Heimtextil Trend Show putting people at the centre of textile interiors
Spectacularly showcased, interactively brought to life and artistically conceived – an exceptional industry event awaits visitors and
exhibitors at the trend show during next year’s Heimtextil, the international trade fair for home and contract textiles (9 to 12 January
2013). In Forum 0, the Trend Show will provide an impressive insight into pioneering design developments – planned and executed
by Stijlinstituut Amsterdam. The Trend Show will be complemented by talks by high-calibre speakers. With “Be inspired”, Heimtextil
is also showcasing concrete decorating examples based on the trend forecasts. As a partner of Be inspired, Swarovski is enriching
the presentations.
Heimtextil Trends is interpreting living
spaces as an important expression of
people's personality, pointing the way
towards
future
design
concepts.
"Manufacturers have recognised that consumers want to put their own stamp on
their homes. Their interiors should reflect
their identity and individual lifestyles,"
says Anne Marie Commandeur, designer
and Managing Director of Stijlinstituuts
Amsterdam. "The same goes for public
spaces and contract furnishings, where we
are seeing a movement away from anonymous uniformity towards individual concepts. This approach is absolutely critical in
the Trend Show and for the future of
home textiles."
Interactive showcases
Using exhibitors' latest collections, the
Dutch designers are creating an overview
of the new season's aesthetics, shapes,
materials, patterns and colours. The textiles feature energetic patterns, dynamic
surfaces and products boasting a strong
identity and personal touch. The latest
trends are being illuminated from different
international perspectives and brought to
life with products from known designers
and numerous examples of different applications. The show will also captivate visitors with enigmatic, humorous and even
religious features, while moving and interactive elements will provide for fun surprises. Performance artists and designers
will also appear in the show which will
artistically and compellingly put people at
the centre of textile interiors.
Complementary talks by
international designers
A daily programme of talks featuring
high-calibre speakers will illuminate the
latest design developments and market
trends. Renowned trend experts from the
UK, France, Italy, The Netherlands, the
USA and Germany will convey valuable
information and inspiration on the future
of textile design.
Representatives of the Heimtextil
Trend Table will also provide insight into
their work. Anne Marie Commandeur
from the Stijlinstituut Amsterdam will
explain the 2013/14 Heimtextil Trends
“Being” three times a day.
New special show “Be inspired”
With a view towards the Heimtextil
Trends, the Stijlinstituut Amsterdam – in
addition to the Trend Show – developed a
new concept for a special show. Under the
banner Be inspired, design ideas for retailers are being shown in Hall 11.1. Readymade products, high-quality designs and
sustainable textiles will get an exclusive
presentation area. Acting as partner of Be
inspired, Austrian crystal manufacturer
Swarovski is enhancing the show experience with crystal elements reminiscent of
water.
Heimtextil Trends as international
flagship for textile & interiors
For over 20 years, the Heimtextil
Trends have served as a touchstone for the
international textile and interiors industry
as well as a guide to the new season.
Before the trade fair, a team of international designers selected pioneering
themes for the 2013/2014 season from a
multitude of different global trend movements. Six renowned design and style
agencies from Brazil, France, Japan, the
Netherlands, the USA and Germany were
involved in the analysis. The latest design
themes are described in depth in the new
Heimtextil trend book “Being”.
For more information on Heimtextil
trends, please visit
www.heimtextil-trends.com.
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International top players showcase
their new collections
Heimtextil presents trendy walls: stellar
wallpaper displays are the centre of attention of Hall 3.1, with the trade fair once
again turning the spotlight to wall designs.
All of the German and international top
players from the wallpaper industry will
gather in Frankfurt to start the year by
unveiling their new collections.
Wall Gallery special shows the trends
in the wall segment.
Over the past several years, wallpaper
has transformed from a mere wall covering
into a versatile form of room décor. The
latest figures from the DTI German
Wallpaper Institute confirm the pronounced wallpaper trend in interior
design. Sales amongst German wallpaper
manufacturers grew by a solid 2% to EUR
330 million in the first three quarters of
2012. Approximately 73 million rolls of
wallpaper were sold, which is roughly
equivalent to the same figure for the previous year. "We have seen an enormous
boom in the wallpaper segment at
Heimtextil and it is increasingly becoming
a key area," says Olaf Schmidt, Vice
President of Textiles & Textile Technologies
at Messe Frankfurt.
Hesslein will be amongst the renowned
companies presenting their new wallpaper
ranges.
Wall Gallery in Hall 3.1 shows the trends
in the wall segment
An overview of the latest additions to
the world of wallpaper will be front and
centre in the Wall Gallery special show in
Hall 3.1. It will showcase trendy and innovative wall coverings and underscore the
diversity in the wall segment. The selection
of wallpaper will be made by Stijlinstituut
Amsterdam, which is also responsible for
staging the Trend Show. It will also delve
into the world of contemporary wall coverings and present a selection of wallpaper
manufacturers' latest collections as well as
highlights from other product groups.
These wallpapers offer a dazzling array of
different designs and materials, backed in
paper or fleece and boasting captivating
structures such as satin, faux hide and
Extravagant collections.
other unexpected looks. With atmospheric
patterns, contemporary colours and surprising surfaces, they add a personal touch
to any living space.
In-house exhibition of the Multi-MATIC® at
KARL MAYER during Heimtextil 2013
KARL MAYER’s Multi-MATIC®
machine manufactures sample and production warps of average running
lengths, offering highest precision and
economic efficiency, in other words:
very convincing performance features.
Already shortly after its first presentation at ITMA 2011 in Barcelona the
automatic warper has successfully been
launched onto the market, where it has
KARL MAYER’s Multi-MATIC® machine.
since proven to be both a flexible and
highly productive manufacturing equipment for the weaving warp preparation sector.
The Multi-MATIC® will provide a foretaste of its proficiency during an in-house
show for customers to be held simultaneously with the forthcoming Heimtextil 2013.
This internal machinery exhibition will take place between 9th and 12th January 2013
from 09:00 to 17:00 in the Technical Competence Center in Obertshausen. The
Hessian industrial town can be reached by train or by car in only 30 minutes from
Messe Frankfurt.
The address reads as follows:
KARL MAYER Textilmaschinenfabrik GmbH
Schubertstraße 101
Overwhelming array of products.
Virtually all of this year's exhibitors,
both from Germany and around the globe,
have announced that they’ll be there in
2013 as well. And there will also be a large
number of new wallpaper providers,
including both manufacturers and wallpaper editors. Belgium's Arte, Italy's Dedar
and Jannelli & Volpi, the UK's Graham &
Brown, Argentina's Muresco, York
Wallcoverings from the USA, as well as
German-based companies Erismann,
Marburger Tapetenfabrik and Sahco
D-63179 Obertshausen, Germany
During the in-house event the Multi-MATIC® will present the production of warp
beams for various applications. On this occasion, the visitors to the show will have the
opportunity to see the processing of polyester yarns, of patterns with different colour
sequences and the process control with different programs, i.e. with and without size
separation.
Upon request, KARL MAYER‘s experts are also prepared to work out a production
comparison between the Multi-MATIC® and existing or alternative machine types. All
in all, an offer that is worth making a short detour from Heimtextil to Obertshausen.
Those interested in this event are kindly requested to make an appointment via
KARL MAYER’s regional agencies or to contact Mrs. Daniela Rieder directly at the
parent company. She will be available by phone +49 6104 402 563 or by e-mail at the
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