#Heimtextil 2026

2026-01-13

Stability in volatile markets: Heimtextil 2026 launches with 3,000 exhibitors and design expertise from Patricia Urquiola

Rosa Bertoli and Patricia Urquiola talking about 'among all' © 2026 Photo: Messe Frankfurt / Pietro Sutera

Heimtextil opens the new season with 3,000 exhibitors from 66 countries – maintaining stability while becoming even more international. The new hall layout increases visibility and connects supply and demand even more efficiently. At the opening, architect and designer Patricia Urquiola and Rosa Bertoli, Global Design Director of Wallpaper magazine, talk about AI, innovative materials and future-oriented design for modern living environments.

With 3,000 exhibitors from 66 countries, Heimtextil sets the course for the new season. In 2026, the world’s leading trade fair for home and contract textiles as well as textile design records increased internationality among exhibitors. It is a knowledge hub and central platform for future-oriented business contacts. The product range spans textile and non-textile interior design solutions – from decorative and upholstery fabrics, bed linen, terry towelling and wallpaper to carpets. A new hall layout provides greater market overview and enables more efficient networking of supply and demand.

The market environment is shaped by economic and geopolitical upheavals. These present companies with new challenges and require adapted business strategies. At the same time, AI is rapidly transforming business models. Heimtextil provides the industry with orientation. It highlights new potential and makes it tangible with best practices and expert knowledge.

“In a dynamic market environment, the global textile industry relies on Heimtextil. We are delighted that the mattress and carpet industries have also chosen Frankfurt as their business hub. While AI is transforming markets, Heimtextil shows how companies can benefit from this technology. As a strategic partner, it highlights business opportunities and future prospects, laying the foundation for potential growth”, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt.

Patricia Urquiola: AI and new materials for the interior design of tomorrow

At the opening press conference, designer and architect Patricia Urquiola presents her new design installation ‘among-all’. In conversation with Rosa Bertoli, Global Design Director of Wallpaper magazine, she explains which materials, designs and technologies are shaping the future of interior design. Patricia Urquiola has developed an immersive design world exclusively for Heimtextil. It illustrates the interior design of tomorrow for visitors – with futuristic spacial elements such as hybrid sculptures, inflated figures and hanging grid structures. Visitors are invited to actively shape the space. Their movements become part of the staging through AI. Patricia Urquiola shows how textiles function as transformative and intelligent materials. They form an interface between people, materials and machines.

“I’m very happy to continue this collaboration with Heimtextil for a second year. ‘among-all’ is the second chapter of our research on textiles, developed through objects, processes, and spatial experimentation. Rather than a container, the exhibition takes the form of a temporary ecosystem bringing together installations made from regenerated nylon, textile waste, and bio-based materials”, explains Patricia Urquiola.

Heimtextil 2026: Knowledge hub and market overview with new hall layout

The new hall layout makes it even easier for visitors to find relevant offerings across 17 hall levels. Complementary product segments are located in close proximity to each other for a more efficient trade fair visit. For example, Halls 3.0, 3.1 and 4.1 are the central hub for textile and non-textile interior design. And the Bed, Bath & Living area is located in Halls 5.0, 5.1, 6.0 and 6.1, right next to Smart Bedding in Hall 4.0. This enables short distances for bedding retailers, hospitality, contract business and specialist retailers.

The new hub of the Smart Bedding segment is the Sleep & Meet area in Hall 4.0. It serves as the central meeting point for the mattress and sleep industry. Alongside leading brands, the German Mattress Industry Association (Fachverband Matratzen-Industrie e.V.) is also represented here.

Visitors can find the latest expert knowledge and networking opportunities at the Texpertise Stage in Hall 6.0, the Talk Spot in Hall 3.1 and in Hall 12.0. At the Texpertise Stage, Patricia Urquiola and AI visionary Tim Fu, among other experts, are sharing their knowledge. The Talk Spot in Hall 3.1 is aimed at interior design, architecture and the hospitality industry. The focus here is on professional exchange on functional contract textiles. It is also the starting point for numerous Talks & Tours. The Talk Spot in the Future Floor area in Hall 12.0 offers customised content formats specifically for the flooring and carpet industry.

Carpets & Rugs is expanding to a total of four hall levels in Halls 11.0, 12.0, 12.1 and 3.0. In addition to the established market leaders in the field of machine-made and hand-woven carpets, Carpets & Rugs 2026 offers an exclusive range of high-quality unique pieces. For the first time, the segment is supplemented with non-textile floor coverings.

One highlight is the Heimtextil Trends 26/27 in Hall 6.1. In the Trend Arena, the platform Alcova shows how AI and traditional craftsmanship complement each other under the motto ‘Craft is a verb’. They impressively showcase progressive ideas, materials and technologies.

