Heimtextil grows and starts with over 3,000 exhibitors

With over 3,000 exhibitors from 65 countries, Heimtextil 2025 sets the course for the future of textile interior design.

Heimtextil kicks off the new trade fair year with over 3,000 exhibitors from 65 countries. With steady growth, the leading trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design is strongly positioned. This makes it a reliable platform for international participants. At the opening, architect and designer Patricia Urquiola presented her installation ‘among-us’ at Heimtextil.

With over 3,000 exhibitors from 65 countries, Heimtextil 2025 sets the course for the future of textile interior design. The most important trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design thus presents itself stable with steady growth. This underlines the international industry’s confidence in Heimtextil. As a constant partner, it opens up solutions for sustainable business success for retail, industry and the contract business – particularly relevant regarding the current market situation. Recession, energy prices and regulations present companies with challenges which require innovative and future- orientated approaches.

“The steady growth and the very high level of internationality confirm the strength of Heimtextil. As leading international trade fair for home and contract textiles and textile design, it is an indispensable partner for the global industry – this is more important today than ever before. Especially in challenging times, Heimtextil offers companies the opportunity to strengthen their market position: through international visibility, the identification and realisation of potential and the development of new global business partners”, says Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt.

Installation by Patricia Urquiola
At the Heimtextil opening press conference, star designer and architect Patricia Urquiola presented her design installation ‘among-us’ in Hall 12.0. The area contains products made especially for Heimtextil. For example, a hanging carpet created by the traditional dhurrie technique. Patricia Urquiola developed the unique pieces together with partners such as Kettal, Moroso, cc-tapis, Aquafil and Cimento. Embedded in the installation, they show retail and hospitality the possibilities opened up by the textile design of tomorrow. Patricia Urquiola emphasises holistically designed rooms and objects, living areas that merge seamlessly as well as materiality and versatility.

“‘among-us’ is a convivial and intuitive textile installation that shows the evolving possibilities of textiles, exploring their hybrid potentials across various scales – from product design to one/off pieces. The title, among-us, refers to the concept of being together and reflects the intent of the installation to celebrate hybrid new relations”, explains Patricia Urquiola.