WHO ARE WE ?
Le Village des Créateurs :
The incubator for starter
companies in the fashion industry in Lyon
Founded in 2001, The Designers’ Village is located in Lyon, France, on the slopes of the Croix Rousse, in Passage Thiaffait, a renovated, typical Lyonnaise walkway.
The Designers’ Village forms links between professionals of the textile and fashion industry, and is facilitating the economic growth of young companies, acting as a springboard for them.
The Village supports 10 resident companies that use a show room/workshop within the Passage Thiaffait for up to 23 months. Around 30 other companies of the Rhône Alpes region are also supported as ''members'' of the Village.
You can discover the creations of young fashion brands in the ''Tube à Essai'' boutique managed by students of the Fashion University of Lyon. The workshop are open to the public Wednesday to Saturday from 14pm to 7pm.
The Designers’ Village forms links between professionals of the textile and fashion industry, and is facilitating the economic growth of young companies, acting as a springboard for them.
The Village supports 10 resident companies that use a show room/workshop within the Passage Thiaffait for up to 23 months. Around 30 other companies of the Rhône Alpes region are also supported as ''members'' of the Village.
You can discover the creations of young fashion brands in the ''Tube à Essai'' boutique managed by students of the Fashion University of Lyon. The workshop are open to the public Wednesday to Saturday from 14pm to 7pm.
The branches of industry include :
- Clothing
- Textile design and printing
- Leather working
- Fashion accessories
- Design and style consultancy
- Jewellery
- Textile design and printing
- Leather working
- Fashion accessories
- Design and style consultancy
- Jewellery
SERVICES
Shared general services and personalised guidance
- Personnalised guidance in decision-making, marketing srategy, business development,
- Meeting with professionals,
- Accouting and legal assistance about management, taxation and labour laws,
- Different trainings (commercial, marketing, communication, press...)...
A support in press relations and communication
- Help in press relations and a newsletter is sent to journalists once a month,
- Help designers to communicate about their events and projects,
a promotional web site...
- Help designers to communicate about their events and projects,
a promotional web site...
Common facilities et optimised resources
- Computer equipement,
- Professional sofware packages,
- Internet access,
- A documentation base,
- A database...
- Professional sofware packages,
- Internet access,
- A documentation base,
- A database...
Promotional events
- Participation at professional exhibitions,
- Trade shows,
- Fashions shows,
- Sells
- Organisation of different trade operations with, for exemple, big strores like Printemps or Galeries Lafayette...
- Trade shows,
- Fashions shows,
- Sells
- Organisation of different trade operations with, for exemple, big strores like Printemps or Galeries Lafayette...
