Organisation is underway to create and present the ‘Intertextil Balticum 2012’, a three day spectacular event of fashion and design competitions, presentations and conferences covering latest events in the textile and fashion industry, new spring/summer designer, boutique and ready to wear collections on the catwalk. “Intertextil Balticum 2012” is being organised by the International Exhibition Company BT 1 in conjoint with the Latvian British Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Economics of the Republic of Latvia, the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia, the Association of Textile and Clothing Industry, the Association of Latvian Lingerie Manufacturers and the Diplomatic Economic Club. This is the 17th international textile fair and will be held on 13th to 15th April 2012 at the Kipsala International Exhibition Centre in Riga, Latvia’s beautiful capital city.
Running along side the Intertextil Balticum 2012 is the International Textile and Fashion Industry Forum for the Nordic & Baltic Sea Region. The first of its kind at this event, the forum is the brain child of Marcis Liors Skadmanis COO of the Latvian British Chamber of Commerce, is being organised in conjoint with the Latvian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Latvia), the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (Latvia), Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry Latvia Office (Russia), Pskov Region Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Russia), Latvian American Chamber of Commerce (USA), Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, as well as different state and public organisations from China, the United States, Great Britain and Nordic countries.
Considering the wealth of diversity in global representation the forum will present an outstanding opportunity for an international exchange of ideas and the creation of future business contacts and for manufacturers and distributors to meet with and generate discussions with designers face to face.
