From 12th to 15th January 2016, Heimtextil will assemble more than 2700 exhibitors at the world’s largest trade fair for home and contract textiles. The range of products covers the world’s largest international selection of contract textiles for the hotel trade, architectural use and interior design.
More than 350 of the Heimtextil exhibitors, who come from all over the world, will be presenting their portfolios under the ‘Contract Creations’ seal.
The range of contract products and services not only covers a multitude of materials and suppliers of all qualities and all pricing levels; visitors can also expect an exciting mix of new stimuli as well as experienced partners to help with their ideas and projects.
Guided tours of the fair and a lecture programme specially dedicated to hoteliers and architects will provide valuable input. Moreover, in its uniquely inspiring showcase for trends, the ‘Theme Park’ in Hall 6.0, Heimtextil offers an excellent overview of current and future trends, something that is unique in interior design anywhere in the world. The ‘Theme Park’ also risks a glance into the future of ‘Hospitality’ and showcases some stimulating and visionary ideas.
As a first port of call and a meeting place for architects and hoteliers, the ‘Salon Interior. Architecture. Hospitality’ in Foyer 4.0 provides an inviting venue. It not only offers a comfortable atmosphere in which to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair, but it is also the meeting point for trend scouts, as well as for the guided tours for architects and hoteliers and it is where attendees of the lecture programme can find out about the subjects to be covered, the speakers and where they can sign up for the lectures.
The enormous range of products at Heimtextil is subdivided into clearly identifiable sections. ‘Contract’ logos on the stands indicate that the exhibitor carries a range of contract textiles and/or solutions for furnishing hotels, restaurants and other commercial or public spaces. The Contract Guide offers lots of help in finding your way around and contains an overview of all the suppliers of contract textiles exhibiting at Heimtextil. This index is directed at architects, hoteliers, planners and interior designers. The Contract Guide will be available for people to take away at various points throughout the Exhibition Centre and is a service that Messe Frankfurt offers free of charge to both exhibitors and visitors.
In collaboration with the architecture magazine AIT and the IHA Hotel Association, Heimtextil offers a varied programme of lectures for architects, interior architects, designers and hoteliers. All lectures will take place in the Europa Room in the Foyer of Hall 4.0 on 13 and 14 January 2016.
The trade journal AIT offers an exciting programme of lectures and panel discussions, each lasting approximately half an hour and involving internationally renowned architecture firms. On the afternoon of 13th January, all sessions will come under the banner of “compact.good.exclusive – the new luxury in residential construction”. On Thursday 14th January, from 1:00 p.m. onwards, the theme will be: ‘Travel yesterday and today – Hotel architecture as a retreat in a foreign environment’.
On the morning of 14th January 2016, the German Hotel Association (IHA) will report on trends and developments as they relate to sustainability in the hotel industry. Specialist speakers such as Martina Baumgärtner (ALEGRIA), Christoph Haub (REMONDIS), Frank Martin (Cofely Deutschland) and Florian Zeitler (Electrolux Professional) will give details of sustainable hygiene solutions and technologies in the hotel trade. They will deal, in their lectures, with the following subjects amongst others: “Outsource or do the cleaning yourself?” and “What challenges does a modern environmental management system bring?” Individual topics range from housekeeping to economical energy provision.
