As an important area in promoting carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China’s textile and apparel industry has always been an active force in global sustainable governance. Technological content, fashionable style, green environmental protection… Building a complete sustainable development system through active exploration and innovative practices is becoming the focus and foothold of the current development of the textile industry.
On August 31, the review meeting of the 2022 Fifth China Ecological and Environmentally Friendly Fabric Design Competition was held in Shengze, Wujiang. With the theme of “Green Leading Digital Empowerment”, this competition collected a total of 2,178 products from 360 companies. The competition encourages companies to use green design methods and tools to develop high-performance, highquality, lightweight, low-carbon and environmentally friendly products, while accelerating the application of digital technology in textile product design, development and manufacturing. The application of such links will promote the efficiency and effectiveness of the industry’s green transformation and development.
Member of the Standing Committee of the Wujiang District Committee of Suzhou City, Deputy District Governor of the District People’s Government, Secretary of the Party Working Committee of Wujiang High-tech Zone, Secretary of the Party Committee of Shengze Town, Party Worker of China OrientalSilk Market Committee Secretary Shen Chunrong came to the judging site to provide guidance, and Li Binhong, director of the National Textile Product Development Center, introduced the overall situation and innovation highlights of the competition.
Chen Baojian, chief engineer of the National Textile Product Development Center, Zhang Jianhua, deputy director of the Wujiang High-tech Zone Management Committee and director of the China Oriental Silk Market Management Committee, Lu Ziping, deputy mayor of Shengze Town and director of the China Oriental Silk Market Management Office, led and Guests attended this review event.
Two-way “rush” to shoulder the ecological responsibility of green development
“In the seven years since the China Eco-friendly Fabric Design Competition, environmental responsibility has been fully integrated into the value system, innovation system and management system of the Chinese textile industry.” Director Li Binhong said in his speech that the competition Guide the industry to reshape new competitive advantages through full-chain carbon reduction and green development, encourage enterprises to reduce the carbon footprint of products from the source, and create “value beyond business” through sustainable innovation, playing an important role in building a green and low-carbon circular industrial system. effect. At the same time, the center is also committed to promoting the establishment of a product development management system that is more in line with the characteristics of the digital era, and assists fabric companies in multiple dimensions to improve their intelligent technology application capabilities and digital research and development capabilities.
In his speech, Director Zhang Jianhua said that from the perspective of clothing, the competition demonstrated the unremitting efforts of practitioners in the textile and apparel industry to promote the green development of fabrics and build an ecological and environmentally friendly industry. As an “ancient silk town, a famous textile city, and a fashion capital” where tradition and fashion complement each other, Shengze not only shoulders the important industrial responsibility of “China’s No. 1 Textile Town”, but also leads the entire textile industry toward the goal of green, low-carbon, and recyclable. Quality development. Shengze’s output in ecological and environmentally friendly fabrics has formed a green pattern of benign interaction and coordinated development. Shengze will continue to use the competition as a platform to focus on “green development” and make a fuss about “ecological environmental protection” to promote the green and sustainable development of the textile industry, establish and improve an economic system for green low-carbon circular development, and truly realize the goal of letting Green ecology has become a “catalyst” for the textile and apparel industry to replenish, strengthen, and extend the chain.
“A comprehensive view” of green products
Director Li Binhong served as the chief judge of this competition. 13 expert judges from various fields of textile and clothing comprehensively considered the green environmental protection and digital properties of the participating products from multiple dimensions such as ecological and environmental protection indicators and characteristics, product design innovation, and market application characteristics. Based on the level of innovation, a total of 15 winners were selected for individual awards such as the ECO Material Product Development Award, the ECO Technology Innovation Application Award, and the Digital Fashion Application Award.
Under the background that digital fashion breaks the limitations of physical conditions, and time, space, materials, and cost are no longer obstacles to the expression of fashion concepts, this competition has set up a “Digital Fashion Application Award” for the first time, with Style3D as the exclusive technical supporter of the award. , assisted participating companies to use the Style3D Cloud platform to create electronic planning boards. This award selects 3 winning companies through a combination of online and offline methods. It is worth mentioning that during the online preliminary evaluation stage, the award selection channel received nearly 5 million visits and 2.01 million votes.
——Technological innovation perspective
Chief Engineer Chen Baojian said that this year’s competition has a wider selection of environmentally friendly materials, and the scope of environmentally friendly technology applications is also becoming more comprehensive. “Under the guidance of the sustainable development goals, being market-oriented and trend-led, developing products that meet market demand is the key that the competition has always advocated.” The development trend of digital products will start from the overall plan, in terms of popularity, fashion Focus on the 3D display of gender and ecological technology to provide one-stop solutions for brand companies. This is also the direction that the competition will focus on in the next stage.
