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Mor e en t r a n t s: fou r Ger m a n a ca d em ies t o p r esen t t h eir p r oject s a t t h e fa ir
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rom fashion to interior design, 'upcycling' is en vogue. Manufacturers of apparel, home textiles and furnishings are giving ever more co n sideratio n to ways in wh ich m aterials can be used to conserve resources and be given a new lease of life. Thus, the next H e im te xtil (8 to 1 1 J a n ua ry 2 0 1 4 ) will once again draw attention to up cycling with the emp hasis on young designers. With th e 'Yo un g C re a tio n s Awa rd: U p c yc lin g ', H e im t e x t il c a lls o n n e wco m e rs to th e de sign wo rld to create o rigin al up cyclin g articles fo r indoor use.
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