Home Textiles
Industry’s biggest suppliers confirmed to participate at Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles
Within the International Hall, some of the industry’s biggest players can be found, including:
- Editors: Designers Guild, JAB, LaCanTouch and Prestigious
- Upholstery fabrics: Fiorete, Hield, Culp and D Décor
- Bedding & towelling: Cotton USA, Curt Bauer, Mundotextil and Naturtex
- Carpets & rugs: Abbas Nishaburi, Sayahnia and Shiv Shakti Exports
- Designers’ Studio: Antoinette et Freddy, Diane Harrison, EVO Studio and Simon Ashby
- Testing & certification: Hohenstein, SGS and Testex
In addition to these product groups, and also in the International Hall, a new Digital Printing Zone will showcase some of this sector’s biggest names, including HP. Furthermore, a new Whole-Home Style Zone will feature exhibitors with multiple home textile products which will be displayed in a ‘real-home setting’. This will help buyers to visualise upcoming trends and how different products can be matched to create new styles.
Eight country / region pavilions return again in 2015
Always a highlight with buyers are the country and region pavilions, with eight featuring at this edition from Belgium, India, Italy, Korea, Morocco, Pakistan, Taiwan and Turkey. Three of the largest pavilions include:
- Belgium Pavilion: organised by Fedustria, this pavilion returns for the fourth consecutive year, featuring a range of high-end premium products with unique designs.
- Italy Pavilion: supported by the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), this zone will feature the best of Made-in-Italy with a strong focus on upholstery fabrics.
- Turkey Pavilion: organised by the Uludag Exporters' Association (UTIB), this is the largest country pavilion again with around 30 suppliers, and showcases the country’s best bedding and curtain upholstery fabrics.
- Chinese pavilions group exhibitors for more efficient sourcing
- Intertextile Shanghai is also known for attracting many of the best domestic suppliers, as well as those from around the world. This year’s fair features regional Chinese pavilions from Binzhou, Gaoyang, Haining, Huzhou, Nantong, Pujiang, Shaoxing, Tongxiang and Yuhang where buyers can not only explore a world of products, but also discover the latest trends in China’s home textiles market. Two of the larger pavilions this year include:
-Haining Pavilion: the biggest regional pavilion with almost 240 exhibitors participating in 2015. Haining is known as a leading production hub for jacquard, embroidery, terry and high end decorative fabrics.
Yuhang Pavilion: featuring a large range of high-end decorative fabrics, a number of the country’s leading branded upholstery fabrics suppliers can be found here.
Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Autumn Edition is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd; the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT; and the China Home Textile Association (CHTA).
To find out more about this event and other upcoming home textile fairs, please visit: www.intertextilehome.com.