Korea Federation of Textile Industries September 4th (Wednesday) –6th (Friday) 2012, COEX 1st Floor, Hall B Fair News A Competitive Market for the Global High-Tech Textiles: “Preview in SEOUL 2013” The exhibition will be held from September 4th - 6th on the first floor B Hall at COEX. Korea Federation of Textile Industries (KOFOTI- Chairman Hee Chan Ro) is holding ‘Preview in SEOUL 2013,’ which will be held from September 4th through the 6th on the first floor Hall B at COEX. ‘Preview in SEOUL was first established in 2000 and is a leading exhibition that promotes domestic textile exports and international trade in Korea. Due to the buyers’ growing interest in eco-friendly, high-tech, well-being, and recyclable materials in the global textile market, both domestic and international manufacturers are planning to participate in the exhibition. Furthermore, the exhibition will include high-tech fashion, textile designs, embroidery, and fibers to offer diverse items and most recent fashion trends among Korean textile industries. Fair Concept ‘Preview in SEOUL 2013’ presents its 14th exhibition with a new concept called “familiar”-” which represents new possibility for the future is like to be suggested. The future which is more close to human is visualized rather than technology being the main of the future. The exhibition themes include: Familiar Archive(Neo-modernity, Retouched archive, Inspiration from street coolness), Familiar Nature(Mimicry of nature, Raw sensitive beauty, New material for classic), and Familiar Tech(Soft sense of future, Sensory tech for human, Ideal function for well-being life). These concepts endeavor to produce and to express a new breakthrough in the global textile industry.