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22 Sep 2020

Heimtextil 2021 to be held in May

The next Heimtextil has been postponed from January and will now be held concurrently with Techtextil and Texprocess 2021 in Frankfurt from 4 to 7 May 2021. This will result in exciting synergistic effects for the sector.
21 Sep 2020

Messe Frankfurt revamps spring 2021 schedule

As a result of the course taken by the pandemic, Messe Frankfurt will not be holding any of its own physical trade fairs at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds between January and March 2021. The company is revamping its spring trade fair calendar to focus on new synergies and new digital offerings.
1 Sep 2020

“Nothing New, Everything New”: Heimtextil presents the 2021/2022 trends

With the overarching theme “Nothing New, Everything New”, Heimtextil launches the motto of the trend season 21/22 and provides an outlook on the design topics for the international trade fair for home and contract textiles, taking place from 12 to 15 January 2021 in Frankfurt am Main.

21 Jul 2020

The industry is relying on Heimtextil 2021: Initial impetus for the restart of business

Leading representatives from the home textiles industry view the upcoming Heimtextil (12-15 January 2021) as a decisive way to boost their business activities after the restart. They have also expressed their confidence in Messe Frankfurt's comprehensive protection and hygiene concept. Both trade and industry thus consider the prerequisites for a safe and successful Heimtextil to be met.
30 Jun 2020

Protection and hygiene concept: Heimtextil paves the way back to face-to-face meetings

To ensure that its events can resume safely, Messe Frankfurt has developed a concept that incorporates detailed hygienic, medical and organisational measures. Hygiene, social distancing and a supply of fresh air are important factors in the concept, which has been approved by the relevant authorities in the state of Hesse. It will be implemented at the first events in the autumn and also at the spring fairs in Frankfurt am Main, including the upcoming Heimtextil (12-15 January 2021).
6 May 2020

Heimtextil 2021: More than 95 per cent of space booked

In the midst of the current coronavirus crisis, the next edition of Heimtextil from 12-15 January 2021 in Frankfurt am Main is proving very popular: more than 95 per cent of the space occupied last time has now been booked.* Heimtextil thus offers international representatives from the sector a superb setting in which to launch a successful season at the world leading trade fair for home and contract textiles in 2021.
22 Apr 2020

How we will live in future: Heimtextil Trend Council sets down guiding principles for 2021/22

Never has looking into the future been of as much interest as it is at present. The corona crisis is changing our future with huge societal and economic consequences. Markets are changing drastically and our coexistence is also undergoing fundamental changes. The Heimtextil Trend Council recently had an online meeting to forecast how the crisis is influencing interior design, which innovations will enrich our lives in future and which trend themes we will focus on over the next year.
27 Feb 2020

Ground-breaking innovations in textiles and trends in interior design, architecture and hospitality

Sustainability and functionality: these were the major topics that dominated the trends for contract textiles at Heimtextil 2020. The world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles is the top trend barometer for interior architects, hospitality experts and planners. The broad variety of topics, high-quality specialist lectures, panel discussions and ground-breaking materials innovations are a clear demonstration of the potential that lies within the sector.
10 Feb 2020

Health, sleep and sustainability Trends and themes of the future dominated at Heimtextil 2020

The 50th edition of Heimtextil provided strong stimulus for the new furnishings season. 63,000 visitors came to get information on the major issues for the international sector from 2,952 exhibitors at the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. And among them, sustainability was the all-pervading major theme, outshining all others.
10 Feb 2020

Sustainability and high value: the issues of the future dominated at Heimtextil 2020

The 50th edition of Heimtextil provided strong stimulus for the new furnishings season. 63,000 visitors came to get information on the major issues for the international sector from 2,952 exhibitors at the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. And among them, sustainability was the all-pervading major theme, outshining all others.
10 Jan 2020

Quality over quantity: anniversary edition of Heimtextil sets the themes for the new furnishing season

