Exhibitions & Activities
Register for Borås Textile Days to read more about each session.
The Brella app is the primary platform after your registration.
There you will find all information, update your profile, book seminars, workshops and networking opportunities, as well as view your personal schedule.
Smart Textiles Showroom
Exhibition
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM and Thursday 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Smart Textiles, Science Park Borås
Location: Smart Textiles Showroom
Welcome to visit the Smart Textiles Showroom. Subject to availability, you can also book one of the two guided tours offered during Borås Textile Days.
A guided tour will be held on Wednesday and Thursday 15:20 – 15:40.
Flexible and lifelong learning with the Swedish School of
Booth
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: The Swedish School of Textiles
New knowledge branches out! Nourishment to the roots makes the tree grow and blossom! At our booth, we present our project Flexible and Lifelong Learning. We showcase the University of Borås’ Swedish School of Textiles range of standalone courses, courses integrated into study programmes, and contract education developed in collaboration with companies. We explain how to apply and how online courses can become a natural part of both your company’s and your own lifelong skills development.
UN collection
Booth
Time: Ongoing on Wednesday and Thursday
Organizer/host: The Swedish School of Textiles
Location: Smart Textiles Showroom
The Swedish School of Textiles at the University of Borås has, as the first educational institution ever, developed a new generation of guide uniforms for the United Nations (UN) Headquarters. Around twenty design students are behind the collection, characterized by sustainability, high fashion, and innovation. The collection was launched on April 22, 2025, and parts of it are currently on display in the Smart Textiles Showroom.
Textile Movement
Exhibition
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Textile Movement through Science Park Borås
Discover new opportunities for your business! At the Textile Movements trade fair, you’ll learn more about offers and networks that can provide the right support and resources to take the next step in the circular transition.
Exhibitions at the Textile Museum
Exhibition
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM and Thursday 12:00 AM – 7:00 PM.
Organizer/host: The Textile Museum
Location: The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum is one of the leading museums in the Nordic region for textiles and fashion, with collections of clothing, fabrics, textile machines, and more. The permanent exhibition Textil Kraft tells the story of textile production, while temporary exhibitions vary from fashion, design, art, and crafts to technology, research, sustainability, and smart textiles.
During Borås Textile Days, temporary exhibitions include Linea Matei – “Do You See Me” and Sven Fristedt – Master of Patterns.
Data to Business
Exhibition
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Science Park Borås
Location: Lutgränd
22 Nordic brands within fashion, furniture, and sports are showcasing their first prototypes of digital product passports – developed as part of the Interreg ÖKS-funded project Data to Business, where companies from Denmark, Sweden, and Norway are working to transform data into new business models and strengthen their circularity.
Textile & Fashion 2030
Booth
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: University of Borås/ the Swedish School of Textiles/Science Park Borås
This is how the University of Borås is carrying out the government initiative Textile & Fashion 2030 to pave the way for a green transition in the textile and fashion industry. Meet representatives from Textile & Fashion 2030 and get inspired!
Speakers’ Corner – Voices from the Industry “on the go”
Activity
Time: Wednesday from 2:00 – 2:15 PM and 3:00 – 3:45 PM, and on Thursday from 2:00 – 2:15 PM, and 3:00 – 3:45 PM.
Organizer/host: The Nordic Textile Academy & TEX! by Sweden/Marketplace Borås
What’s bubbling beneath the surface of Swedish textiles and fashion right now? At Speakers’ Corner, you’ll hear short, impactful talks straight from the field. A space for ideas, experiences, and glimpses into the future – right in the heart of Textile Fashion Center.
Tekologistik
Booth
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Tekologistik
Tekologistik collaborates with industry organizations worldwide within the fashion, sports, textile, and lifestyle sectors. These organizations have exclusively outsourced their logistics to Tekologistik, which provides logistics consulting, transport solutions, innovations, and favorable conditions to their members.
Research on the Rise
Activity
Time: Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM and Thursday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: The Swedish School of Textiles
What are tomorrow’s textile researchers working on? Come meet our PhD from the Swedish School of Textiles and explore cutting-edge research through engaging and visually striking posters.
Wardrobe Roulette
Activity
Time: Wednesday 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Science Park Borås
Location: DoTank
Would you dare let chance decide what to wear? Discover more about the Wardrobe Roulette and how it can help you make better use of your closet.
