From the Sector

• This new version of Modaris speeds up the time to market for collections

Paris – Lectra launches Modaris® V8R2, the latest version of its patternmaking, grading and prototyping 2D/3D solution. This new version of Modaris, the most widely used modeling solution by leading brands in fashion and apparel, offers greater speed, efficiency and precision in product development. With its powerful 3D simulation and collaboration tools, patternmakers are developing patterns faster and speeding up their decision-making procedures. By reducing or eliminating physical prototyping, product development is less expensive and the time to market is as close as possible to trend detection.

To preserve and strengthen its position as a market leader of product development software, Lectra, with this upgrade of Modaris, is giving particular focus to 3D virtual prototyping. Patternmakers can now share with their partners, 360-degree videos, accessible on any device. Designers in response are able to visualize, comment, and approve the style and fit using the new 3D Style module.

New advances have made it possible to reduce the number of physical prototypes by up to 50%. Modaris V8R2 improves the quality of the solution’s 3D simulations and expands its library with new assets (fabrics, 3D top-stitching effects, realistic scenes, lighting studios, Pantone® and Natural Color System®©,…). The solution is now compatible with Vizoo, a high-quality scanner that brings forth a heightened realism to the appearance of fabric swatches, and with other 3D solutions such as Maya, 3DS Max, Iray to make the digital renderings of the prototypes more true-to-life and accurate.

One of the innovative developments of Modaris V8R2 is a special dart feature to help patternmakers add dimension to their garments with ease. Thanks to this new feature, modifying a dart requires half the usual time, resulting in a 50-90% increase in overall patternmaking speed.

Another highlight of this solution, and important nod to the globalized workforce of the fashion industry, is its ability to manage different units of measurement. With Modaris V8R2, Lectra has made it possible for patternmakers and external suppliers the guarantee of size compliance, regardless of the measurement systems used in the countries where production occurs.

Modaris V8R2 is already gaining traction among its pilot customers. Italian womenswear company GGZ was the first to endorse Modaris V8R2. “GGZ is a fast-fashion company and time and quality are of the essence for us. Modaris’s new dart feature helps us save up to 50% of pattern modification time. Additionally, 3D prototyping helps us ensure that pattern volumes and proportions correspond to our designers’ expectations early on, dramatically reducing our lead times,” attests Majla Gottardo, Patternmaker, GGZ.

“We are entering the information age, and we are catering to patternmakers who are dealing with consumers with different tastes, of all body shapes and sizes. Our patternmakers have hundreds of collections to deliver and no time to spare for errors. What we are aiming to do is making their everyday work environment easier for them, by providing the tools to streamline the development process and reduce the number of reworks to achieve the right fit the first-time,” states Céline Choussy, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Lectra. “All this is possible with Modaris V8R2.”

Die Hoftex GmbH, eine Tochtergesellschaft der Hoftex Group AG, hat am 18. Juni eine Vereinbarung zur Veräußerung ihrer Tochtergesellschaft Hoftex CoreTech GmbH an Filidea S.r.l., Biella/Italien unterzeichnet. Mit Abschluss der Transaktion werden zum 1. September 2019 alle Gesellschaftsanteile und das komplette Anlage- und Umlaufvermögen an Filidea übertragen.

TINTEX Textiles announced its acceptance as a participant of the United Nations Global Compact initiative - a voluntary leadership platform for the development, implementation and disclosure of responsible business practices. A real demonstration of the “Naturally Advanced” ongoing commitment to responsible business action. Expertly controlled processing, and advanced dyeing and finishing solutions drive material innovation to create responsible supply chains to transform fashion systems.
 
“Being part of the UN GLOBAL COMPACT means to publically commit with all the principles that are the basis of our business” – [ Ana Silva Tavares Head of Sustainability ]

DyStar®, the leading dyestuff and solution provider, for the first time will use the PERFORMANCE DAYS in Munich (May 8th & 9th) as a platform to showcase its innovative new products and processes, partly developed in collaboration with selected partners.
Located at Hall C6, Booth P08, show visitors will have a chance to participate in several workshops that allow direct interaction with the specialists from DyStar Group on environmental and technical solutions to improve efficiency and significantly reduce waste of valuable resources.

