SHOW INFO

DATE:
April 21-23, 2009

LOCATION:
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive
Miami Beach, FL  33139

SHOW HOURS:
Tuesday & Wednesday: TBD
Thursday: TBD

From design to delivery, Material World is the premier global sourcing, fabric, trim, technology and trend trade event for the sewn products and home industries. Perfectly timed for the Spring/Summer 2010 season, Material World offers:

  • A marketplace for one-stop shopping of a complete line
  • Direct access to global and local channels of commerce. US, European, Latin American, and Asian fabric and production sourcing suppliers will present their lines and services to leading private label retailers and branded apparel companies.
  • New presentation of home furnishings fabric providers
  • Leading Technology suppliers to the sewn products industries
  • A fabric and fashion information resource featuring a solid line-up of networking and educational opportunities and cutting edge trend pavilions.

Material World will bring together:

EXHIBITORS
  Contractors/Manufacturers
  Fabric – Apparel
  Fabric – Home Furnishings
  Trim
  Yarn
  Components
  Publications
  Associations
  Educational Institutions
  Full Package Providers
  Technology – CAD, Software Solutions, PDM, Web Enabled Solutions
  Services – Freight Forwarders, Finanacial, Color & Trend, Forecasting

ATTENDEES
Attendees will include key decision-makers from throughout the Americas, including:

  CEOs, Presidents
  General Managers
  CFOs
  CIOs
  IT Personnel
  Manufacturing Vice Presidents
  Sourcing Executives
  Fabric Purchasing Personnel
  Product Development Executives
  Designers
  Manufacturers
  Purchasing Agents
  Marketing Executives
  Branded Apparel  Companies
  Retailers, including mail order, privatel label and e-business.

TREND PAVILIONS: You will immediately understand through clear observation that fashion information is the centerpiece of Material World Miami Beach.  Creating visual environments though Fabric Trend, Color Range, Trimming and Video installations, the Material World trend pavilions include:

TREND: A number of fabric environments will be positioned throughout the show to illustrate the seasonal theme and trend direction using selected fabrics provided by Material World exhibitors.  In addition to offering invaluable trend information, these  touch and feel  areas will allow you to experience the fabrics first-hand while planning your buying process.

COLOR: A unique visual presentation highlighting the first look into the most directional colors for the season developed by the Material World official color source.

TRIMMING: A creative exhibition devoted to trends in trimmings supplied by Material World exhibitors.  A unique area visually created to trigger ideas in textile trims, buttons, buckles, metal and plastic trims, snaps, rivets, leather, fur and much more.  This stimulating exhibition will offer cross-links with fabrics and accessories.

VIDEO: A video presentation of emerging trends that represent the season.  Designed to inspire the mind to think out of the box by creating conceptual points of view on fabrics and trends, this presentation promises to will help clarify your buying process.