TERRITORIES OF SAVOIR-FAIRE

In a world where commercial and cultural geographies are being redefined, global trade is being disrupted, and traditional scales must be reconsidered, Première Vision continues its strategic commitment to supporting craftsmanship and chooses to shine a light on territories from 3-5 February 2026 at Paris Nord Villepinte.

Territories are rich in know-how, and some have succeeded in documenting, preserving, and revitalizing it, bringing together memory and momentum, heritage and innovation. Territories are also a source of foresight.

The exhibition is conceived as a journey through the many identities of savoir-faire and their geographies, exploring their capacity for dialogue and offering a focused exploration of Japan, Portugal, and France, to inspire new ways of doing, seeing, creating, and thinking. It serves as a fertile ground for diverse and enriching experiences, shaped by key players who push boundaries and view savoir-faire as a wealth of human, social, artisanal, cultural, and heritage resources. From the local to the farthest reaches, from upstream to downstream, from raw materials to creators. A commitment to developing local models as models for the future: rediscovering what already exists, nurturing local skills, championing diversity, reconnecting with nature, and highlighting the breadth of textile culture and existing innovation. For the February 2026 edition, we will explore the world’s wealth of savoir-faire. We will discover these three countries through exhibitors presented along a dedicated route, as well as through conferences, keynote speeches, and cross-border dialogues on savoir-faire in the Prospective Area, inviting us to envision a future shaped by bold choices. An exploration of textile territories, their current identities, the people who bring them to life and guide them toward the future, and the power of TERRITORIES OF SAVOIR-FAIRE!

FRANCE CULTURE(S) & CONTRE-CULTURE PRESS KIT

France, a land steeped in fashion history, inspires and nurtures workshops, creativity, artists, artisans, and manufacturers. It is also home to vibrant and prolific fashion museums, schools, and students from around the world, a truly thriving ecosystem! A fashion phenomenon, a world capital, where couture houses and workshops are just steps away. A city that extends its boundaries to nurture the next generation of artisans and designers. A city that embraces all forms of creativity, with a deep curiosity for others. A city where every style and culture parades by, constantly fueling its eye for new ideas. Hybridized skills, born of cultural exchange and inspiration, drawing on both high tradition and subversion. Centuries-old techniques, such as Leavers lace and embroidery in Calais and Caudry; fragments of living history, are being challenged by a new generation of artisans and creators who dare to blend CULTURAL AND COUNTERCULTURAL ELEMENTS. It is a creative diversity supported by territorial catalysts, such as the Mediterranean fashion house, and by incubators like the brand-new Tremplin Mode et Textile.

Territories reinventing themselves in the wake of deindustrialization, driven by resilient and passionate industrialists and entrepreneurs offering a new local approach. With the ambition to champion textile culture, create momentum, and connect with people. An entrepreneurial spirit propelling the ecological transition and using it to reinvent heritage, organizations, and professions. Businesses proud to be part of Living Heritage. A territory of constantly evolving savoir-faire, whose dynamism comes from blending cultural heritage with openness.

Their passion will be on full display in the conferences: Jeanne Friot - Créatrice, Vorlette Fakhri du Tremplin; Ariane Vitou, innovation consultant for regional development; Camille Berger Sfate & Combier-Guigou; Burç Akyol, designer; Jina Luciani, President of the Mediterranean Fashion House; Olivier Verriele, Choletbased Manufacturing Company; Baptiste Pages, Atelier Feonie; and many others ! A partnership with Le Monde, the leading national daily newspaper, focused on designing a conference series on French craftsmanship, led by Elvire von Bardeleben, Head of the Fashion section..

Not to be missed: LINEN EXPERIENCE. The European Flax and Hemp Alliance invites you on a journey into the heart of French and European flax, its production regions, farming practices, and environmental performance. From plant to finished product: cultivation, retting, scutching, spinning, weaving or knitting. Production territories, agricultural practices, and environmental performance.

Exhibitors energizing French regions: in the UIT area, identified through a dedicated route available on the Première Vision Paris website. And for a stroll through Calais–Caudry: lace makers Solstiss, Sophie Hallette, Beauvillain-Davoine, and Jean Bracq; and on the embroidery side, Maison Lévêque and Albert Guégain & Fils.

The fabulous master artisans Maisons d’Exception: Anne Lopez, Antonin Mongin, Atelier Aurélia Leblanc, Atelier Sofia Shazak, Atelier Sumbiosis, Audrey B. Studio, Céline Breton, Cécile Feilchenfeldt, Cécile Gray, Karl Mazlo, the Carnoy workshops, Marie Archambaud, and Marta Mantovani.

