TCBL Textile & Clothing Business Labs is reinventing the European Textile & Clothing sector by exploring new ways to design, make, and work together. New production and distribution technologies, innovative organisational models and creative energies are opening up opportunities to bring production capacity back to Europe. Join TCBL to participate in this open, transformative ecosystem.

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Who is TCBL For?

Anyone who wants to transform the textile and clothing industry: sector businesses, researchers and explorers, service providers, and experts facilitating knowledge exchange and innovation.

Why should I join TCBL?

Become part of a value-based community where different types of organisations are working together to create a low-risk environment for business model innovation.

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Latest news

Filming begins for My Yorkshire Wardrobe

Filming for the My Yorkshire Wardrobe video began on 9th May with interviews and sequences shot at the Antich manufacturing factory and shop, and the...

Upcoming events

#TCBL 2019 | FASHION FORWARD

iasi 28/05/2019
#TCBL_2019 invites you to participate in our yearly event to find out how the...

Planet Textiles 2019

Barcelona 22/06/2019
Planet Textiles was first held by MCL News & Media back in 2009 in...

Labs

Labs are the active, physical context in which TCBL's explorations of new models take place.
Check out the latest projects from our Labs.

DEMIS MARIN The waste of materials in the fashion world is a big problem. The frequentation of the world of vintage garments purposes has stimulated my creativity December 07, 2018
Tanya Perkins horse rug using micro-encapsulation Tanya is undertaking a MA and proceeding with a doctorate to complete a rug using micro-encapsulation for horses with severe skin conditions. November 20, 2018
TCBL Innovative Workplace Testing a new and innovative workplace for garment assembly that allows from small atelier to mid-large atelier to scale up the production maintaining May 23, 2018

Business Pilots

TCBL supports Associate Enterprises that make up a value-based business community.
These enterprises have proposed concrete business cases that can freely explore the impact of innovative business models and that benefit from interaction with TCBL Labs.

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TCBL_ZINE

Storytelling, case studies, research and more on the world of textile and clothing in Europe

Case Study: Kempadoo Millar
An Augmented Reality Showroom
Sustainable textile finishing using ozone and nanobubble technologies
Sustainable Chemistry Method to Improve the Wash-Off Process of Reactive Dyes on Cotton