Asia’s largest home textiles trade show will open its doors the next week at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), where more than 900 exhibitors from 15 different nations and regions will greet customers from across the world from August 14–16. With a wide range of offerings, diverse product zones, and exciting fringe events, the comprehensive Autumn Edition, which draws on its thirty years of experience in the home and contract textiles industry, will once again provide industry players with an invaluable sourcing platform to create lasting business partnerships and share market insights.
Arriving at the entrance of Asia’s home life, guests are getting ready to explore the full range of home and contract textiles in the 100,000 sqm of exhibition space that makes up Halls 5.1, 5.2, 6.1, and 6.2. In order to facilitate buyers’ sourcing efforts and optimize pertinent business prospects, 14 product zones will be established, each highlighting highly sought-after industrial areas. The following exhibitor zones and their names are:
- Bedding: Zhejiang Huaxing Feather & Down Products Co Ltd, Ideaz Lifestyle Limited, Kageyama & Co Ltd, Shaoxing Chuanshi Home Textile Company Limited, Zhangjiagang Coolist Life Technology Co Ltd
- Rugs and carpets: Beijing U-living Home Decoration Co Ltd, Beijing Home Value Co Ltd
- Curtains & curtain fabrics: Dongjae Co Ltd, JWL FABRICS CO LTD, Textile Depo Co Ltd, Xi’an Zhong Yang Window Blinds Article Co Ltd, and Zhejiang XIDAMEN New Material Co Ltd are suppliers of curtains and curtain fabrics.
- Designer studios: Tela’s Design Lda, IKT Surfaces and Textures SL, and Fine Art Inc. are the designer studios.
- Editors: Raffinato Shanghai Ltd Corp., Prestigious Textiles (Shanghai) Limited, and Beijing Ya Da Home Decoration Articles Co Ltd.
- Leather: Zhejiang Changfeng New Material Co Ltd, Dongguan ARA Manufacture Co Ltd, Anhui Anli Material Technology Co Ltd, and Scope Leather Company
- Fabrics for sofas and upholstery: Suzhou Larbene Textile Co Ltd, Zhe Jiang Maya Fabric Co Ltd, Mobus Fabrics Ltd, Hangzhou Eastern Fabric Co Ltd
Furthermore, buyers’ sourcing experiences will be further enhanced by specific product zones for accessories, textile design, intelligent equipment, loungewear & bath, sun protection, table and kitchen linen, trade magazines, and entire house products.
The worldwide community for home textiles
Buyers will be able to purchase superior products from vendors spanning 15 nations and regions in Asia, Europe, and North America in this 30th anniversary edition. Prominent global exhibitors, including Morgan (USA), Elastron Group (Portugal), Mobus (UK), and Advansa Marketing GmbH (Germany), are scheduled to take part.
The Belgium Zone and the returning Türkiye Pavilion will also be there, in addition to the recently added Uzbekistan Pavilion, which will highlight regionally unique goods. Important participants in these spaces include:
- The Uludag Textile Exporters’ Association (UTIB) is organizing the Türkiye Pavilion, which is comprised of Aleran Tekstil (Bona Home), Kucukcalik Tekstil, and Weavers Tekstil.
- Belgium Zone: CTF2000 and Love Home Fabrics are two well-known exhibitors.
- Trade Development Company JSC organized the Uzbekistan Pavilion, which included vendors such Great Kokand and Sam Rafoat Tekstil.
Owing to the fair’s stellar reputation and stellar array of exhibitors, purchasers from 75 different nations and areas have already pre-registered. Eleven buyer delegations from fifteen countries—including Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Vietnam, and more—will also add to the diversity of the premier platform and offer crucial connections for establishing international business alliances.
Four significant ancillary issues influencing the industry’s future
This year, the exhibition will present a full schedule of concurrent events centered around four main themes that are essential to the expansion of the business. Important things in the schedule are:
Inspiration for Design
Highlighting the key elements of the future Trends 2025 “Healing Home” concept, Hall 6.1 will serve as the hub for an exclusive tour led by the trend designer. The day one afternoon’s featured six-designer panel discussion, “About Healing,” will explore the healing concept in greater detail from a global standpoint.
The 30th China Home Textiles Design Festival & Designer Recommended Brand Awards, the China Intangible Cultural Heritage of Textile Exhibition, Mr. You Zhou’s Design for Fun: Using Playful Methods to Support Sustainable Development, Ms. Pallavi Dean’s Psychology at Play in Design, and Mr. Saverio Quaia’s Weaving Paths to Sustainability: the Impact of Textile in Interior Spaces are some of the other noteworthy seminars, ceremonies, and display areas.
Enterprise O2O
The theme’s featured session, “Unlocking Opportunities: Successful Business Strategies for the Middle Eastern Design Market,” will be delivered by Ms. Esra Lemmens. Effective business strategies across sectors will be explored during the events under this topic on Day 1 afternoon, together with the 10th Home Textiles and Furniture Industry Ecological Integration Forum.
Industry Empowerment Crossing Boundaries:
A Designer x Producer Talk on Sustainability is a roundtable discussion that is set for Day 2 afternoon. It will bring together manufacturers and designers from the East and West to debate sustainability issues and find a middle ground among all parties involved.
Technologies & Textiles
Under the auspices of Econogy Talks, environmentally conscious manufacturers including 3M, Advansa, and Indorama will have a forum to showcase their most recent eco-friendly developments for use in home textile applications through the Sustainable Fibre Forum in Home Textiles. Additionally, during a lengthy session held early on Day 2, visitors who are interested in incorporating sustainability into their involvement in the Messe Frankfurt trade fair can learn more about the Texpertise Econogy program.
Beyond the stage, visitors to the 7th China International Fibre Art Exhibition have responded well to earlier incarnations of the exhibition, which will feature artistic creations in Hall 5.1.
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd., the China Home Textile Association (CHTA), and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT, are the organizers of Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition.