PORTUGAL KNOW-HOW, LIVING SUSTAIN!

Portugal stands out for its strong commitment to sustainability. It acts, researches, innovates, and preserves, while actively supporting the transition toward more responsible fashion systems.

The country has developed a robust ecosystem where sustainability is central: entrepreneurs, workers, universities, and technology centers collectively nurture a dynamic environment for ethical fashion. This ecosystem combines a rich diversity of craftsmanship with a highly advanced industrial base.

In the northern textile clusters—particularly in the Ave and Cávado valleys—production is highly organized, enabling full control of the value chain from yarn to fabric to finished garment. This structure ensures a strong level of vertical integration and efficiency.

Sustainable practices are widely implemented, including reduced water consumption, improved energy efficiency, the use of lower-impact raw materials, short supply chains, closed-loop dyeing systems, and circular production models.

Portugal is also developing innovative 100% plant-based fibers derived from local resources such as eucalyptus, coffee waste, and tree bark. In parallel, next-generation materials—based on regenerative agriculture, bio-based inputs, or biofabrication—are contributing to more sustainable material and energy solutions.

The region hosts numerous manufacturers fully engaged in sustainable performance, having invested heavily in new technologies, machinery, logistics, and short-run production capabilities. Innovations such as Digital Product Passports, QR codes enabling real-time environmental impact tracking, and AI-assisted defect detection systems reflect a deep structural transformation toward sustainability.

As key drivers of the industry’s evolution, these manufacturers actively support European sustainable designers and contribute to shaping the future of responsible fashion.

Portugal represents a reservoir of unified resources, addressing today’s and tomorrow’s major challenges. It is a territory of vibrant, committed, and forward-looking know-how: LIVING SUSTAIN!

Don’t miss:

CITEVE, a nationally and internationally recognized private non-profit technological center founded in 1989 in Vila Nova de Famalicão (Northern Portugal), acts as a platform for innovation, research, and technological support for companies in the textile and apparel sector, particularly SMEs.

To see:

At the trade show, CITEVE presents experimental silhouettes developed within the Be@t project, showcasing the latest advances in applied research, sustainability, and digital transformation. These pieces, equipped with a Digital Product Passport ensuring transparency and traceability, result from close collaboration between around twenty companies covering the entire textile and apparel value chain.

The Be@t project (Bioeconomy at Textiles) is a strategic initiative led by CITEVE aimed at transforming Portugal’s textile and apparel industry toward a more sustainable, circular, and bio-based economy.

CITEVE news:

A partnership with Agromethod Labs on hydroponic cotton cultivation.

Exhibitors energizing the Portuguese territory:

Identified through a dedicated route available on the Première Vision Paris website.

JAPAN – NATURE MINDED

Japan is a land of savoir-faire shaped by a long history of close interaction with the natural environment. Rare and precious skills, preserved and passed on by true guardians of nature, emerge from a rich textile heritage deeply rooted in local materials, carefully transformed by skilled artisans. These practices invite us to reflect on the Tamashii (soul) of objects—their aging, imperfections, accidents, and inevitable transformations.

Artisans continue to revive virtuous natural fibers while preserving heritage materials such as Hasumi linen from Shimane. Their work is both disciplined and serene, deeply connected to the world around them and to the pursuit of precision, simplicity, and everyday beauty. It highlights the gradual refinement of techniques through repetition, as well as the art of repair, reflecting a unique ability to build lasting relationships with objects.

This profound relationship with textiles and garments is something we are invited to reconnect with today.

Japan remains a source of inspiration for artisans worldwide, who travel there to learn from masters of indigo dyeing or to explore traditional techniques of animal and plant-based dyeing, knotting, and braiding. This is the case for French artisans in residence at Villa Kujoyama, as well as collaborators working with small Japanese manufacturers through initiatives such as the Edo Tokyo Kirari program.

It is a territory where long-standing traditions and their guardians coexist with the fast pace of the fashion industry. Heritage pieces such as kimonos—icons of global imagination—have been upcycled by students from Polimoda and Osaka Bunka, giving them new life at Japan Fashion Week.

From Kyoto to Osaka, a vibrant and highly creative craft culture coexists with companies dedicated to exceptional precision and craftsmanship. This territory blends nature, high standards, and long-term vision to cultivate truly NATURE MINDED savoir-faire.

