has questionned the uses of recycled waste in fashion, will present several of her works, such as a selection of biomaterials samples, a video on the cooking processes of bioplastics, a collection of biodegradable bags or organic clothing, as well as a regenerating body suit.
* Immersive fashion project Aran Labs
Avantex visitors will be able to experience the personalizing clothing process, designed by Scottish designer Ciaran Moore, in an interactive virtual reality environment that will allow them to create custom print patterns directly printable on recycled items, thanks to Brother GTX apparel printers.
CALL FOR STARTUPS PROJECTS
The French association La Fashiontech bringing together the ecosystems of fashion and technology and organizer, since 2014, of Fashion tech week Paris, is launching a call for projects with startups wishing to join it on its exhibition stand. Register here.
ROUND TABLES AND NETWORKING EVENING
* Monday February 10, 2020
- 10 AM : Textile printing and dyeing, innovate to limit water consumption and reduce one's ecological impact.
- 11 AM : Recycling and biopolymers, sustainable and scalable solutions for the textile and clothing industry?
* Tuesday February 11, 2020
- 10 AM : Big data, big tech stars and fashion, which future?
- 11.15 AM : Fashion brands and digital startups alliances, feedbacks.
* Wednesday February 12, 2020 :
- 10 AM : Chains analysis new tools, ecological and social dimensions are essential.
- 11.15 AM : Is digital made to order the future of retail?
- 18 – 19.30 PM : fashion tech networking evening (to register : stephanie.kidza@France.MesseFrankfurt.com)
* Thursday February 13, 2020 :
12 AM : School day - presentation of the Avantex fair, window on the future of fashion.
* Links to the websites of companies and associations mentioned in this paper : RBX Creations, Gorfoo, Lin et chanvre bio, Greencat, LINportant, Patte de loup, Splice, Clara Davis, Aran Labs, Brother GTX, La Fashiontech, Fashion tech week Paris.
* The next edition of Avantex, the high-tech and innovative textile trade fair, will take place at Le Bourget, from February 10 to 13, 2020. More information on the event website here.
* Continue reading on Avantex with these following Boudoir Numérique papers :