“The participating products have advantages in materials, dyeing and finishing, technology, color, structure, pattern, etc., and we can also feel the sincerity and intention of the company in environmentally friendly product innovation.” Professor/Ph.D. Supervisor, School of Design, Jiangnan University , Shen Lei, chief expert of Jiangsu Province’s brand clothing industry chain, said that the competition has played a good role in the sustainable development of China’s ecological and environmentally friendly fabrics.Promoting effect.
“Whether it is an environmental protection concept or a digital fashion trend, there is unlimited potential.” Zhou Ji, director/professor of the Textile Design Institute of Zhejiang Science and Technology University, said that the entries have been greatly improved in the application of environmentally friendly materials and technologies , especially in the certification of green ecological environmental protection, with proactive awareness. The application of digital technology in the fields of digital design and digital processing also enables ecological textiles to show more fashionable and personalized characteristics.
——Fashion TrendPerspective
Qi Mei, director of the Fashion Trend Department of China Textile Information Center, was particularly impressed by a bast fiber fabric on site. “The design concept, application technology and environmental awareness of this fabric closely follow the international trend. This is also the first step in the research and development of ecological and environmentally friendly fabrics in China. The next focus.” She believes that textile companies must continue to update technology, fashion, and green development concepts to achieve both high quality and good appearance.
Based on the analysis of the severe climate environment and the sustainable lifestyle of young consumers, Wang Xu, creative director of the Fashion Trend Department of China Textile Information Center, said in the “2023/24 Autumn and Winter Chinese Textile Fabric Trends – Eco-friendly Fabric Trends” During the sharing, sustainable fabric development directions such as applying renewable components and creating comfortable and multi-functional products were proposed. He said that there are many products with mature designs and practical implementation in this competition. Among them, single-component and blended fabrics of chemical fiber filaments are relatively abundant, while multi-component products show a tendency of diversifying market segments.
——Design and R&D perspective
Liu Wei, art director of Beijing Science and Technology Design Institute, said that the participating products are surprising in terms of their application of new materials and environmentally friendly processes. “Especially in the post-epidemic era, consumers are paying more attention to the functionality and comfort of clothing. What the market needs in the future is products that combine technological innovation with environmental protection and sustainability.”
Chen Baishun, director of Bosideng Research and Technology Center, believes that among the participating fabrics, the combination of natural fibers and chemical fibers is a highlight. Materials such as recycled fibers, bio-based fibers, and nylon 56 have all been well used. At the same time, with the help of innovations in environmentally friendly additives and finishing technology, the feel, appearance and structure of the product have been improved.
“As a sports brand, we will pay more attention to the functionality of fabrics. I saw new ways of embodying environmentally friendly fabrics at the scene, both in terms of raw materials and appearance.” Yin Peng, director of Jordan Professional Sports Design Department, said that virtual fabrics The display is the future trend of the industry, which can help brands quickly simulate 3D products and accumulate a digital library of brand fabrics, which will provide more convenience for clothing development and efficient docking with suppliers.
Chen Yuxiang, director of R&D of Jiao Nei Materials, believes that it can be seen from the participating products that textile companies have begun to focus on the application of new materials. In addition, innovation in processing technology and additives have also received attention. “The good news is that the application of products is increasingly in line with the needs of the consumer market, and under the guidance of fashion trends, the distance with consumers is constantly narrowed.”
“The award review process is a process in which we think about the systematic engineering of textile fabric design from different angles.” Director Li Binhong elaborated on the original intention of holding the event from multiple dimensions in his summary. At the organizational level, as the most technically difficult event in the series of competitions, in addition to the review process, the competition will also carry out ecological and environmental certification inspections and field research to ensure the fairness and scientificity of the award results; at the cultivation level, the organizing committee will Carefully summarize and sort out the innovative development suggestions for ecological textiles put forward by experts to help industry enterprises better develop products with high added value; at the promotion level, the center will work with industrial clusters, institutes Schools and enterprises work closely together to spread cutting-edge design concepts and core design values to a deeper and broader level, helping innovative results to flourish and create more value.
It is understood that the list of winners of the competition will be announced on the official WeChat and media platform of “ChinaPopular FabricsFabricsChina” in September. The winning companies will be invited to participate in the “2022 Fifth China Eco-friendly Fabric Design Competition Awards Ceremony” held in Shengze in October and the “Silk Capital Fashion Collection” held at the China International Fashion Week in Beijing – Product Fashion of Shengze Award-winning Companies Show off. The award-winning products will also be displayed and promoted at the Jiangsu (Shengze) Textile Expo in October, as well as at relevant domestic textile industry professional exhibitions.
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