
Alexa Dehmel
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Responsible textile production: What will the future cost?
Alexa Dehmel reflects on how the price of sustainable materials will evolve over the next decade.
- Article
Best material development and innovation takeaways Winter 2026
Discover how groundbreaking dyeing techniques and bio-based innovations, showcased at Performance Days and the Functional Fabric Fair Fall 2024, are revolutionizing the textile industry and shaping a sustainable future. By Alexa Dehmel.
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Performance textiles: next-generation materials
Sportswear Design Expert Alexa Dehmel introduces you to the next-generation materials you have to know.
- Opinion
From Evolution to Revolution – Performance Days 2023
Performance Day’s Functional Fabric Curator Alexa Dehmel and “fabric nerd” Charles Ross present a picture diary and summary of October’s event.
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Review: The Sustainable Angle’s Future Fabrics Expo 2023
Two weeks ago, the doors opened at Magazine London to one of the largest global sourcing venues for sustainably and responsibly produced textiles and materials in the fashion industry. This state-of-the-art venue spans 3,200 square meters and is located across the river from Canary Wharf.
- Opinion
The mountain and the metaverse – Synergy or contradiction?
Following our interview with Christoph Engl, the CEO of Oberalp, conducted at the 5th Oberalp Summit, we present a follow-up article by sportswear expert Alexa Dehmel, who looks at the event on the topic of “Metaverse” from a designer’s perspective.
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Performance Days: Exciting innovations push recycled and biobased fibers forward
Performance Days will showcase exciting improvements in recycled and biobased synthetic fibers. Here is a preview.
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The global impact of functional fabrics and trims
Two very successful fabric fairs have just presented the trends for winter 24 to the sports and functional apparel industry. From Oct. 26 to 27, the Functional Fabric Fair powered by Performance Days took place in Portland, Oregon (1,200 visitors/ 185 exhibitors), followed by the Performance Days at the MOC ...