Heimtextil '18 Leads The Way As Always With Most Prestigious Giants

Big names in the premium segment: brands from Portugal and Spain to return. Turkey takes the lead again in overall national participation

A clear indication of a strong Heimtextil: numerous top players have already announced their intention to participate in the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles from 9-12 January 2018. ‘Months ahead, 98 per cent of the space we had at the recent event is already booked. The huge demand from our exhibitors has given us a boost when it comes to planning the upcoming Heimtextil. Above all, this means that we will continue to expand the contract textile offer’, reports Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies at Messe Frankfurt.

The premium segment of decorative materials in hall 3.1 is also once again experiencing strong demand. Several brands have announced that they will be returning: Alhambra / Tormes Design and Tapicerias Gancedo (both Spain) are back on board for Heimtextil 2018. With Damaceno & Antues – Evo Interior Fabrics, a new brand from Portugal is represented. For the product group “wall”, Vescom (Netherlands), a leading supplier of wall coverings for the contract segment, has stated that it will return.

The segment of furnishing and upholstery fabrics continues to be much in demand. In halls 4.0 and 4.1, international manufacturers such as Luilor (Italy) and Dina Vanelli (Turkey) will present their current collections. Given the consistently high demand, high-quality furnishing and upholstery fabrics will be given another presentation space in hall 4.2 for the first time in 2018. New companies there will include Textil Roig from Spain. Deltracon, Muvantex (both Belgium), Loro Piana, Tali (both Italy) and Renby (Israel) are also returning to Heimtextil following a break. Another hugely promising highlight in hall 4.2 will be Trevira (Germany): for the first time in several years, the company will take part in a big community presentation with its CS partners.