Heimtextil 2026 takes place from 13 to 16 January 2026.

Messe Frankfurt and Supima introduce Prefab – a new curated fabric sourcing event in New York City

Messe Frankfurt is expanding its international textile network with the launch of Prefab, a new boutique-style sourcing event dedicated exclusively to high-quality fabrics. Taking place 19-20 January 2027 at the Altman Building in New York City, the event will bring selected Supima member fabric mills together with senior designers, fabric directors, product developers and sourcing decision-makers from premium and luxury brands. With a carefully curated exhibitor line-up and a targeted visitor approach, Prefab is designed to create a focused business setting in which material quality, expertise and meaningful exchange take priority over scale.

Heimtextil expands Bed, Bath & Living with new ‘Comfort & Connect’ area

Heimtextil is expanding its product range for Bed, Bath & Living in a targeted manner: ‘Comfort & Connect‘ is creating a new meeting place in the foyer of Hall 5.1 for high-quality bed, bath and lifestyle collections. Following on from ‘Sleep & Meet‘, this is now the second area where Heimtextil is further refining its offering for exhibitors and buyers. The new area brings together established brands, high-profile returning exhibitors and international buyers in a central location with easy access.

Global carpet industry smartly connected: Heimtextil 2027 sharpens Carpets & Rugs with new structure and premium segment

Even more efficient, more targeted and closer to the market: Heimtextil 2027 strengthens its position as the leading meeting place for the global carpet industry and further expands Carpets & Rugs in line with market needs. With a stronger focus on distribution channels, the segment integrates into Heimtextil’s product worlds.

Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris highlights evolving global sourcing landscape

From 31 August to 2 September 2026, Texworld Apparel Sourcing Paris will bring together more than 1,000 international exhibitors at Paris-Le Bourget Exhibition Centre. This edition reflects the new global balance of textile and apparel sourcing, highlighting a strong diversity of sourcing countries — some unexpected.

Confidence driving the textile industry: Heimtextil 2026 sharpened its global market relevance by attracting more top-level decision-makers

With 148 participating nations, rising global relevance and a marked increase in visitor quality, Heimtextil 2026 stood for stability and reliability in a volatile market environment. Once again, 3,000 exhibitors from across the globe placed their trust in the industry’s central platform in Frankfurt, presenting current collections, materials and textile solutions for holistic interior design to over 48,000 buyers. Under the motto “Lead the Change”, Heimtextil brought evolving market dynamics, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and new business opportunities to life.

Global textile expertise meets high-end contract design: Heimtextil and Hospitality Interiors Europe announce partnership starting 2027

Heimtextil further expands its role as the global leading trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design – and starts a new partnership with the format Hospitality Interiors Europe (HINT). With the launch, a complementary event will take place alongside Heimtextil 2027, targeting decision-makers from the hotel and high-end hospitality design sector. Both platforms combine their strengths, create tangible synergies for exhibitors and visitors – and expand the holistic interior design offering for architecture, interior design, hospitality and the contract sector. Hospitality Interiors Europe already presents itself at Heimtextil 2026 with its own dedicated lounge area.

SHIMA SEIKI brings new flat knitting technologies to FEBRATEX 2026

Leading flat knitting solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan, together with its Brazilian representative BRASTEMA TECNOLOGIA TEXTIL LTDA., will exhibit at the Brazilian Textile Industry Fair (FEBRATEX 2026) this month. On display will be a roundup of SHIMA SEIKI computerized flat knitting technology, represented by WHOLEGARMENT® knitting machines, computerized flat knitting machines featuring a brand-new model with high productivity and excellent cost performance, a glove knitting machine and the latest digital solutions.

Lenzing reports improved half-year results and advances strategic transformation

Despite a persistently challenging market environment in the first half of 2026, characterized by volatile energy and raw material prices, subdued global consumer demand and intensified competition from Asia, the Lenzing Group significantly improved its financial performance. Net result after tax more than doubled to EUR 35.6 million, compared with EUR 15.2 million in the first half of 2025. Free cash flow increased to EUR 45.8 million, while EBITDA amounted to EUR 239.2 million. Revenue totaled EUR 1.27 billion, compared with EUR 1.34 billion in the previous year.

Trützschler’s latest spinning and card clothing innovations at CAITME 2026

From September 8 to 10, 2026, Trützschler will present its latest innovations in spinning and card clothing for state-of-the-art fiber processing at CAITME in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Visitors are invited to meet the experts at Pavilion 2, Booth D50 and explore solutions designed to increase productivity, streamline processes, and ensure consistently high yarn quality. Key topics include the next-generation card TC 30i, the integrated draw frame IDF 3, the high-performance comber TCO 21XL as well as Trützschler Card Clothing’s new flat top series STEELTOP®.