(Photo) Left to Right: Louis Huang, Director General of TECO in Houston; Mrs. Huang; Sue Chiang, Board Member of Methodist Sugar Land; Allen Bogard, City Manager of Sugar Land; Sophie Chou, Director of Education Division of TECO in Houston
(Photo) Left to Right: Director Sophie Chou; KP George, Fort Bend ISD Trustee; Director General Louis Huang; Mrs. Huang; Sue Chiang
(Photo) Working staff interacting with booth visitors
(Photo) Study in Taiwan information display board; Taiwanese muppets; Products made of coffee grounds and plastic bottles.
(Photo) Tourism brochures
(Photo) T-shirt made of coffee grounds
While every
country highlighted its own unique traditional arts, foods and customs during
the 10th Annual International Festival Sugar Land on November 7th, Taiwan
highlighted its modern culture of eco-innovation by featuring T-shirts made of
coffee grounds and plastic bottles.
Those coffee
grounds shirts are both eco-friendly and functional with features such as odor
control, fast-drying, UV-protection and temperature regulation. This material has
been widely used in several name brands including Hugo Boss, the North Face,
Timberland, Nike, Puma and Ralph Lauren. The T-shirt represents more than just
fabric. Having long-been a global textile leader, Taiwan has progressed in its
recycling technology and used it for producing high-quality fabrics from
materials that were once considered “garbage.” To show its determination to
combat climate change along with the rest of the international community, Taiwan
is taking this chance to introduce its “can-do” spirit of innovation to make
the future progressive and green by spotlighting the magic of turning coffee
grounds and PET (Polyethylene terephthalate) plastic bottles into clothes.
In addition to the eco-innovation and
high-tech, Taiwan booth was also presented with display board introducing top
reasons to study in Taiwan with scholarship opportunities, decorations of
tourism attractions posters, brochures, and displays of local cultural
artifacts like Hakka fabric umbrellas, Taiwanese glove puppets, etc. An
interactive activity with a “Quiz & Prize” box that granted small prizes to
booth visitors who gave correct answers to questions attracted big crowds coming
to Taiwan booth all day long.
According to the
event organizer, Sugar Land City Hall, Texas, estimated 4,000 to 5,000 attendees visited
the iFest Live 2015.
-November 10, 2015