Heimtextil – Press releases

12 Sep 2023

New Sensitivity: Heimtextil Trends 24/25 focus on textile transformation

Under the new theme "New Sensitivity", textile transformation is the focus of Heimtextil Trends 24/25. Three approaches show ways to a more sensitive world of textiles: the plant-based production of textiles, the support of textile cycles by technology and the bioengineered use of natural ingredients. In addition, Future Materials curates regenerative materials and designs.

15 Aug 2023

Heimtextil 2024: New Carpets & Rugs product segment achieves strong positive response in global carpet market

New year, new business at the upcoming Heimtextil: Within just a few months, more than 75 exhibitors have already signaled strong interest in participating in the new Carpets & Rugs product segment, which extends over an entire hall level. Further promising participations are in prospect. The positive response comes from a wide range of nations - including commitments already received from Egypt, Bangladesh, China, Greece, India, Italy and Turkey. Starting with the next edition, Heimtextil is thus successfully expanding its global range of home and household textiles even further.

17 Jul 2023

Change of management at Heimtextil: Margit Herberth becomes new director of the household textiles segment

Change of personnel at Heimtextil: Margit Herberth will be responsible for the household textiles segment of Heimtextil as director from 1 September 2023 and, together with Bettina Bär, will form the new dual leadership of the leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. Herberth, previously Director Marketing Consumer Goods / Multimedia & Data at Messe Frankfurt, succeeds Meike Kern, who is leaving the company of her own volition after 22 years to take on a new professional challenge.

8 May 2023

Tailwind for Heimtextil 2024: demand already exceeds exhibitor number of previous event

Eight months before the next Heimtextil, over 2,500 exhibitors are already planning to take part in January 2024 - including top players such as A.S Création, Bedding House, Corn. van Dijk, Elastron, JBY Creation, Lameirinho, Libeco Lagae, Masureel International, Marburger Tapetenfabrik, Traumina and Wendre. The home and household textile segments Asian Excellence and Asian Selection are also experiencing very high demand and are composed of a broad range of high-quality high-volume suppliers from Asia.

16 Mar 2023

Heimtextil 2024 launches with adapted hall structure and separate segment for Carpets & Rugs

Optimised hall planning and the new Carpets & Rugs product segment await international visitors and exhibitors at the largest and most international trade fair for home and contract textiles. The new developments were immediately met with great interest and positive feedback from the market. Even companies that were not represented in 2023 are relying on Heimtextil 2024 as an important business platform with their registration. With interior design, trends and inspiration, Heimtextil in January 2024 is the reliable kick-off for the new season. For exhibitors, Heimtextil offers an attractive early-booking price until 22 March, 2023.

13 Jan 2023

Outstanding start in January: Heimtextil 2023 ends with great internationality and sets the course for sustainable transformation

Streams of visitors from all over the world, intensive business encounters with top international decision-makers, an overwhelmingly positive atmosphere and inspiration as far as the eye can see: With 44,000 visitors and 2,400 exhibitors together from 129 nations, the global textile industry was guest in Frankfurt for four days at Heimtextil 2023 and filled the exhibition halls. In numerous workshops, tours, lectures and networking formats, buyers also explored circular approaches, the important role of certificates and new applications for textile materials - and thus experienced wholly integrated sustainability at Heimtextil.

10 Jan 2023

Frankfurt is hosting the global textile industry: With around 2400 exhibitors and participants from over 120 countries, Heimtextil 2023 kicks off the trade fair year

Heimtextil kicks off with a panel talk on sustainability transformation: How do manufacturers in the home and contract textiles industry have to rethink their supply chains in view of legally prescribed reporting standards? How can transparency become a competitive advantage? And how is sustainability considered right at the beginning of product designs? Diverse approaches and ideas for sustainability transformation were the focus of the opening press conference on the first day of Heimtextil 2023.

9 Dec 2022

Heimtextil 2023: bundled range of fibers, yarns, outdoor fabrics and imitation leather in hall 4.0

At the upcoming Heimtextil from January 10 to 13, manufacturers and weavers will find a global range of fibers and yarns for decorative and upholstery fabrics - for the first time compactly and centrally located in a separate area in hall 4.0. The leading international trade fair for home and contract textiles is thus responding to the growing demand for textile materials for the preliminary stage. Around the area, visitors also await high-quality suppliers of outdoor fabrics, technical textiles for the contract sector and imitation leather.

1 Dec 2022

Foundations laid for the Heimtextil Interior.Architecture.Hospitality LIBRARY

The selection of products to be shown at the Interior.Architecture.Hospitality LIBRARY has been made. On 30 November 2022, an expert jury chose the functional textiles to be presented in the LIBRARY at Heimtextil 2023. 85 exhibitors were selected from the large number of entries and will display their products in the elaborate setting of the LIBRARY in Hall 4.0. The textiles will be marked with the name and stand number of the manufacturers concerned.

7 Nov 2022

Back on track: Heimtextil 2023 experiences strong international demand

Planning for the next Heimtextil in January 2023 is in full swing. The industry expects an internationally unique platform for home and contract textiles, interior design and trends at the start of the 2023/24 season.

13 Sep 2022

Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess strongly positioned for the future with a new management team

The coming editions of the textile trade fairs Heimtextil, Techtextil and Texprocess of Messe Frankfurt will be held under new management. From 15 September 2022, Bettina Bär assumes responsibility for the Home Textiles segment of Heimtextil. Her partner in the joint leadership of the international trade fair for home and contract textiles is Meike Kern, who remains in charge of the Household Textiles segment. Bettina Bär follows Sabine Scharrer, who will take over as Show Director of the leading international trade fairs, Techtextil and Texprocess, including the associated brand management. She will succeed Michael Jänecke, who retires with effect from 1 January 2023.

1 Sep 2022

Textiles Matter: Heimtextil Trends 23/24 define the future of home and contract textiles

The Heimtextil Trend Preview 23/24 presented future-oriented design concepts and inspiration for the textile furnishing sector. Under the motto ‘Textiles Matter’, Heimtextil 2023 sets the benchmark for tomorrow’s forward-facing and sustainable textile furnishing. Hence, the focus is on circularity. From the Flemings Hotel Riverside Frankfurt, Marta Giralt Dunjó of futures research agency FranklinTill (Great Britain) presented the design prognoses for 23/24. At the coming Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main from 10 to 13 January 2023, the presentations of progressive new products will generate stimulating impulses in the Trend Space.

24 Jun 2022

Global textile business back in Frankfurt: Techtextil, Texprocess and Heimtextil Summer Special close with strong international presence and high visitor satisfaction

With a total of 117 participating nations, around 63,000 visitors and 2300 exhibitors, a brilliant re-launch of the international textile fairs at the Frankfurt exhibition center was achieved. Across all three events - Techtextil, Texprocess and the one-time Heimtextil Summer Special - Italy, France, Turkey, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Poland, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, Pakistan and the USA formed the top visitor nations. On all three business platforms, in addition to brisk order activity and high visitor quality and satisfaction, the concentrated positive energy of personal global encounters was particularly noticeable.

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