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MUNICH FABRIC START: Frank Junker steps down as Creative Director and Shareholder

The organisers of MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH today announced Frank Junker's decision to step down as Creative Director and shareholder of MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH after around 20 years. The long-standing advisor to the international fabric trade show in Munich wishes to devote himself to new entrepreneurial tasks and projects in the event industry.

“The past few years have been an intense and formative time, which I look back on with gratitude. For me, the time has now come to step down from MUNICH FABRIC START and turn my attention to new challenges, both personally and professionally.“

Frank Junker, former Creative Director & Shareholder of MUNICH FABRIC START

“We would like to thank Frank Junker for his many years of service and his contribution to the development of the trade show over the past two decades. We respect his decision and wish him all the best for his future endeavours.“ Wolfgang Klinder, Co-Founder & Shareholder of MUNICH FABRIC START

For over twenty years, Frank Junker has been deeply committed to MUNICH FABRIC START, helping to develop it further – for which the management would like to express its special thanks. Through his involvement in the strategic design of the trade show itself and the BLUEZONE and VIEW formats, he has made a significant contribution to firmly establishing these events in German-speaking countries and across Europe. In future, Frank Junker's responsibilities will be restructured and redistributed within the existing MUNICH FABRIC START team. The handover has already taken place in collaboration with the well-established internal team and the remaining long-standing network of external partners.

Next, MUNICH FABRIC START Exhibitions GmbH invites you to its exclusive preview format – VIEW Premium Selection. On December 2 and 3, 2025, a carefully curated selection of renowned international premium weavers and manufacturers of textiles and ingredients will showcase around 200 first-class collections. The latest material developments and collections for Spring.Summer 27 will be on display.

In recent years, the international fabric trade show MUNICH FABRIC START – together with its integrated sections BLUEZONE, KEYHOUSE, THE SOURCE, ReSOURCE, ADDITIONALS, DESIGN STUDIOS and SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS – has developed into an ideal one-stop sourcing solution for designers, product managers and fashion designers.

From January 27 to 29, 2026, MUNICH FABRIC START will once again present a comprehensive portfolio of up to 1,100 collections from the most important international fabric and accessory manufacturers at the MOC in Munich. The show-in-show areas THE SOURCE, BLUEZONE, the innovation hub KEYHOUSE and the curated focus areas ReSOURCE, ADDITIONALS, DESIGN STUDIOS and SUSTAINABLE INNOVATIONS offer additional specialised platforms for sourcing, denim, forward-looking material developments and sustainable innovations for Spring.Summer 27.



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