GRAND PALAIS ÉPHÉMÈRE, SPIN VR
CFS HUB:
GATEWAY TO FASHION,
SCIENCE, AND CULTURE
CFS HUB is a playground for boundary breaking innovation. The platform curates artists, solutions, and creators and provides a space to accelerate the transition toward a digitized circular fashion system.
Each year, we select ten designers to support with mentorship and Web3 technology; and ten innovators to create cross-industry pilots supporting independent designers.
FASHION
/ˈfaʃ(ə)n/ noun.
DEFINITION
[CFS] A creative reflection of the ethos of the time. A medium that is constantly changing. Diverse, innovative, and circular in Web3.
[Oxford Dictionary] Fashion is a popular or the latest style of clothing, hair, decoration, or behaviour.
[Wikipedia] Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a look defined by the fashion industry as that which is trending.
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Wearable
Luxury
Fashion
Accessories
Beauty
SCIENCE
/ˈsʌɪəns/ noun.
Definition
[CFS] A way of thinking to safeguard fashion’s survival and evolution in line with society. A method to create fashion and culture in harmony with the planet and humanity.
[Oxford Dictionary] The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
[Wikipedia] The word science has been used in Middle English since the 14th century in the sense of "the state of knowing".
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Materials innovation
Digital transformation
Web3
Supply-chain
Climate
CULTURE
/ˈkʌltʃə/ noun.
DEFINITION
[CFS] Art, design, architecture. The physical and digital walls and landscapes that create a home for fashion and science exploration.
[Oxford Dictionary] - the arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.
[Wikipedia] Culture is an umbrella term which encompasses the social behavior, institutions, and norms found in human societies, as well as the knowledge, beliefs, arts, laws, customs, capabilities, and habits of the individuals.
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Art
Design
Retail
Social impact
Investment
Government
Education
CFS HUB
CRITERIA
To determine CFS HUB Catalysts, we evaluate the following four categories.
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Applying renewable, regenerative, or other circular materials
Eco Materials (plant-based, bio-based, organic)
Innovative Materials (biotech, technical, treatment)
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Applying recycling, upcycling, rental or other circular business models
Digitalization (digital sampling, digital twin, AR, VR, automation)
Circularity (reduce, reuse, rental, resell, repair, recycle, takeback)
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Implementing methods to neutralize carbon footprint, such as using renewable energies, non-toxic chemicals or carbon-neutral shipping
Carbon Neutral (plant trees, renewable energy)
Regenerative Practices (ues of non-toxic chemicals, biodiversity)
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Empowering local or underprivileged communities, or traditional craftsmanship
Fair working conditions (wages, environment)
Human empowerment (local communities, minority groups, inclusivity, artisanship)
CFS HUB
ACTIONS
Every year, CFS discovers and curates bold tech innovators and fashion designers who are providing better ways to design, produce, communicate and sell, shining the light on these change makers during the annual CFS Summit, globally.
The CFS HUB connects the most exciting Science Catalysts with the Fashion Catalysts of the future to create measurable impact that accelerates the transition towards fashion digitization and circularity, powered by SPIN technology and retail partner, Galeries Lafayette.
CFS HUB 2022 CATALYSTS
/ˈkat(ə)lɪst/ Cambridge Dictionary Definition:
Catalyst is an event or a person that causes great change.
Discover our curation of Fashion and Science Catalysts who are harnessing digitization and circularity to push the boundaries of fashion and render a new phygital reality.
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FASHION
HUB
This year, CFS HUB Fashion Catalysts features designers with a strong vision for the phygital future.
From using digital twins to replace physical prototypes, to designing inside VR, the selected talents understand the value of next-generation digitization to help solve the industry’s physical environmental issues.
SCIENCE
HUB
The CFS HUB Science Catalysts are embracing science as a method for retail evolution.
The presented companies are leveraing digital technologies to improve production processes with digital previews, made to order, and AI scanning for made to measure, and to reinvent consumption with product timeline transparency, AR visualizations and direct-to-avatar try-ons.
In the materials sector, the selected innovators are implementing circular solutions that keep fabrics in the loop and transition from chemical to biological processes.
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CFS HUB PARTNER
LUXURY INNOVATION PARTNER
Kering Material Innovation Lab →
Created in 2013 by Kering, the Material Innovation Lab is dedicated to the sourcing of sustainable materials and fabrics. Learn more.
Through MIL, Kering supports CFS HUB Fashion Catalysts with the knowledge of new materials development.
CFS HUB PARTNER
RETAIL INNOVATION PARTNER
Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées →
Galerie Lafayette is one of the leading luxury retail groups in the world, with more than 60 million visitors every year in its 290 stores and e-commerce websites. Learn more.
Galeries Lafayette Champs-Élysées supports CFS HUB Catalysts with Web3 circular retail innovation.
CFS HUB PARTNER
INDUSTRY
PARTNER
Modem →
Modemonline.com and Modem Editions are the working tools and sources of professional information dedicated to those who operate in the fields of fashion and design. Learn more.
Modem is supporting CFS HUB Fashion Catalysts by connecting them with the world of fashion through international showrooms and platform.
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