With a content-driven programme, the 50th edition of Heimtextil delivered strong impetus for the start of the new furnishing season. Sustainability was placed firmly at top of the agenda, outshining all other topics. 63,000 visitors gathered information about the major themes dominating the international industry from 2,952 exhibitors at the world's leading trade fair for home and contract textiles. As expected, the unusually early date led to a drop in visitor numbers.*

10 Jan 2020

Messe Frankfurt and Inexmoda launch Heimtextil Colombia, a bet towards the Americas

Messe Frankfurt, one of the world’s largest trade fair organizers has licensed its Heimtextil brand to Inexmoda, a private nonprofit institute based in Colombia (South America) and owner of the most important textile and fashion trade shows in Latin America: Colombiatex of the Americas and Colombiamoda, Colombia´s Fashion Week. The first edition of Heimtextil Colombia in Medellin will open its doors in April 2021.
7 Jan 2020

Heimtextil celebrates its anniversary: the 50th edition of the world-leading trade fair with a major focus on sustainability

Half a century shaped by textile design: for the 50th time, Heimtextil will bring together the international home textiles industry. From 7-10 January 2020, 2952 companies from 65 countries will present their innovations at the world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles.*
17 Dec 2019

Together for more sustainability in the textile industry

In the course of an announcement event held yesterday at the headquarters of the United Nations in New York, the Texpertise Network of Messe Frankfurt, the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the United Nations Office for Partnerships provided insights into their future cooperation.
5 Dec 2019

Participants in the “New & Next university competition” for textile design come from across the globe

The UK, Pakistan and Switzerland – these are the winners of the second “New & Next university competition” at Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020). Three renowned universities from these countries won this year's design competition in the run-up to the 50th edition of Heimtextil out of a total of 18 international submissions.
28 Nov 2019

Heimtextil creates a sustainability strategy for the Trend Space

More sustainability for the Trend Space: Heimtextil (7 - 10 January 2020), together with its international Trend Council, has developed a material manifesto and thus chosen a new sustainable approach for the conception of the Trend Space.

26 Nov 2019

Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network together with Conscious Fashion Campaign and United Nations Office for Partnerships announce global collaboration for the Sustainable Development Goals

Messe Frankfurt Texpertise Network announces commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals in global collaboration with the Conscious Fashion Campaign and the United Nations Office for Partnerships to integrate the Sustainable Development Goals into over 50 leading international textile trade fairs attracting more than 22,000 companies and over half a million trade visitors annually.
21 Nov 2019

Heimtextil key topic “Sleep”: exciting products and concentrated know-how

Current studies show that an increasing number of people are sleeping badly. Researchers cite stress, noise, increasing light pollution and the permanent availability of smartphones and the like as the causes. Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020) is once again making a restorative night's sleep a key topic in order to bolster dealers’ expertise on the subject of sleep.
18 Nov 2019

Top-flight, dedicated programme for contract sector

Professional development, discussion, inspiration, international trends – they are the source of successful, creative, modern solutions in the contract market. At Heimtextil 2020, interior designers, architects and experts from the hotel trade will be able to draw upon an even greater, more extensive range of offerings for their projects.
14 Nov 2019

Better orientation: Heimtextil introduces new icon for weavers

On a continued growth trajectory: the upcoming Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020) will once again offer an expanded range of products in the “Decorative & Furniture Fabrics” segment. Around 900 manufacturers and wholesalers, including 40 new exhibitors, will present a globally unique range of diverse items. For better orientation of visitors, Heimtextil will be identifying weavers of decorative fabrics and furniture fabrics, curtains and materials for bed linens with a special icon on each of their stands for the first time.

