GlobalTex Outlines Details on Textile Show
Organizers of the new biannual GlobalTex textile show, set for an April 28–30 debut at the Los Angeles Convention Center, unveiled details about the structure and format of the show, which will feature color-coded textile categories, state-of-the-art trend pavilions, and special meeting areas for matchmaking and other services.
“This is going to be a new-generation trade show different from any model in the U.S.,” said David Pennes, vice president of new business development, during a March 31 press conference at the offices of the Textile Association of Los Angeles, which is endorsing the event.
Pennes offered a glimpse of the show’s layout, explaining that exhibitors will be categorized under eight color-coded “global style” categories with titles such as Live, Work, Play, Create, Move, Process, Adorn and Wear.
The Live category, for example, will feature silks, knits, velvets, linens and laces. The Process section will house technology and equipment.
Elaborate trend pavilions will showcase fabrics from most of the exhibitors. Buyer lounges and meeting areas will be designated for matchmaking sessions.
Pennes and TALA President Brian Thaler provided an updated exhibitor list, which included a mix of about 100 local and international companies such as New Star Fabric, Malibu Textiles, Fox Fabrics and BNB International Textiles.
Producers also released the show’s educational program featuring a number of trend reports, mixers and seminars.
Ilse Metchek, president of the California Fashion Association, will conduct one of the keynote sessions on the state of the industry, to be held at 4:30 p.m. on April 29.
The show is being produced by Dallas-based Market Center Management Co., owner of the Dallas Market Center and the Brussels International Trade Mart and manager of the ShanghaiMart. —Robert McAllister