Five-Event Challenge – Repair and Care
Activity
Time: Wednesday 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 5:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Science Park Borås
Location: Textilmuseet
Try the world’s only (?) pentathlon in clothing care! Learn how to make your garments last longer.
Guest Exhibitor in Omstart Mode
Exhibition
Time: Ongoing
Organizer/Host: The Textile Museum
Location: The Textile Museum
The Textile Museum’s exhibition Omstart Mode addresses the urgent need to change textile production and consumption. To bring the exhibition to life, current guests are invited to participate.
Since 2022, the artist Jeanette Schäring has been running an artistic development project related to the cultural history of color.
In the project, Jeanette has, among other things, used the Textile Museum’s archives and collections to explore historical pathways and connections for textiles, color, and water.
In Omstart Mode, her works Vattnet och isens gudinna and the film Allt har sin hemlighet. Blåeriets heliga rum have been previously exhibited.
Fashion Factory
Booth
Time: Wednesday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM and Thursday 9:20 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Fashion Factory
Fashion Factory Sweden is a creative fashion and design agency. Our team consists of handpicked specialists and artisans to ensure that you as a client receive the best possible support throughout the design and production process.
From one-off assignments to comprehensive solutions, we assist both small and large companies and brands in the fashion and textile industry. This can include everything from a new product or product line idea, design, technical sketches, construction, and tech packs. We can also source materials, find suitable factories, and inspect samples during the production process.
During Borås Textile Days, we offer personal meetings with our expert team at Fashion Factory. Book a time – we listen, guide, and provide concrete advice.
At Borås Textile Days, Fashion Factory opens up for personal meetings where visitors can book a session to discuss everything from design ideas, product development, workflows, sustainability, sourcing, and digitalization to future initiatives.
Our team consists of experienced designers, production experts, sustainability strategists, and CLO 3D specialists – ready to meet you!
Textilproducenter
Booth
Time: Ongoing
Organizer/Host:
Location: DoTank
Textile Producers is a non-profit association founded by and for Sweden’s sewing manufacturers.
The purpose of the association is to strengthen and highlight Swedish textile production today. In our country, there is enormous innovative capacity that enables a transparent and circular production chain where quality, craftsmanship, and environmental considerations are at the center.
Textile Producers bring together experts across the entire textile sewing production chain – from fashion and home textiles to interior design, public environments, and specialized production for branding and advertising.
The development of the association is supported by CircularHub.
Meet Fashion Factory’s Experts in Personal Meetings
Booth
Time: Wednesday 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM and Thursday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM.
Organizer/Host: Fashion Factory
Fashion Factory offers personal meetings with its expert team. Book a slot – they listen, guide, and give concrete advice.
Our team consists of experienced designers, production experts, sustainability strategists, and CLO 3D specialists – ready to meet you!
Digital Business Lab
Booth
Time: Wednesday 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM and Thursday 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM.
Organizer/Host:
Digital Business Lab inspires and educates students, collaborates with companies, and supports researchers with expertise in the intersection between digital innovation and business development.
Fashion and the Creative Process
Exhibition
Time: Ongoing
Organizer/Host: The Swedish School of Textiles
Students from the Bachelor’s programme in Textile Management and the Textile Economics programme at the Swedish School of Textiles present the concepts they have developed in the course Fashion and the Creative Process.
In the course, the students have explored how fashion can be understood and how creativity can be encouraged. The final outcome is an original concept based on a second-hand polo shirt from Myrorna that could not be sold, combined with a pair of returned jeans from Bubbleroom.
The exhibition highlights the creative ideas that emerged through this process. You are warmly welcome to explore the students’ visions and discover how unsold garments can be given new life!
Photo: Göran Jansson
Ecopoetic, visual lecture with Jeanette Schäring
Activity
Time: Wednesday 3:15 PM – 3:35 PM.
Organizer/host: The Textile Museum
Location: The Textile Museum
Color carries memories. It flows through time, through archives, through landscapes and bodies. Experience Jeanette Schäring’s poetic lecture From the Viskan to the Sea – The Hidden Stories of Color.
After Work
Activity
Time: Wednesday 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Organizer/host: Borås Textile Days
Register for Borås Textile Days to read more about each session.
The Brella app is the primary platform after your registration.
There you will find all information, update your profile, book seminars, workshops and networking opportunities, as well as view your personal schedule.