The workshop on the Cadira® Polyester module, for example, will highlight that reductions of 50% water usage and more than 40% of energy consumption are possible with optimized processing.

As a market leading supplier of high-quality water-based inks for digital printing, DyStar will present their renowned Jettex® reactive, acid, disperse and vat ink ranges that enable digital printers to achieve digital prints with high fastness levels, outstanding depth and sustainable processing results.

Being fully committed to sustainability, DyStar will leverage on the PERFORMANCE DAYS fair to reach out to more brands and retailers with similar goals for potential collaboration in the areas of color, color inspiration, communication and realization tools.

Two of the five workshops conducted per day will also highlight examples of successful collaborations that provided innovation and efficiency to the textile industry.

Experts from LENZING™ will present LENZING™ Lyocell, a sustainable cellulosic fiber that provides innovative solutions for workwear.

Additionally, Datacolor® will present the new ColorReader Pro, a new Ultra-Portable Color Measurement Tool for the textile and apparel industry.

DyStar cordially invites you to Performance Days Functional Fabrics Fair, where the latest trends in fabric development for the functional textile industry will be showcased.

• Abgeleitet vom Megatrend „Gesundheit“, setzt die DOMOTEX mit dem Leitthema auf die Themen Wohlbefinden, Natürlichkeit und Nachhaltigkeit
• Das Objektgeschäft rückt stärker in den Fokus
• Hersteller sind eingeladen, ihre Produkte in Bezug auf das Leitthema kreativ in Szene zu setzen

Nach einer erfolgreichen DOMOTEX 2019 in Hannover laufen bereits die Vorbereitungen zur nächsten Ausgabe der weltweit führenden Messe für Teppiche und Bodenbeläge an. Bei der kommenden Veranstaltung, die vom 10. bis 13. Januar 2020 stattfindet, stehen mit dem neuen Leitthema „ATMYSPHERE“ all jene Eigenschaften des Bodens im Zentrum, die auf das Wohlbefinden sowie Natürlichkeit und Nachhaltigkeit einzahlen. Produkte aus der Bodenbelagsbranche sind in dem Zusammenhang beispielsweise Böden mit akustischen Eigenschaften oder lärmdämmenden Elementen sowie Teppiche, die Feinstaubpartikel binden oder eine wärmedämmende Wirkung aufweisen, elastische Böden, die besonders allergikerfreundlich sind sowie Echtholzdielen, die das Raumklima verbessern, indem sie Luftfeuchtigkeit speichern und bei trockener Raumluft wieder abgeben. Auch Weichheit und angenehme Haptik, Nachhaltigkeit sowie ästhetische Ausstattungsdetails, die wohltuende persönliche Räume schaffen, können zur Verbesserung der Raumatmosphäre beitragen.

„Wieder ist unser Leitthema von einem aktuellen Megatrend angeregt. Im Fokus steht das gesellschaftliche Trendthema ,Gesundheit‘. Gesundheit ist das Synonym für gutes Leben – das wiederum mit hohen Ansprüchen an unsere Umgebung verbunden ist. Zudem spielen die Themen Nachhaltigkeit und Recycling und damit natürliche Materialien in unserer Gesellschaft noch immer eine große Rolle. Übertragen auf Bodenbeläge, sind das Themen, mit denen sich unsere Aussteller derzeit verstärkt auseinandersetzen. Zumal innerhalb eines kreativen Interior-Design-Konzepts der Boden von großer Bedeutung ist. Durch die Qualität von Material sowie die Gestaltung werden Teppiche und Bodenbeläge zum wichtigen Wohlfühlfaktor für das persönliche Lebensgefühl und die Entwicklung entsprechender Wohn- und Arbeitswelten. ATMYSPHERE hat somit für all unsere Aussteller und Besucherzielgruppen große Bedeutung.“ sagt Sonia Wedell-Castellano, Global Director der DOMOTEX.

