The Stiftung der Deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie (German Apparel Industry Foundation) would like to thank all participating partners.
Berghaus
"Trust is earned" is the statement of Berghaus. Since 1966, the British company produces functional, reliable and high quality outdoor products including rucsacs, clothing and footwear, which are distributed in more than 19 countries. Berghaus was the first brand to use Gore-tex fabric in Europe and is today the biggest user of Gore-tex Paclite fabric world wide. To be always on the forefront of innovation, Berghaus works closely together with some famous names in outdoor sports and alpinism. "Berghaus is proud to support this award because we value the spirit of design excellence and know how important good design is in our chosen field of outdoor clothing and equipment." Lewis Grundy, Managing Director. www.berghaus.com
extremtextil
extremtextil is a mail-order for outdoor-fabrics and accessories. The online-shop was founded in January 2004. It provides also an area with lots of information. The Stiftung der deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie encourages young designers to develop innovative concepts - extremtextil provides the opportunity to realise these concepts with innovative materials, that are provided specially for this award and normally not available. I'm glad by doing so. Martin Gaebert, Entrepreneur. www.extremtextil.de
German Design Council The German Design Council (Rat für Formgebung) was founded as an initiative of the German Federal Parliament in 1953 to meet the growing need of the business world for information about design. Today, the German Design Council is one of the world's leading competence centres for communication and know-how transfer in the design field. As a center for design we offer consulting on fundamental design issues and can offer comprehensive information about all aspects of design. www.german-design-council.de
Girbaud Actlive
“More than anything else, I would like to be a molecule, so that I could penetrate the material, in order to achieve a better understanding of it.” Francois Girbaud. There are stars and heroes. Stars are public figures, born for the moment. Heroes, on the other hand, savour a mythic admiration, without expiry date. Schwarzenegger is a star. Al Pacino is a hero. Francois Girbaud is also a hero. For all those who have broken through the superficial face of fashion, reaching the depth of its ethos, he has reached cult-status. Together with Marithé Bachellerie, his partner of over 30 years, he has developed so much enduring innovation, that his influence on fashion can not be valued highly enough (Stephan Huber, style in progress). Girbaud Actlive is a synthesis of fashion and sport. Francois Girbaud guarantees fashion – technical materials and protection against the elements. www.girbaud.com
ispovision Sport has influenced fashion inexorably over the past years, and fashion inspired by sports has become part of our everyday life with its potential for generating emotions. ispovision is the first trade show for sports-inspired fashion. Neue Messe München GmbH has created an up-to-date business and communication platform for the sports style segment and its suppliers with it, which links the strengths and advantages of a traditional trade fair with the emotions of a life-style event. The fashion at ispovision focuses on the transfer of sport stimuli into fashion. Brands exhibit there, which mainly have their roots in sports, but which also achieve a high degree of their sales in the fashion trade. Consequently, ispovision is the ideal trading center for fashion and sport specialty dealers with the goal of creating an exclusive mixture of brands for retailers and an ideal brand environment for suppliers. Thanks to collaboration with partners from the various fields of sport, fashion and the media, this growth segment is given the required attention and chance to develop appropriately. www.ispovision.com
Jetmodels
Jetmodels is a model agency, which sets new accents. Customer orientation signifies a high degree of dedication, flexibility, friendly service and reliability. Young and creative minds at Jetmodels ensure that these things are a matter of course at Jetmodels. “That is why we are providing professional support to the award ceremony of the Stiftung der Deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie with our models, who are also young people from various countries and face the creative challenges of their profession. They are putting their skills to the test here. Here’s to lots of success and inspiration for all participants.“ Jörg Schneider, Owner. www.jetmodels.de
Pertex
Perseverance Mills Ltd, manufacturer of the Pertex range of lightweight, performance fabrics, has been producing woven textiles for more than 100 years. This experience, combined with a major commitment to investment in product development and state of the art equipment, has firmly stablished the Pertex brand in relation to innovative performance products. Pertex works closely with leading outdoor and performance sports manufacturers to ensure that its products are cutting edge and reflect latest end-user trends. One result: The 85 gram windshirt from Marmot offers good weather and wind protection and provides a very high level of breathability. "The Award of the Stiftung der Deutschen Bekleidungsindustrie provides an excellent introduction to the challenges faced daily in industry and Pertex is delighted to be supporting it." Helen Isherwood, Marketing Managerin. www.pertex.com
Polartec More then 200 different Polartec brand fabrics demonstrate the variety of modern technology. Materials like Polartec Power Dry, Polartec Wind Pro or Polartec Power Shield push the limits of what a fabric can do so that individuals can push their own limits. The relentless product innovation at Malden Mills has expanded the range of Polartec fabrics from the insulation materials that revolutionized the outdoor apparel industry to a complete layering system of next-to-skin, insulation and weather protection fabrics designed to work in unison. "At Malden Mills we believe that it is absolutely necessary to enable young designers to work with the best and most technically advanced fabrics already during their studies in order for them to understand the full range of available possibilities and applications." Susanne Fischer, Marketing Manager Europe. www.polartec.com
Schoeller Textil
Schoeller Textil AG is an internationally high-tech company based in Sevelen (Switzerland) and specializing in the development and manufacturing of innovative fabrics and textile technologies for sport, leisure, fashion, work, industrial and interior design. Among the product portfolio are ultra-modern stretch woven soft-shells, technical and protection fabrics, as well as finishing technologies like NanoSphere and 3XDRY. "sports inspired fashion", The Schoeller name stands for function, innovation and quality, the exact premise of this award. High demand in material knowledge by future designers is important to us. We are pleased that this award provides the opportunity for young designers to uniquely develop and work with Schoeller fabrics on a specific task. Hans-Jürgen Hübner CEO Schoeller Textiles. www.schoeller-textiles.com
Tommy Hilfiger Sport
Tommy Hilfiger Sport is a fusion of fashion sensibility, performance and functional requirements that modern sport and active lifestyles demand. The collections target the discerning, sophisticated consumer who wants to look and feel good when they are performing or just living their active lifestyles. The European Collections are designed and approved by the Hilfiger Sport design team in Amsterdam - with final approval by Tommy Hilfiger himself. "Tommy Hilfiger Sport is delighted to support the foundation. We feel that our involvement can assist the next generation of young fashion talent to cross the gulf from academic study to commercial reality." Selma Kruimer, Vice President Tommy Hilfiger Sport Europe. www.tommy.com
Additional information is available at www.stiftung-bekleidungsindustrie.de or www.ispovision.com
Press contact:
Stefanie Gerhardt
Messe München GmbH
Marketing and Communication
gerhardt@messe-muenchen.de Tel.: (+49 89) 949 20 610
Joachim Schirrmacher
German Apparel Industry Foundation
Member of the Foundation Advisory Board
mail@joachim-schirrmacher.de Tel.: (+49 40) 25 31 88 60
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