A leader in 3D garment visualization and design technology, CLO Virtual Fashion hosted its largest-ever CLO Summit in Europe this year.
The annual User Summit opened its doors for the first time to freelancers and university professors, in addition to its usual enterprise clients. This created a powerful networking platform and talent hub for the 3D community across the continent.
The event attracted industry professionals from over 100 renowned brands, including H&M, Marks & Spencer, adidas, Hugo Boss, Zara, and IKEA of Sweden. Leading educational institutions like the London College of Fashion and top freelance designers were also in attendance. Held at Munich's new Bergson Kunstkraftwerk, the summit's agenda focused on providing best practices and scalable solutions for 3D workflows, recognizing Europe as a mature 3D market.
Prominent industry figures presented at the summit, including Simon JH Kim, CEO, CLO and Jaden Oh, Founder. Oh shared insights into CLO's future development, which is heavily influenced by its European user base. He stated, the feedback of these European users reaffirmed the event’s commitment to enhancing their users' creative workflows and making the entire design-to-production process more seamless and intuitive.
The event highlighted CLO's Ecosystem Partnership Program (EPP), featuring partners like EnhanceThat, to support seamless workflows. The expanded exhibition area showcased CLO's own solutions, such as the new CLO zFab Kit designed to scale 3D workflows, and featured partners like Epic Games and Adobe Substance 3D. This focus on an interconnected ecosystem is central to advancing digital garment design.
To bridge academia and the industry, CLO introduced the Rising Talent Award. Students from 39 European schools submitted work, resulting in 78 nominations. The 10 finalists received a one-year CLO subscription and were added to CLO's New Talents database. Monetary prizes were given to the winners for best conceptual and best technical design.
Emphasizing the community’s importance, Simon JH Kim, CEO stated, by extending these Summits to include Academic and Individual users, the firm aims to stimulate enhanced collaboration and innovation. Ultimately, the summit's goal is to empower the user community and ensure their voices guide the company's direction.
CLO is the industry-leading 3D fashion design software, trusted by brands and designers to create hyper-realistic virtual clothing faster and more accurately, empowering the entire garment journey.
