JETRO (Japan External Trade Organisation) will hold the second edition of Japan Textile Salon on January 16, 2019 at The Altman Building in New York. This season, the event will feature discussion panels with: Angela Kramer, Sr. Manager Fabric Research & Development for 3.1 Phillip Lim and Scott Morrison of NYC-based luxury denim collection 3×1. They will discuss the importance and use of Japanese textiles within both collections. The seminars will be during the event and open to attendees.
The Japan Textile Salon will host 21 exhibitors, who will highlight and demonstrate new techniques and the use of fabrications and materials such as high-quality silk, Swiss cotton and indigo pile jacquard. Other highlights will be special dyeing techniques (such as bespoke dyeing, rope indigo dyeing, yarn dyeing, etc) unique weaving techniques, selvedge denim woven on old-fashioned power looms and a high-grade silk threading process. As well as premium fabrics made by spun silk using advanced technology.
Through this event, the Japan Textile Salon in NYC provides an opportunity for fashion, design and textile editors along with designs to meet textile companies from Japan, selected from among the world’s top weavers, printing producers, designs studios and manufacturers with R&D capability.
