Heimtextil launched the 49th edition of its trade fair with a new concept and the top themes of architecture, hotels, sustainability and sleep. Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt Detlef Braun stated that; ‘Despite the economic downturn, Heimtextil reflected its extremely positive development. With 3,025 exhibitors from 65 countries, Heimtextil has a stronger and more international slant than it has had for 15 years’. It is thus further consolidating its position as the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles’ about the last edition of the exhibition.” about the exhibition.
Trends in a New Guise
The inspirational heart of the fair was the new ‘Trend Space’ area with the title ‘Toward Utopia’, which provides a preview of the design developments of the 2019/20 season, as conceived by London’s FranklinTill Studio and staged by the Frankfurt studio Markgraph. As part of the new Heimtextil concept, the design show was in close proximity to international textile designers, CAD/CAM suppliers and digital printer manufacturers. Heimtextil brought the progressive themes of trends, textile design and digital printing together on one hall level, while creating an area full of inspiration and future technologies.
Everything for Textile Contract Furnishing
As part of the ‘Interior.Architecture.Hospitality Expo’, Heimtextil presented solutions for textile contract furnishing that are individual, sustainable and functional, from textiles with acoustic function or special abrasion properties to modular carpets. The offer was flanked by the presentation “Carpet by Heimtex”, a joint promotion by the Association of the German Home Textile Industry. Here, visitors experienced high-quality textile floor coverings by leading suppliers especially for the contract sector. A total of around 500 exhibitors at Heimtextil presented their products.
Big Lifestyle Topic ‘Sleep’
Heimtextil exhibition integrated the lifestyle theme of ‘sleep’ with an attractive expert programme, with the title ‘Sleep! The Future Forum’, which was a new information area in the foyer which highlighted the themes of science, sport, the hotel industry and sustainability during the four days of the fair. Here, international market leaders presented innovations from the ‘Smart Bedding’ product segment. Well-known companies from all over the world were on board, particularly from Germany, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Japan and Australia.
Sustainability: Textiles Made of PET and Ocean Plastic
Currently, the issue of water consumption in the textile industry and in particular the problems of micro and ocean plastics are increasingly coming to the fore, driven by a first-time agreement reached 40 leading fashion companies, associations and organizations at the World Climate Conference in Katowice. A number of Heimtextil exhibitors also be presented progressive solutions for this problem. Christian Fischbacher, for example, presented decorative and upholstery fabrics made of used pet bottles. Erfal also presented recycled fabrics made of pet bottles. And MHZ tackled the issue of ocean plastic and uses it to produce the innovative Greenscreen Sea Tex fabric. In addition, the Green Village and lectures in the ‘Sleep! The Future Forum’ and themed tours provided valuable information on sustainability.
