Interdisciplinary And Interdisciplinary Discussion On "Integration And Symbiosis": The First International Conference On Fashion And Sustainable Development

To jointly promote the transformation and upgrading of the fashion industry and the sustainable development of the fashion industry, strengthen scientific research on sustainable development of fashion, conduct interdisciplinary, cross disciplinary and multidisciplinary academic cooperation to explore the forefront and trend of innovation in the fashion industry, sponsored by Wuhan Textile University in the morning of December 14th. "Integration and symbiosis" -- the first international academic forum on fashion and sustainable development It was held at Wuhan Textile University.

This International Academic Forum "Integration and symbiosis" As the theme, the participants focused on the forefront of the international fashion industry, and fully exchanged and communicated the relationship between sustainable development and industry, design, culture and science and technology, hoping to further promote the sustainable development of the fashion industry through further integration of resources.

The forum has attracted wide attention from renowned experts from universities and industry in the world. 15 foreign experts from 7 countries and regions in the United States, Britain, Australia, Romania, Portugal, Bangladesh and India have participated in the forum from 200 representatives of scholars, business representatives and teachers and students from the domestic fashion industry chain.

Ni Yangsheng, executive vice president of China Textile and Clothing Education Association Speaking at the opening ceremony, he pointed out that the textile industry has a new label under the new historical conditions - technology, fashion and green, namely, the innovation driven technology industry, the responsible green industry and the cultural leading fashion industry. He stressed that the development of the garment industry in the future should be based on the present, and infiltrate the concept of environmental protection into the front line of the industry, and guide the market and enterprises to embark on the path of green environmental protection, so as to meet the requirements of the society for green textile and clothing products.

Chairman of the organizing committee, Professor Peng Yuyuan, President of Wuhan Textile University The theme of the report is "fashion and future". The report interprets the understanding of future fashion around three aspects: environment-friendly green "new fashion", "people-oriented" harmonious "new fashion" and "innovative new fashion". It also introduces the important practice and exploration of Wuhan Textile University in the field of fashion sustainable development.

Professor David Tyler, Manchester City University, California, Professor Lynda Grose, California Art Institute, associate professor of Nolene Byrne, Deakin University, Professor Raul Fangueiro, Portuguese Minnie University, chief innovation strategist of the H&M Global Change global innovation fund, Prof. Yang, Professor of technology at the University of technology. 6 foreign experts, together with their own research fields and research in the field of fashion sustainable development, have made a keynote speech respectively.

Professor of Manchester City University, Resyntex, head of the European Union fund project, recycling of waste clothing and textiles, and David Tyler, an expert in the field of circular economy. Believe that In the past 20 years, the concept of producer responsibility has taken a huge leap, and the concept of "circular economy" has gradually been attached importance to. Our goal is not only to reduce waste, but to transform waste into resources, that is, waste materials are recycled instead of discarded. At the same time, there are still some cultural barriers in the implementation of various new technology solutions, which will have an impact on the retail industry, supply chain, consumers and designers, and need to be solved.

Professor of California Art Institute, co-founder of ESPRIT project, Lynda Grose, a fashion and sustainable development expert. It traces back to the past 30 years of fashion and sustainable development, and points out the conflict between ecological protection and economic growth. She stressed: If we want the fashion industry to coordinate with the natural ecosystem, we need the support of the whole society.

Associate professor at Deakin University, Institute of advanced materials, materials design expert in recycling economy and sustainable value, and Nolene Byrne, winner of the 2017 global change award. The research fronts of Deakin University on sustainable development of textile materials are introduced. How to extract pigment from waste garments, how to use the upper loop method to increase the value of textile wastes and the development of new cellulose materials, etc.

Raul Fangueiro, Professor of Minho University in Portugal The advantages of various kinds of natural fiber materials in environmental protection are analyzed. Combined with the transformation of scientific research achievements, the frontier information of various new textile materials is introduced. He believes that scientific and technological factors will play a crucial role in the sustainable development of fashion in the future.

H&M Global Change Award Global Innovation Award Fund chief innovation strategist, Hongkong HKRITA institution textile recycling recycling project sponsor Erik Bang It is believed that the conflict between fashion and environment needs to be realized by paying attention to resources and adjusting products.

Professor Gheorghe Asachi Technology University in Romania, AUTEX, chairman of the European Textile University Alliance, Mirela Blaga, an expert on zero waste products and clothing sustainable design and manufacturing. Combined with the knitting industry, the trend of digitalization and sustainable development is analyzed. She thinks fashion has begun to enter the era of digitalization and integrated manufacturing, and introduces the intelligent knitting manufacturing system developed around the concept of sustainable development.

During the forum, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Shandong College of Arts and Crafts, Beijing Institute Of Fashion Technology, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Xi'an Polytechnic University, Manchester, City University of England, winner fashion Holdings Limited, Yantai Mingyuan Home Textiles Co., Ltd., Wuhan Hanzheng Street Management Committee, Wuhan Textile University and so on. 10 families The unit was jointly launched. "Fashion Sustainable Education Alliance" It aims to provide platform support for talents training and sustainable development of enterprises by integrating the resources of universities and enterprises. At the same time, by strengthening the scientific research of fashion sustainable development, we will further explore the trend of innovation frontier and fashion industry, and exchange new ideas, share new achievements, explore the forefront development of fashion, and build academic exchange platform for scholars and researchers in garment industry.

Organized during the Forum The first "winner's fashion Cup" world environmental protection clothing Innovation Design Competition In order to New fashion paradigm The theme is to highlight the innovative design of clothing under the concept of environmental protection. The purpose is to convey the concept of sustainable design through design works, to disseminate sustainable fashion concepts, to explore new ways and new ways of sustainable design, and to encourage and explore compound design talents with both technology and fashion ideas. The joint exhibition on sustainable fashion design in Sino British joint teaching fashion shows the understanding and interpretation of fashion and sustainable development between the two universities under different cultural backgrounds in the East and West under the guidance of the joint teaching results of the Wuhan Textile University and the City University of Manchester. They use their creative vision and technical ability to design and challenge the design of the existing fashion system, and also provide solutions for the real world industrial problems and promote the sustainable development of the fashion industry.