You will hear their passion during conferences featuring Tony Jouanneau, designer highlighted in Maisons d’Exception and former resident of Villa Kujoyama; Sylvie Marot, fashion historian; Aimee Moribayashi from the Edo Tokyo Kirari program; and many others.

A partnership with BEAU Magazine, an independent publication dedicated to identifying and narrating beauty in our time, supports this initiative. With its long-standing historical connection to Japan, the magazine is the ideal partner to design and host a series of talks dedicated to Japanese craftsmanship at this edition. These discussions will be moderated by Charlotte Roudaut, Editor-in-Chief, and Sophie Peyrard, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of BEAU Magazine.

A stop at Maisons d’Exception offers the opportunity to meet Japanese master artisans such as Atelier Seiran, Domyo, Omi-Jofu, and Yukizna, as well as French master artisans who have resided at Villa Kujoyama, including Atelier Sumbiosis, or who have participated in the Edo Tokyo Kirari program, such as Audrey B. Studio.

Exhibitors energizing the Japanese territory can be discovered via a dedicated route available on the Première Vision Paris website.

 

To see:

The “Kimono Upcycling Collection” space, the result of a collaboration between students from Voutrail (Osaka Bunka) and Polimoda.

The Japan Fashion Week Organization space, dedicated to Japanese textile assets and the next generation of designers. You will also find the “Japan Exhibitors Collection”, a curated selection of Japanese companies present at the show.

To experience:

An immersive virtual reality experience dedicated to Japanese wool, with a particular focus on the Bishu region, internationally renowned for its wool industry—offering a deep dive into manufacturing processes, industrial heritage, craftsmanship, and innovation in Bishu.

Also discover:

The winners of the Grand Prix, Excellence Award, and Special Prize, with this edition’s competition emphasizing a materials-driven approach, highlighting denim and wool.

 

 

The seasons hybridize and expand, bringing together movements from all over the world. For Spring/Summer 2027, craftsmanship becomes a testing ground, a space for cross-border dialogue between fine craftsmanship and industry. It embodies the spirit of the season: OPEN!

THREE ENCLAVES TO DISCOVER WITHIN THE PREMIÈRE VISION PARIS PROSPECTIVE SPACE

LIVING LEGACY, where heritage continues through dialogue between generations and cultures, through the blending of sensibilities and the richness of shared perspectives. This movement takes shape through collaborations between creators from diverse backgrounds, giving rise to a singular language. Young talents embrace ancestral techniques, divert their uses, reinterpret forms, and reinvent gestures, hybridizing tradition and avant-garde. The floral creations by German designer Cécile Feilchenfeldt for Matières Fécales, the embroidered artworks by Brazilian designer Natalia Rios, as well as the leather pieces by Shazak Workshop and Karl Mazlo—key figures of this movement—are presented in dialogue with a selection of fabrics from exhibitors at the show.

ACTIVE KNOW-HOW, where styles and conventions are subverted. A strong playful and pop influence places subversion at the heart of the creative process. Creative freedom, fueled by a love of play, invites us to rewrite the rules and reinvent everyday life with wit and ease. Beneath its apparent lightness lies a lucid counter-current: a space to reclaim agency over reality. Free expression emerges, where play, comfort, and distinction naturally coexist. The knitted ribbon dresses by Cécile Feilchenfeldt for Zomer, the refined leather goods by Marta Mantovani, the leather works by Valentine Huyghues Despointes, and the leather assemblages by Japanese designer Live Born—leading figures of this movement—are showcased in dialogue with a selection of fabrics from exhibitors at the show.

ORGANIC INTELLIGENCE explores biotechnology as a reservoir of ideas and narratives about life, drawing inspiration from organisms of intermediate kingdoms—neither animal, plant, nor mineral. Mycelium, bacteria, and cells fuel creative thinking, treating microorganisms as models for material behavior and interaction. Between biofabrication, controlled growth, and 3D printing, these approaches open pathways to imagining new material systems: producing with less waste, designing form as an evolutionary process, and developing structures with regenerative potential. Technology thus becomes a tool for observing and understanding living systems, supporting more conscious and responsible creation. The dress by Cécile Feilchenfeldt for Alain Paul, Tony Jouanneau’s sea urchin dyeing for Atelier Sumbiosis, Antonin Mongin’s fleeces, and Jean Brieuc’s wood embroidery—key figures of this movement—are presented in dialogue with a selection of fabrics from exhibitors at the show.