Messe München transforms Ispo awards to hallmark of excellence
On Jan. 12, 50 experts from the industry will pick 56 laureates who will walk away with next year’s Ispo awards. The jury will comprise journalists, designers, retailers and athletes, …
Dakine launches outerwear range
Dakine, the brand of outdoor and action sports accessories owned by the GSM group, is preparing to introduce a range of garments for skiing and snowboarding. Consisting of technical pants and jackets, it will be displayed at Ispo Munich and it will hit European shelves in the second half of next year. Dakine said the...
Clouds will overshadow the autumn/winter 2013/14 sports collections
The IDEAS network of active sports designers has completed its color forecast for the autumn/winter 2013/14 season. The central theme is “clouds” – reflecting the uncertainty of the weather and the pervasive digital world. Both are intangible. There are contrasts and connections between the virtual and natural worlds. Shades of grey and red are among...
Fusalp returns to Ispo, appoints distributors
After two years of absence, Fusalp will return to Ispo next month. Its booth in the Ispovision hall (B1) will feature its regular skiwear line, and somewhat like Bogner’s stand, it will have a VIP space where only about 50 European retailers will be invited to view its new premium collection, called Fusalp 1952. The...
Spanish wavemaker wins Ispo’s brand new award 2012
After going for close to ten hours through the applications filed by 269 young enterprises from 27 countries, a 14-member jury picked a company from San Sebastián, Spain, as the overall winner of the Ispo 2012 BrandNew awards: Wavegarden is a company that has developed a special installation for making artificial waves, which has already...
New MD for Maier Sports
The Maier Sports and Gonso brands will be run from the start of next year by a new managing director: Sascha Kautschitsch, an executive from the fashion business, will then take over the helm of Maier Sports, the German snow, outdoor and bicycle apparel company. Kautschitsch is the founder of Dirty Jerz, a European fashion...
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