According to the motto “After the show is before the show” the team of organizers is working at full speed for the next TV TecStyle Visions taking place in Stuttgart from 4th to 6th February, 2016 with more than 12,000 visitors and 260 exhibitors.
More than 100 exhibitors have already booked their stands until the end of October this year – this is almost twice as much as at the same time two years ago. Roland Gruber, Managing Director of gmk Veranstaltungsservice GmbH: “We are overwhelmed by the great demand. 75% of the exhibition space in halls 4 and 6 are already booked out by now as many exhibitors want to expand their stands for the next TV TecStyle Visions. We are expecting the trade fair to be sold out soon.”
The TV TecStyle Visions 2014 has underlined its proposition as European’s trade fair for textile decoration and promotion with 250 exhibitors and, turned out to be one of the mainstays of EXPO 4.0, the trade show quartet for visual and haptic communication. 14,681 trade visitors came to Stuttgart in spring (2012: 13,966) to inform about the most different facets of advertising. According to Messe Stuttgart, 11,983 visitors of the above total specifically came to TV TecStyle Visions from all over Europe to learn about the news and innovations of the industry.
Focus on supporting programme
One result of the close cooperation between trade fair team and exhibitors is the extensive supporting programme, organized by the journal ” TVP Textile Decoration and Promotion”. Events like seminars in the “TV expert forum”, the silk screen printing show with Charlie Taublieb in “Charlie’s Corner” as well as the “TecStyle Fashion Show” will definitely be part of the supporting programme 2016 again. The special event “Style at Work” all around professional clothing and workwear will be extended and turns into the “Style at Work Discovery Tour”. Sustainability, a topic that gives rise for conversation both in the media and the textile decoration industry, should once more be seized in collaboration with Elke Klemenz, educational consultant for fair trade (textile sector) at the TVP info point “fair • eco • bio”. The question “How do we want to live?“ will be in the focus here.
Golden Shirt Award
The presentation and award ceremony of the Golden Shirt Award is always one of the highlights of TV TecStyle Visions. This year’s topic is “Differences”. The embroiders and printers are requested to design a piece of cloth full of contrasts and differences. As in the previous years, this year’s entries will be presented and awarded at the TV TecStyle Visions 2016.
For the first time, numerous sponsors will donate 8,000 euros prize money. Main sponsor of the Golden Shirt Award is Kornit Digital. The manufacturer of textile printing machines gives 3,000 euros for the winner of the Golden Shirt Award 2016. The runner-up gets 2,000 euros, donated by thread manufacturer Amann. Madeira thread factory participates as sponsor of the third place and donates an amount of 1,000 euros. Once again, Maag flock machines awards the flock special prize, worth 500 euros and the embroidery special prize, also worth 500 euros, is awarded by Deutsches Innovationszentrum für Stickerei.
The “Creative Print” special prize, worth 500 euros, is awarded for the first time. Clothing manufacturer Anvil wants to incite textile finishers to submit particularly creative entries. The visitors of TV TecStyle Visions 2016 have the opportunity to choose the winner of the People’s Choice Award. The L-Shop team gives an amount of 500 euros to the winner. IVM SignTex supports the presentation of entries submitted within the scope of Stuttgart Messe as a “Corporate Sponsor”. The L-Shop team gives an amount of 500 euros to the winner. IVM SignTex supports the presentation of entries submitted within the scope of Stuttgart Messe as a “Corporate Sponsor”. IVM SignTex supports the presentation of entries submitted within the scope of Stuttgart Messe as a “Corporate Sponsor”.
