Workshop Design@LOPEC

The Design@LOPEC workshop will serve as a multidisciplinary platform where technology meets creativity.

Designing with flexible hybrid electronics & e-textiles

The Design@LOPEC workshop will serve as a multidisciplinary platform where technology meets creativity. By inviting product and fashion designers, LOPEC aims to explore new applications of printed electronics in wearable technology, smart fabrics and innovative product design.

The event will feature exhibitions, workshops, keynote speeches and networking opportunities tailored to both technology and creative professionals.

Mission and target audience

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 target audience are designers in the fields of automotive, healthcare, wearables, interactive products, consumer electronics, fashion, textiles, interior design and other consumer products.

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore how printed electronics - an emerging technology making waves in industries ranging from consumer goods to healthcare - can be seamlessly integrated into their future product concepts.

© Messe München GmbH
A grid of colorful LED lights with a hand holding a piece of bright, translucent textile in front of it.
© Marie O’Mahony
One hand holds two pieces of textile, one of which has an integrated electronic circuit.
© Marie O’Mahony
Exhibit with various sensors in front of an opened box. Winner of the “Student Open Innovation Challenge 2025”.
© Marie O’Mahony
Glossy black mannequin on which various electronic stickers with buttons and contacts are affixed.
© Marie O’Mahony
Close-up of a purple, ribbed fabric with two blue-green Velcro surfaces in which electrical contacts are integrated.
© Marie O’Mahony
Colorful LED lights attached to a fabric and connected by woven-in cables.
© Marie O’Mahony
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© Fashion Techfarm
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© Fashion Techfarm
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© Fashion Techfarm
© Fashion Techfarm
A grid of colorful LED lights with a hand holding a piece of bright, translucent textile in front of it.
One hand holds two pieces of textile, one of which has an integrated electronic circuit.
Exhibit with various sensors in front of an opened box. Winner of the “Student Open Innovation Challenge 2025”.
Glossy black mannequin on which various electronic stickers with buttons and contacts are affixed.
Close-up of a purple, ribbed fabric with two blue-green Velcro surfaces in which electrical contacts are integrated.
Colorful LED lights attached to a fabric and connected by woven-in cables.

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

Program

February 25, 2025, 10:00–17:00

  • Sponsored Demo by Covestro with Hands-On Component Making Sample
  • Hands-on sampling sessions: Future Wearables, PE and FHE Technology
  • Identification of four key trends and drivers
  • Selection of the top key trend to develop
  • Create your application
  • Presentation of applications, discussion of key design takeaways

Location: ICM – International Congress Center Messe München, Munich, Germany
Access for Design@LOPEC ticket holders only

February 26–27, 2025:

  • The best results of the workshop will be presented at the LOPEC Innovation Showcase, Booth B0.116.

Also attend the panel discussion on: Design and printed electronics.
Wednesday, February 26, 2025, 15:00–16:00 at the LOPEC Forum in the foyer of the ICM.
Free admission for all LOPEC visitors.

How to participate

As a sponsor

The sponsorship opportunities for the workshop during LOPEC 2025 are no longer available. We would like to thank all sponsors.

As a workshop attendee

Thank you very much for your interest. Registration for the workshop during LOPEC 2025 is no longer possible.

The Design@LOPEC workshop facilitators

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

Sponsors

Silver Sponsor SPGprints
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Bronze Sponsor Covestro
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