BAG TRENDS SUMMER 2018_MODEUROP MEETING IN NEW YORK

The next MODEUROP colour meeting will be held in NYC 21st October.  Here is a first teaser from us on 2 key BAG trend directions for summer 18. PSYCHO_TROPICAL & INDUSTRIAL FUTURE. If you want to join us and the professionals like Mrs. Marga Indra-Heide and Mr.Sadiq from the CSIR-CLRI, India, during the colour meeting: contact the …

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Save the date: MODEUROP / BAGS_Fashion Forecast during the ILM fair Offenbach

The FASHION FORECAST AUTUMN/WINTER 2017/18 will be held on Saturday, September 10th, 2016, 5.00 pm. In connection with this event, the German Federal Association of the Footwear and Leather Goods Industry, HDS/L, invites you to a lecture on the fashion themes of next year’s autumn/winter season, hosted by our trend team Martin Wuttke and Uta Riechers-Wuttke. Advance …

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Leather Trends Anteprima SUMMER 17

The Anteprima fair / 18.1-19.1.2016, in Milan, showed once more the creativity and strength of european leathers. For sure silver and sparkle effects will be a strong trends for summer 2017. Elegant and classic leathers with a twist will be as important as POP up effects. The urban BOLD colour and print movement was highlighted by the …

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taj modeurop colour meeting su 15_agra india

the modeurop color meeting was held in agra_taj modeurope was a fantastic conference with 32 fashion experts from germany, italy, switzerland, and austria and trend lectures from marga indra heide and gebhard müller (roeckl). from my side the conference and the _meet at agra_fair was fantastic organized. thanks to the team india, all the amazing sponsors and partners martin wuttke modeschöpfer

panorama fair magazine_interview with nextguruNow.

…the new edition of the panorama magazine no.2, is published online today, and gives an excellent overview of the current situation of the fashion industry. many thanks to the panorama team and ralf strotmeier for this interview about our agency. we wish you a successful panorama berlin fair…read the interview CHASING THE ZEITGEIST in the panorama fair magazine N0.2 here:

http://www.panorama-berlin.com/magazin/de/#68

CHASING THE ZEITGEIST :

In 1995, the two fashion designers Uta Riechers-Wuttke and Martin Wuttke formed their Berlin agency nextguruNow, offering trend forecasts and design services for fashion and accessories companies. Panorama Berlin Magazine met the two for an interview in their creative office in Berlin-Mitte.

Your trend agency nextguruNow has been involved in the fashion industry for over 15 years now; to what factors do you attribute your success? The product is the cornerstone of every brand and our primary focus. From checking existing design concepts to restructuring collections, trend research can help define the right type of positioning. However, we have to consider various concepts and designs for a brand, to properly capture and express its soul. We offer professional support during design processes, adapted to our customers’ individual needs.

What is the emphasis of your work? To help give our customers a strategic lead in the market, we anticipate which trends will be most influential in the lifestyle sector, the arts, music, and, of course, fashion. Personalised trend books for fashion and bag labels are also what make us unique. We also focus on exclusive designs for leatherware. Last, but not least, trend

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