Workshop Design@LOPEC
The Design@LOPEC workshop—a multidisciplinary platform where technology meets creativity.
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.
Gold Sponsor
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.
In 2025, twelve participants from eight different countries took advantage of the five-hour workshop. The workshop included sponsor presentations, technology discussions, trend and idea development, hands-on e-textile activities, and group project development.
The workshop results were displayed in the LOPEC Innovation Showcase for all exhibition visitors.
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!
Program
February 24, 2026, 10:00 – 17:00
- Welcome and sponsors' presentations
- Sample demo by sponsors
- Hands-on component: Making a sample guided by Marina
- Introduction of all participants: Each participant will introduce themselves and their company, show the sample they made, and talk about their workshop project proposal and future ambitions to enable group formation.
- Introduction by Jean-Charles: What actions comprise a typical creative R&D process in printed electronics?
- Introduction by Marina Toeters: How can a design approach be taken in R&D processes around printed electronics? Ref. Transformative Iterative Design Processes by Hummels et al.
- Hands-on designing and prototyping in small teams, guided by Marina and Jean-Charles. Materials and machines will be provided.
- Presenting designs and prototypes to the entire group, including sponsors.
- Discussion of key design takeaways
- Prepare to present the workshop and select prototypes for the Innovation Showcase booth at LOPEC.
Location: ICM - International Congress Center Messe München, Munich, Germany
Access for Design@LOPEC ticket holders only.
February 25–26, 2026
The best results of the workshop will be presented at the LOPEC Innovation Showcase.
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
The Design@LOPEC 2026 workshop facilitators
Jean-Charles Flores is a creative technologist with passion for innovation and a gift for connecting people, ideas and technologies. He started his industrial career at Ciba and then BASF where he worked as scientist, technologist and program manager for more than 10 years. In 2019, he established anthos iD_. Since then, he provides creative/innovative solutions and marketing support for industries in the field of advanced materials and technologies (display technologies, additive manufacturing, printing electronics), capitalizing on 20 years of experience in designing, testing and implementing high-tech solutions to be industrialized on a large scale.
In 2024, he co-founded FLEXOO, a company that is the world’s first and only mass manufacturer of customized, intelligent sensor solutions and printed flexible circuits.
Jean-Charles holds a PhD in Material Sciences and a Master of Science in Organic Chemistry for Life Sciences from the University of Montpellier, FR. He also holds an Engineering degree from the National Chemistry School of Montpellier.
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