Adaptable to the upcoming business year: Already 2,900 exhibitors from 60 countries will showcase the newest collections, cutting-edge materials, and textile solutions at Heimtextil from January 14–17. Highlights of the highest caliber await guests: Alcova, a design platform located in Milan, will curate the Heimtextil Trends 25/26 for the first time. Additionally, in the unique installation “among-us,” Patricia Urquiola, a globally recognized designer and architect, brings textile design to life. Top interior design companies and enticing deals are offered by the DecoTeam and the nearby Design Lounge. The global carpet industry’s headquarters, Carpets & Rugs, expands by additional hall floors. Heimtextil is once again establishing itself as a consistent and dependable partner for the worldwide textile industry with its robust variety and innovative formats.
Under the motto “Connected by textiles,” Heimtextil will bring together the world’s textile industry at the Frankfurt exhibition grounds from January 14–17. From fibers and yarns to unassembled materials to the final product, the world’s largest and most international trade show for home and contract textiles and textile design offers a comprehensive industry overview across 16 floor levels.Heimtextil is a robust and dependable platform for the worldwide sector, providing merchants, industry, and contract businesses with solutions for long-term business success despite the difficult market conditions. We aim to broaden our product offerings for certain target markets in 2025, establish significant synergies, and welcome a large number of new exhibitors and returning attendees.
Back to the future: the Heimtextil Trends 25/26
The Heimtextil Trends 25/26 are the most significant source of inspiration and a must-see at the trade show. The Milan-based design platform Alcova will curate the Trend Arena in Hall 3.0 for the first time at the forthcoming show. They present textiles in a new way and blend historical styles with contemporary influences under the motto “Future Continuous”—unusual, unique, and inventive. The autonomous design platform rethinks the past and draws inspiration from it for the future. An overview of innovative, forward-thinking, and sustainable advancements can be found in Heimtextil Trends 25/26. Because of this, they serve as a crucial compass for the retail and industry sectors to stay abreast of current events and enhance their commercial success.
Design hotspot with Patricia Urquiola
Textile design redefined: Patricia Urquiola, the renowned designer and architect from Milan, creates a sustainable, textile design experience for Heimtextil 2025. The installation ‘among-us’ will combine interior design with hospitality, placing people and the immersive experience at the centre of attention. ‘among-us’ is embedded in the high-quality presentations of Bed, Bath & Living in Hall 12.0. Here as well as in Hall 12.1, well-known brands and private label suppliers will showcase exclusive bed linen and bathroom textiles, decorative cushions and bedspreads as well as home accessories. Exhibitors such as Beddinghouse (Netherlands), Lameirinho (Portugal), Marzotto Lab (Italy), Veritas (Turkey), Hellatex Textil (Austria) and Klaus Herding (Germany) as well as returnees such as Hermann Biederlack (Germany) and Formesse (Germany) will be there. Hall 12 thus is the hotspot for top international buyers and textile design.
Mega trend healthy sleep
In addition, the latest trends, developments and products relating to sleep await visitors in the immediate vicinity in Hall 11.0. The Smart Bedding area is the central platform for innovative sleep systems, bedding and duvets, pillows, mattresses and machines for textile processing. Returning exhibitors such as Billerbeck (Switzerland), KBT Bettwaren (Germany), Setex Textil (Germany) and Grasim Industries – Aditya Birla (India) as well as exhibitors such as Hefel Textil (Austria), John Cotton Europe (Poland), Lenzing AG (Austria), OBB (Germany), Standard Fiber (USA) and Traumina (Germany) will present their wide range of products here.
