Inspiring wool innovations by Raymond Lifestyle
The recent seminar in Mumbai was attended by 150 students and teachers from six premium design and textile engineering institutes based in Mumbai city.
Captivating ideas, thought-provoking discussions, and endless learning about wool is what the students witnessed at the Naturally Inspiring Seminar. It brought together industry leaders and next-generation designers to discuss and demonstrate the versatile quality of Merino wool and its many applications. This event was designed to inspire and educate emerging design and textile engineering students, educators, and those passionate about textiles, apparel, and sustainability. A must-attend event for tertiary students, the seminars are held in key markets including Australia, France, Germany, India, Japan, Turkey and United Kingdom.
The recent seminar in Mumbai was attended by 150 students and teachers from six premium design and textile engineering institutes based in Mumbai city. This session promoted online wool educational platforms like Woolmark Learning Center, Woolmark Performance Challenge, and The Wool Lab which students and tutors can access. Global Innovations and the application of wool in newer categories were presented by Woolmark team.
The highlight of the seminar was the inspirational talks by Industry speakers – Vikram Mahaldar, Chief Business Officer, Raymond Lifestyle and Pravin Dhake, Founder of active wear brand Athlos. They spoke about the association of wool with their respective organisations in different categories.
Mahaldar presented content on Raymond’s beginning in 1925, their journey of becoming the largest suiting producer of India with 60 per cent market share, trusted by generations. Raymond’s positioning in Global Leadership as they produce 40 million metre of worsted wool and wool blend fabrics making them World’s largest integrated worsted wool fabric manufacturer with their rich palette of product ranges in wool having huge number of designs in their archive. Mahaldar also highlighted that Raymond is actively working on the integration of AI and Digitisation in their retail practices, shaping the future of fashion as per upcoming trends. He also showed their state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities where the magic of fabric making happens. Finally, he shared that Raymond is open to support students by providing opportunities like providing internship programs, gain real world experience and explore career paths in wool industry.
On the one side students witnessed the 100-year-old legacy of wool products by Raymond across high end and innovative suiting categories, whereas on the other side they learnt about the application of wool in active wear products like circular knit t-shirts and bottoms for cycling, running and hiking by Athlos.