TINTEX is this year recipient of the unique and prestigious annual recognition from The “Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e à Inovação” (IAPMEI). TINTEX has been selected in recognition of its pioneering, Naturally Advanced global leadership, and the company’s superior and responsible fabric making for a fashion system that is driven by investments, transparency and fully traceable innovation.

TINTEX is pleased to open its doors as the Naturally Advanced centre of excellence in the latest IAPMEI OPEN DAY for textile leaders, protagonists, media and customers to experience, understand and enjoy the unique achievements TINTEX offers to the contemporary Portuguese textiles industry .
“We selected TINTEX to underline the importance of taking advantage of digitization and modernization at different levels in the textile industry being stunned by their commitment, shedding light on our territory’s most advanced and responsible processes and skills” José Marques dos Santos, president of IAPMEI.

In a fast moving globalized market, all companies must be able to adapt quickly and using innovation, creativity, and responsibility can help deliver successes. And here TINTEX can network between Technological Centers, Universities, and Knowledge Centers, as a strategic business and holistic imperative. And so sharing the Naturally Advanced strategy of TINTEX as a driver for change, IAPMEI recognizes this TINTEX OPEN DAY as a demonstration of practical market potential, and has partnered with CENTI  (Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials the Institute for New Technologies) and CITEVE (an institution of national and international reference for the promotion of Innovation and Technological Development) as a way to guarantee this success.
 
Being able to drive material innovation, and to promote a new generation of sustainable values to contemporary fashion, active, sports and lingerie markets through responsible supply chains can be transformative for our future fashion systems, and TINTEX is proud to be selected as part of the Make Fashion Circular initiative by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, helping  to better activate these changes across the fashion industry for all to enjoy.

TINTEX is this year sole recipient of the unique and prestigious annual award from The “Instituto de Apoio às Pequenas e Médias Empresas e à Inovação” (IAPMEI). TINTEX has been selected in recognition of its pioneering, Naturally Advanced global leadership, and the company’s superior and responsible fabric making for a fashion system that is driven by investments, transparency and fully traceable innovation.

TINTEX is pleased to open its doors as the Naturally Advanced centre of excellence in the latest IAPMEI OPEN DAY for textile leaders, protaganists, media and customers to experience, understand and enjoy the unique achievements TINTEX offers to the contemporary Portuguese textiles industry . “We selected TINTEX to underline the importance of taking advantage of digitization and modernization at different levels in the textile industry being stunned by their commitment, shedding light on our territory’s most advanced and responsible processes and skills” José Marques dos Santos, president of IAPMEI.

In a fast moving globalized market, all companies must be able to adapt quickly and using innovation, creativity, and responsibility can help deliver successes. And here TINTEX can network between Technological Centers, Universities, and Knowledge Centers, as a strategic business and holistic imperative. And so sharing the Naturally Advanced strategy of TINTEX as a driver for change, IAPMEI recognizes this TINTEX OPEN DAY as a demonstration of practical market potential, and has partnered with CENTI  (Centre for Nanotechnology and Smart Materials the Institute for New Technologies) and CITEVE (an institution of national and international reference for the promotion of Innovation and Technological Development) as a way to guarantee this success.
 
Being able to drive material innovation, and to promote a new generation of sustainable values to contemporary fashion, active, sports and lingerie markets through responsible supply chains can be transformative for our future fashion systems, and TINTEX is proud to be selected as part of the Make Fashion Circular initiative by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, helping  to better activate these changes across the fashion industry for all to enjoy.

Prompted by the need to offer an adequate in-depth analysis of topics such as the integration of sustainability in fashion and the importance of the transition to the circular economy, the shared journey of C.L.A.S.S., the multi-platformhub, a reference resource since 2007 for smart innovationin fashion and Polimoda, the internationally recognized institute, world-renowned for its independent approach and innovative vision in terms of “fashion education”, as a result of the perfect combination of business and design.

