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GFFC Footwear Materials Futures

Future Fabrics Expo Brussels 2026

10 questions just add comments and you can upload photos while you visit the Expo.

Help shape the future of footwear materials.

Your contributions will inform future GFFC roundtables, a Footwear Lexicon, and future research priorities.

Feel free to upload images from the Expo to illustrate your thoughts.

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What have you seen at Future Fabrics Expo that made you stop, smile or rethink the future of footwear?

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What have you seen at Future Fabrics Expo that made you stop, smile or rethink the future of footwear?

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Share a photo if you have one.

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Which idea, materials or claims do you hear all the time...but wish people would explain better?

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Which idea, materials or claims do you hear all the time...but wish people would explain better?

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What conversation do you think the industry isn't having enough?

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What conversation do you think the industry isn't having enough?

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Examples:

Repair

Durability

Comfort

Human skills

Waste

Labour

AI

Biodiversity

culture

social

education

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Which material, process, company or project deserves more attention, and why?

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Which material, process, company or project deserves more attention, and why?

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If future footwear had one golden rule, what would it be?

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If future footwear had one golden rule, what would it be?

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What would make sustainable material innovation easier to adopt and scale?

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What would make sustainable material innovation easier to adopt and scale?

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Examples:

Better evidence

Lower cost

Shared standards

Policy support

Education

New business models

Better storytelling

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If GFFC hosted an online roundtable tomorrow, what topic would make you want to join?

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If GFFC hosted an online roundtable tomorrow, what topic would make you want to join?

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What question about footwear materials do we still need answers to?

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What question about footwear materials do we still need answers to?

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If making and selling more was no longer the measure of success, what would a thriving footwear industry look like?

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If making and selling more was no longer the measure of success, what would a thriving footwear industry look like?

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Imagine you are walking around Future Fabrics Expo in 2035.

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Imagine you are walking around Future Fabrics Expo in 2035.

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What do you hope you'll see and what do you hope you won't?