The all-inclusive sourcing platform will hold about 12 fringe events under the following categories to help fairgoers stay ahead of the curve in time for the fair’s 30th anniversary: Design Inspiration, Business O2O, Textiles & Technologies, and Industry Empowerment. The Danish trend agency SPOTT trends & business and Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles, one of the industry leaders, have teamed up to deliver the design theme for 2025, “Healing Home,” along with eight significant trend directions that are expected to dominate the home textiles market. The expo, which is scheduled to take place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) from August 14–16, 2024, is expected to be a hub for fashionable sourcing and industry interaction.
Trends 2025 will give fair attendees design insights to help them understand the newest developments in the business. (Image: Frankfurt Messe)
Trends 2025, in collaboration with premier trend agency SPOTT trends & business, will be showcased at the fair to assist players in the home textile industry in setting the tone and course for the forthcoming business season. The theme of “Healing Home- Spaces for Thriving Living” will serve as a guide for the sector’s future developments. The overall subject of this notion is a home that enhances people’s general health and well-being by promoting a prosperous and remedial lifestyle. Several important components contribute to this idea:
There are eight main areas of focus: Transitional Practices, Bio-Engineered Innovations, Wellbeing Spaces, Colorful Gatherings, Regenerative Possibilities, Age-Old Crafts, and Circular Systems.
Deep burgundy, warm terracotta, light creamy tone, intense nostalgic green, and vaporous blue are the five main colors.
Ms. Anja Bisgaard Gaede, the founder of SPOTT trends & business, will be there to offer her thoughts on these fresh design trends. Attendees are welcome to join her interactive trend tour and get a firsthand look at the ideas guiding the direction of the business.
An area set aside for trend displays will highlight the key components of this “Healing Home” theme. By downloading the complete edition of the trend guide here, visitors seeking early inspiration can peruse it in advance.
On the afternoon of Day 1, an expert panel discussion featuring Chinese interior architects and designers, called InterDesign Forum, will take place with the goal of inspiring industry participants with further design ideas.
The debate will be led by Mr. Shen Lei, the Chinese representative of the Intertextile International Lifestyle Trend Committee and the founder and design director of Interior Architects Design, with an emphasis on design trend subjects relating to sustainability. Ms. Anja Bisgaard Gaede will join them for the accompanying roundtable discussion, contributing an international viewpoint.
Embracing sustainability in fringe events is more than just a trend.
Apart from providing an avenue for effective sourcing, the show’s fringe program, comprising diverse formats and subjects that deconstruct current talking points, will motivate attendees.
Presentations of environmentally friendly products and useful tactics for sustainable applications will be a key component of this edition’s event schedule. Session highlights consist of:
Roundtable discussion: Bridging Borders: A Designer x Producer Talk on Sustainability – an exchange between manufacturers and designers on how to work together to solve sustainability obstacles and balance the needs of both parties, from the views of the East and the West.
Econogy Talks: a few exhibitors, such as 3M, Advansa, and many more, along with an Indorama representative, will demonstrate their cutting-edge eco-friendly goods, providing participants with firsthand knowledge of some of the most recent sustainable advancements in the industry at the Sustainable Fibre Forum. A representative from Messe Frankfurt will also go over the Texpertise Econogy idea, which is a blend of ecology and economy that symbolizes the company’s sustainability initiatives inside its Texpertise Network.
The talk will highlight the importance of sustainability for a company’s capacity to make money in the modern world and explain how fairgoers can profit from this strategy.
Aside from the issue of a more environmentally friendly textile sector, several events will delve into other subjects. The following seminars, which will present the most recent market updates and trends, will be hosted by international specialists, with more to be announced in the next weeks:
Ms. Esra Lemmens, “Bridging Worlds: Design Strategies for Success in Middle Eastern Markets” (Day 1)
How the Study of Psychology Affects Space Design: Ms. Pallavi Dean (Day 1)
Additionally, prominent furniture and home textile businesses will come together for the 10th Home Textiles and Furniture Industry Ecological Integration Forum to discuss cross-industry collaboration and offer one-stop home solutions.The 30th China Home Textiles Design Festival & Designer Recommended Brand Awards is a platform for participating brands to get recognition from designers while showcasing the newest trends and accomplishments in home design. In the meantime, the China Intangible Cultural Heritage of Textile Exhibition will have some amazing displays, and the 7th China International Fibre Art Exhibition will welcome prominent artists from both domestic and international to present a variety of contemporary fiber artworks.