Eight sessionsduring which topicsrelated to smart innovation, the new role of the designer and the importance of a new generation of communication along withthe urgency of a transversalcooperation and the development of new business models strictly linked to a circular economy approach.
An inspirational path,intensive and engaging, aimed at involving Polimoda students of theFashion Design and Design ManagementMasters –in their future role of protagonists of the fashion industry.
A shared project, aimed at fostering the development of punctual knowledges on responsible innovation, which is to consider effective because of that concrete approach that involves the introduction of smart materials with a view to a circular economy approach.
This is how Polimoda, the fashion institute that boasts an innate and strong policy and strategic vision on the fashion universe at 360 °, and C.L.A.S.S, a reference point since 2007, specialized in the integration of smartvalues withinproducts and fashion companies, in addition to education, partneringto givelife to a driving force thattranslates into a culturalbackground for students.

Deutschlands schönstes Restaurant 2019 ist das „Blüchers“ im Schloss Fleesensee in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Eine Jury namhafter Vertreter aus der Gastronomie- und Interiorszene kürte das von Kitzig Interior Design gestaltete Ambiente zum Sieger. Das Kreativbüro setzte sich unter 63 Bewerbungen um den Titel „Die schönsten Restaurants & Bars“ durch.

Initiator des Wettbewerbs ist der Callwey-Verlag, der diese Auszeichnung im Rahmen der Internorga zum ersten Mal verlieh. Die Relevanz der Auszeichnung zeigte sich an der hochkarätigen Jury: Ingrid Hartges, Geschäftsführerin DEHOGA Bundesverband, Innenarchitektin Verena Kaup, Claudia Schütz, Vizepräsidentin bdia, Jan Spielhagen, Chefredakteur „B-EAT“ und Michael Teodorescu, Chefredakteur „24 Stunden Gastlichkeit“.

Auf der Speisekarte des Gourmetrestaurants im Herzen der Mecklenburger Seenlandschaft stehen regionale Rezepte mit der Finesse der modernen Haute Cuisine. Diesen Anspruch hat das von Olaf Kitzig und seinem Team geschaffene Interior Design überzeugend aufgegriffen:  Materialien wie Leder und Naturstein, überproportionale, skulpturartig in die Raummitte platzierte Stehleuchten schaffen ein exklusives, dabei gemütliches Ambiente von einzigartiger Strahlkraft. Vor allem die massiven Leuchten, als optisches Gegengewicht zur extremen Deckenhöhe installiert, balancieren den Raum aus und sorgen so für eine behagliche Atmosphäre.

Das weltweit führende Unternehmen für helmbasierte Sicherheits-Technologien, MIPS, begrüßt neue Rotationssysteme auf dem Markt, kritisiert jedoch den Mangel an Standards bei der Prüfung von Rotationsbewegungen. Die Sicherheit des Anwenders müsse immer an erster Stelle stehen.

MIPS forscht seit über 20 Jahren am Thema Gehirn-Schutz. Das vom Unternehmen patentierte Brain Protection System (BPS) wurde entwickelt, um die Rotationsbewegungen zu reduzieren, die durch seitliche Stöße auf den Kopf auf das Gehirn übertragen werden, und Sicherheit für die Menschen im Freien zu gewährleisten, vom Anfänger bis zum Profi-Sportler.

Bei einem Sturz können die Kräfte auf den menschlichen Kopf in radiale und tangentiale Kräfte unterteilt werden. Die Prüfung auf Radialkräfte zeigt meist die Fähigkeit eines Helmes, den Kopf vor Schädelfrakturen zu schützen, während die Prüfung auf Tangentialkräfte die Fähigkeit eines Helmes zeigt, mögliche Hirnverletzungen wie diffuse axonale Verletzungen, subdurale Hämatome und Gehirnerschütterungen zu verhindern. Derzeit konzentrieren sich die Helmtests für Verbraucher auf Radialkräfte, ungeachtet der ebenfalls wirkenden Tangentialkräfte.

Die durch diese tangentialen Kräfte verursachte Drehbewegung ist genau das, worauf MIPS ausgelegt ist. Die MIPS-Technologie ermöglicht einen 10-15 mm Bewegungsspielraum in jeder Richtung unter starker Belastung in weniger als 10 Millisekunden nach einem Aufprall und reduziert damit die durch Rotationsbewegungen verursachten Reißeffekte auf das Gehirn.