DecoTeam with exklusive Design Lounge
Centre for international textile design: In the design environment of Wall Decoration and Textile Design in Hall 3.0, visitors can discover creative design studios as well as a wide range of wallcoverings and wallpapers, paints, digital prints and CAD/CAM systems. Participating companies include Artcottage (UK), Decoprint (Belgium), Marburger Tapetenfabrik (Germany), Masureel (Belgium), Verbeek Design (Netherlands), Wallfashion House (Belgium) and York Wallcovering (USA). At Window & Interior Decoration, exhibitors such as Aerolux (Germany), Forest Group (Netherlands), Hohmann (Germany) and Lindner (France) will showcase products for sun protection. The DecoTeam and its members will provide fresh inspiration and surprising colour combinations for textile interiors in Hall 3.1, where exhibitor Englisch Dekor (Austria) and German companies Alfred Apelt, Erfal, Höpke Möbelstoff-Handels, Indes Fuggerhaus, Infloor Girloon, Kaiser Karl F. Buchheister, MHZ Hachtel, Paulig Teppichweberei
Home for the global carpet industry: Carpets & Rugs
Place-to-be in Frankfurt: Heimtextil brings together all global market leaders from the international carpet industry. Carpets & Rugs already has twice as many exhibitors as last year and grows by additional hall levels. In Hall 5.0, hand-woven carpets, designer and unique pieces as well as international country pavilions can be discovered. Hall 5.1 is home to the growing range of machine-woven carpets, fibres & yarns and technologies for the carpet industry. In addition, Carpets & Rugs occupies the hall level 3.0, complementing the product groups Wall Decoration and Textile Design as well as the Heimtextil Trends 25/26 in the adjacent Trend Arena.
New exhibitors such as ABC Italia (Italy), Bhadohi Carpets (India), Balta Home (Belgium) and Javi Home (India) as well as strong returnees such as Heritage Overseas (India), Kaleen Lifestyle (India), Lalee OHG (Germany), Merinos Group with Özerdem (Turkey), Oriental Weavers Group (Oriental Weavers Carpets, EFCO, MAC Carpet, Egypt), Jaipur Rugs (India), Ragolle Rugs (Belgium) and The Rug Republic (India) are registered. Members of the associations Fedustria (Belgium), Office National de L’Artisanat (Tunisia) and Unifam (Spain) will also take part. Together with Fedustria and the exhibitor Ragolle Rugs.
Extended range of Fibres & Yarns
Heimtextil offers an extended range of fibres, yarns, woven and knitted fabrics, finishes and equipment. The suppliers and producers are positioned in the various product segments, in line with their respective areas of application. The extensive Fibres & Yarns area thus creates valuable synergies between the product ranges on the fairgrounds and an important added value for numerous target groups such as weavers, manufacturers and product designers. Big names such as Interima (UK), Georg & Otto Friedrich (Germany), Korteks (Turkey), Sasa Polyester (Turkey) and Trevira (Indorama Ventures Fibers Germany) will be there.
The world’s largest platform for upholstery fabrics
Decorative & Furniture Fabrics present the world’s largest range of upholstery fabrics on three compact levels in Hall 4. The wide selection of products from manufacturers and wholesalers ranges from decorative, upholstery and contract fabrics, artificial and furniture leather to outdoor fabrics. With over 200 suppliers, the largest concentration of high-quality weavers, especially from Europe, can be found here. Hall 4 is the ideal meeting point for the entire textile and upholstery industry, interior decorators, (interior) architects and interior designers. Participating companies include Atenzza Outdoor (Spain), Elastron (Portugal), Francisco Jover (Spain), Gebrüder Munzert (Germany), Libeco (Belgium), Manuel Revert (Spain), Martinelli Ginetto (Italy), Parà (Italy), Rohleder (Germany) and Vanelli (Turkey).
Future-orientated concepts: Interior.Architecture.Hospitality
Whether abrasion-resistant, antimicrobial or fire-resistant – Heimtextil covers the global range of functional contract textiles and brings manufacturers and suppliers together with (interior) architects, planners and interior designers. This is where the international hospitality industry finds exactly what it needs for contract furnishing: Inspiration, information and valuable dialogue. The wide range of products and services covers the entire exhibition centre. All exhibitors with offers for the contract business are labelled online and at the trade fair stand with a special signet and can be found quickly by visitors. The Interiour.
Order volumes in every size: Global Home Excellence & Global Home Select
Heimtextil is Europe’s largest platform for international, high-quality suppliers with order volumes of all sizes. Halls 6.0, 6.2, 8.0 and 9.1 are the new home of the renamed Global Home Excellence product area. Buyers can expect a diverse selection of home and household textiles as well as individual presentations from international producers such as Atlas Export Enterprises (India), D’Decor Export (India), Gohar Textile Mills (Pakistan), Kanodia Global (India), Mittal International (India), Towellers Limited (Pakistan) and Union Fabrics (Pakistan). Numerous country pavilions invite visitors to experience traditional craftsmanship and techniques from all over the world. In Halls 6.1 and 9.0, the Global Home Select area will feature juried manufacturers with top-quality home and household textile products, including exhibitors.
