ABOUT 

Tim Dörpmund wove his way into journalism – and TextilWirtschaft, as Head of Digital – after studying textiles and clothing management; making a qipao dress proved all too much for him. But his knowledge came in handy for his work and it’s useful for his travels too. He’d camp in a tent in Europe but not in the Caribbean: “I’d sweat to death.” The solution? A hammock. Textiles, eh? No