NEWS BRIEFS
T&C into EU was from India thereby
offering scope for increasing market
share by participating in this global
event.
About Texworld and Apparel Sourc-
ing Show
Organized by Messe Frankfurt France,
the ‘Texworld and Apparel Sourcing,
Paris’ Fair is a Show where trade ex-
changes among thousands of visitors
with exhibitors takes place on a single
networking platform. The total exhibi-
tion space occupied was approx.
41,000 sqm with over 1200 exhibitors
from 30 countries participating under
one roof, attracting over 8,000 visi-
tors from over 70 countries during the
4 days of the show.
In the apparel section, pavilions of
Ethiopia and, Bangladesh were seen
at this edition. Whilst the dedicated
Shawls & Scarves section is already
well-known and acknowledged, India
has a strong presence in the Shawls
and Scarves section.
Exhibitors
Over 800 international exhibitors from
22 countries for Texworld and about
470 exhibitors from 17 countries for
Apparel Sourcing made the Show an
“all-in-one” platform for the textile sec-
tors including Cotton and Synthetic
fabrics/Shirting/Linen/Denim/Wool/
Knitted fabrics/Silk fabrics/Embroi-
dery, Lace/Prints/Scarves and shawls
& Yarns. Some of the Chinese booths
were occupied by their European
Agents while few other Chinese ex-
hibitors manned their own booth.Clara Davis made a presentation on the research of biomaterials and new
technologies in the fashion sector @ Texworld Paris 2020
Clara Davis is a French-American textile designer focused on the research of
biomaterials and new technologies in the fashion sector. She has a degree in
textile design from the National School of Fine Arts in Lyon (France) and in textile
manufacturing and biology applied to fashion from the School of Fabricademy
(Spain). Clara worked 3 years in the Fabtextiles department of Fab Lab Barcelona.
There, between digital fabrication and electronics, she learned how to use ma-
chines such as laser cutter, 3D printer, electronic embroidery machine to develop
smart and sustainable textiles. Today, she is teaching innovative technologies
and bio design applied to fashion at BAU, a school of design in Barcelona.
VisitorsRecently, she has launched BIOTECA material archive (www.instagram.com/
biotecamaterialarchive/), a new Instagram account that will focus on the regular
posting of her biomaterial research and projects. This research started in 2016 at
the Fabtextiles at the Fab Lab Barcelona, IAAC and it's now continuing through
BAU, University Center of Design in Barcelona. BIOTECA material archive will
gather both old and new personal biomaterial projects, the first part will be centred
on bioplastic researches using different kinds of biopolymers from vegetable
sources (starch, algeas) or animal sources (collagen, casein, chitin). Those
bioplastics are NOT petroleum-based, they are bio-based, biodegradable and
compostable.
The Show received over 8000 visitors,
which was a decline compared to ear-
lier editions where over 12,000 buy-
ers visit the Show. This was clearly
due to the Corona Virus situation where
buyers from Europe were apprehen-
sive of attending the Show. Even
though there was a decline in visitors
some of the Indian exporters recorded
business and a few others also men-
tioned that some business came their
way due to the diversion of trade from"Today, it seems to me crucial that material research and design contribute to the
development of an ethical industry inspired by know-how and practices that
predate the explosion of oil exploitation. With BIOTECA material archive my goal
is to innovate through design, contribute to the growth of this new community of
material designers invested in sustainable developments and inspire manufac-
turers to implement more ethical and ecological means of production. I believe
that our future will be forged by this common effort. As designers giving birth to
objects, it is my duty to care about the life of those objects, to think about their
durability, recyclability and also about the end of life. Material research and analysis
should be part of the early stage of every design processes. On BIOTECA mate-
rial archive Instagram account, I will share knowledge about different types of
eco-materials to help designers to think about potential applications for create
positive environmental impact," Clara posted on her facebook page.
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