Sports/outdoor and fashion are both attracted by function and sustainability , the 2024 S/S FUNCTIONAL TEXTILES SHANGHAI BY PERFORMANCE DAYS was successfully hold from April 2nd to 3rd at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center with 164 exhibitors and 4127 visitors !
The TREND FORUM area with four major topics of "Original intention, Nature Calling, Diversified Bonding and Forever Storytelling".
From color, materials and application scenarios, it gathered from more than 200 innovative companies from both domestic and international suppliers to showcase over 400 latest fabrics, providing guidance for the brand's product development in the next season.
Innovation Forum
Unseen of the industry, the latest innovations. The INNOVATION FORUM zone presents innovative textile materials as the first stop to those professional product developers and designers.
Innovative exhibitors from 12 countries and regions
164 exhibitors from 12 countries and regions with numerous high-performance innovative products and functional cutting-edge technologies, including nylon ultra lightweight and ultra breathable composite 3L wind shell, ultra elastic 100% bio based spandex fabric, multiple bio-based waterproof and breathable 2L fabric, ultra-thin temperature locking, three-stage temperature-sensitive color changing fabric, ultra comfortable and high breathable hyaluronic acid fabric, and ultra light and wear-resistant natural paper yarn fabric ,etc.
Hundreds of brands including Adidas,Anta, Beneunder，BESTSELLER, BOSIDENG，Li Ning, Toread，361°，DECATHLON，Pelliot，TIEXUE，SEMIR，YOUNGER，KINGBOX，ICICLE，ZUCZUG，LUOLAI，LA FUMA，SHUIXING,LILANZ，FUANNA，TRIUMPH，NEIWAI，OHSUNNY，MIZUNO，SAINT ANGELO、ERAI、H&M、Hugo Boss、Zara、Bein Space、Playtop、Trickcoo came to the exhibition.
31 Workshop + Expert Talks
3M、BHF、COCONA 37.5、FLYTEC、HOHENSTEIN、LYCRA、NATOP、NOBLE、SUNFENG、SURFORCE、SYCORE、Yipin、Yingzhijie、Yongyin shared their latest innovation by 17 workshop presentation , 15 Expert Talks by trend experts ,sports trend experts ,designers as well as representatives from brands talked from
color trend, fabric trend, innovative material application, knitting application, function_fashion, sustainable system, functional accessories、ESG、outdoor trend,etc.
Special Sunscreen Technology Zone
In cooperation witl Tmall and Rhino, the exhibition released a new generation of sunscreen technology trends on site, integrating "sunscreen" into light outdoor and light sports scenes. encouraging fabric development and apparel design enterprises to deeply develop the "e-commerce data ".
Hugo Huang, founder of the functional fashion brand TRICKCOO, said, "Our exploration direction is functional, technological, and environmentally friendly, and we also hope to find more innovative products to empower our brand. Recently, we are developing popular spring and summer products such as functional antibacterial T-shirts and sunscreen suits, as well as autumn intermediate layer materials. We found many suitable materials at this exhibition."
Peng Jiamiao, founder of BEIN SPACE said, "We mainly want to see products in three directions: high-end wool products, unique differentiated woven products, and the latest research and development of new materials in the market. This time, there were quite a few surprises, and we found good unconventional materials. There were also many foreign companies coming. Compared to the lightweight down materials we are currently looking for, there are still some slight differences in stability, shipment, and cost control among domestic enterprises. We look forward to further improvement in these aspects by domestic enterprises."
Next Functional Textiles Shanghai by Performance Days will be hold from October 9th to 10th at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition Center, we look forward to seeing you in Shanghai! Exhibitors registration are already open at https://www.functionaltextilesshanghai.com/exhibit/booth-application