4 Nov 2019

Heimtextil 2020: 50th Anniversary edition presents more sustainable products than ever before and provides inspiration for trade and industry

For the 50th edition of Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020), the international trade fair for home and contract textiles will once again sparkle with the world’s largest product range for textile interiors and its unique presentation of the hottest trends. Around 3000 international exhibitors will present their innovations in Frankfurt.
15 Oct 2019

The Editeurs’ Area in hall 8.0 is a hotspot for the latest interior collections from around 50 international textiles editeurs

A strong offer: at its next edition, Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020) will once again bring together all participating textiles editeurs in one hall and thus optimally integrate them into the product offer for interior designers, interior decorators and retailers. Around 50 international fabric suppliers will present their collections for the upcoming season in hall 8.0.
1 Oct 2019

Textile Technologies: Heimtextil expands area for printers and processing machines

More efficient, more digital, more creative: at its upcoming edition (7-10 January 2020), Heimtextil will present an extended range of machines for the textile industry and expand the product segment “Textile Technologies”.
25 Sep 2019

50th edition: Heimtextil celebrates half a century as a leading trade fair

Heimtextil celebrates its anniversary: from 7-10 January 2020, the global home textiles industry will meet for the 50th time in Frankfurt am Main. With a great anniversary party, a showcase presenting design classics from the past few decades, an anniversary film and other activities, Heimtextil will review the past half century since its first edition in 1971.
11 Sep 2019

“WHERE I BELONG”: Heimtextil presents the design trends for 2020/2021

Heimtextil will launch the new 2020/2021 trend season with the general theme “WHERE I BELONG”. For the official Heimtextil Trend Preview, Stijlinstituut Amsterdam director Anne Marie Commandeur introduced the new design themes. The presentation in the run-up to Heimtextil (7-10 January 2020) took place at the Textile Museum’s Textile Lab in Tilburg, the Netherlands on 11 September 2019 and was streamed worldwide.
4 Sep 2019

Heimtextil 2020: international appeal continues to increase

The development in Heimtextil exhibitors over the past few years shows one thing clearly: while the German market is currently going through a challenging period and the number of producers and retailers is declining, Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main is positioned as a world-leading platform with a strong international appeal. This trend is set to continue at the upcoming trade fair for home and contract textiles (7-10 January 2020).
21 May 2019

Heimtextil: Register now for the New & Next University Contest

Up-and-coming product and textile designers will be presenting refreshing inspirations and innovative textile developments at Heimtextil from 7-10 January 2020. The second edition of the “New & Next University Contest” promises a host of exciting design ideas. Universities can now register to take part in the competition.
1 Apr 2019

Heimtextil 2020: Trend Council sets its sights on five new design orientations

Launch of preparations for Heimtextil 2020: with the meeting of the Trend Council, the leading international trade fair for home and contract textiles paves the way for its new season. A high-calibre committee met in Frankfurt am Main on 20 and 21 March 2019.

31 Jan 2019

Heimtextil 2019: A lively start to the new furnishing season gives hope for a good business year ahead

With record levels of exhibitors and an impressive range of innovative products as well as offers on top themes such as sustainability, contract business and healthy sleep, Heimtextil 2019 enjoyed a dynamic start to the new season for home and contract textiles. The event’s new hall concept met with broad approval.
30 Jan 2019

Heimtextil 2019: Graphic patterns and sustainable materials dominate

Structure, graphic patterns and health-promoting materials: these are the key trend signals from Heimtextil 2019 in Frankfurt am Main. From 8-11 January, the international leading trade fair for home and contract textiles offered an attractive backdrop for the innovations of 3025 exhibitors from 65 countries.
11 Jan 2019

Heimtextil 2019: A lively start to the new furnishing season gives hope for a good business year ahead

The international home textiles industry has enjoyed a promising start at Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main, which finishes today. The challenging economic situation and uncertainty in the retail sector were countered by a positive and confident mood at the world’s leading trade fair.
8 Jan 2019

Heimtextil 2019: Continued growth with new concept

For the ninth time in a row, Heimtextil in Frankfurt am Main (8-11 January 2019) will see an increase in the number of exhibitors. ‘Despite the economic downturn, Heimtextil is continuing 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’, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt.

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