Workshop Design@LOPEC
The Design@LOPEC workshop—a multidisciplinary platform where technology meets creativity.
LOPEC 2025 premieres in designing with flexible hybrid electronics & e-textiles.
The first Design@LOPEC workshop served as a multidisciplinary platform where technology meets creativity. By inviting product and fashion designers, LOPEC explored new applications of printed electronics in wearable technology, smart fabrics and innovative product design.
Twelve participants from eight different countries took advantage of the five-hour workshop, which included sponsor presentations, technology discussions, trend and idea development, as well as hands-on e-textile activities and group project development.
The results of the workshop were displayed in the LOPEC Innovation Showcase for all visitors to the exhibition.
Mission and objectives
Function, form and technology are critical to every design. The technology of printed electronics opens new dimensions in product design. LOPEC makes these new dimensions tangible and wants to accelerate the transfer of know-how.
The goal of the workshop is twofold. The first is to introduce printed electronics (PE) to designers, and the second is to bring the PE and design communities together. The goal is also to increase designers' awareness and understanding of PE, while increasing the PE community's knowledge of design requirements.
The target audience are designers in the fields of automotive, healthcare, wearables, interactive products, consumer electronics, fashion, textiles, interior design and other consumer products.
It was a great opportunity to interact with both participants and organizers, exchanging ideas and perspectives. The discussions were engaging, and I enjoyed exploring different approaches to workshop planning. Overall, the session was both informative and interactive. Thank you for your efforts in organizing it and for creating an engaging environment for learning and discussion.
I had a wonderful experience with you and the group. Thank you for facilitating the design workshop and tour.
Very impressive how many ideas, and prototypes are being developed in such a short amount of time!
Why Should Designers Attend?
- Get Hands-On Experience: Learn how printed flexible electronics can be embedded in fabrics, accessories, and products, opening up new possibilities for creating smart, interactive designs.
- Collaborate and Network: Engage with technology experts, manufacturers, and fellow designers to spark new ideas and discover how these technologies can be applied to your unique design challenges
- Stay Ahead of Trends: As wearables and smart textiles become more integrated into everyday life, understanding how printed electronics function will put you ahead of the curve in product innovation
How to participate
More information about sponsorship and workshop participation opportunities will be available on this website in October 2025.
Marie O’Mahony is Programme Leader, MSc E-textiles and Wearable Technology, a new course launching at the University of Southampton in September 2026. She is also a member of the E-textile Innovation Lab at the university and has worked in academia and industry in the field of advanced and smart textiles—including Printed Electronics, for 30+ years.
Marie has published six books on the impact of technology on textiles, five with Thames and Hudson. She is a member of the intelliFLEX Board on PE/FHE in Canada, and her consultancy O'Mahony Consultancy includes clients such as Microsoft, InteraXon, Canadian National Research Council, the Mayo Clinic and NIKE.
Marina Toeters is a Red Dot winning Fashion Tech Designer. She operates on the cutting edge of technology and fashion design. Through her business www.by-wire.net she stimulates collaboration between the fashion industry and technical innovators for a relevant fashion system and supportive garments for everyday use.
As a teacher, coach and researcher, she works for the Eindhoven University of Technology industrial design (TU/e).
In 2019 Marina edited the book Unfolding Fashion Tech: Pioneers of Bright Futures and opened the Fashion Tech Farm, a studio, incubator and small-scale production facility for innovative fashion, based in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
More info: www.by-wire.net and www.fashiontechfarm.com
