Blog of Heimtextil

Good bye Heimtextil

J&C-Team — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:36:20 +0000

42 kilometres – this was the distance – which almost qualifies as a marathon route – the visitors had to walk in order to make a complete tour around the exhibition grounds and see all the special exhibitions and events. The Heimtextil 2008’s size is only one aspect which helps to capture its dimension and relevance for the industry. Four days of trends, textiles, prognoses, and presentations on colours draw to an end. We hope our blog has yieled a valuable insight into the Heimtextil and the future trends presented there.

Colour Trends in the Contract Sector – Dr. Hildegard Kalthegener

J&C-Team — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:03:09 +0000

“I have always been interested in colour.” These are the words with which Dr. Hildegard Kalthegener of the NCS-Farbschule began her presentation on the topic: “Interior and Architecture: Colour trends in the contract sector”. She tells us more about her presentation in an interview:

Solution to Picture Puzzle II

J&C-Team — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 16:52:17 +0000

It’s a lamp! True, many possibilities were left open by the image detail. Whoever was an assiduous reader of this blog and paid attention to the colouring had a clear advantage: The object belongs to the trend realisation “visionary”.

Podtcast: Jennifer Castoldi about Market Trends 2009

J&C-Team — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:30:01 +0000

Jennifer Castoldi’s presentation on new trends on the textile market was very refreshing. New consumer groups like proactive people beyond their 60s or the so-called YEPPIES (Young Experimenting Perfection Seekers) have individual preferences and demands, which they, of course, want to see represented on product level. Innovative developments work with light-emitting materials, fibreglass or solar panels, which integrated into bedclothes stores solar energy and gives this energy free again during the evening. Get more information on this topic in the podcast:

Life from the Exhibition Halls: Exhibitor’s Survey

J&C-Team — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:02:16 +0000

For the second time Joop Living is represented with a stand at the Heimtextil. “We are very satisfied with both the domestic and the foreign response; the visitor frequency is even better than last year and we could already finalize numerous sales,” states Guido Crusius (l.), Sales Managing Director of Joop Living.

ADO International takes a positive stock too: “We are very pleased with this year’s Heimtextil. We have a very high visitor frequency. The Heimtextil provides us with the opportunity to meet our entire customer base and is therefore the most important platform for us,” says Jürgen Litz (m.), CEO of ADO International.

“We are very satisfied; we had an unbelievable afflux of visitors and our collection was very well received by the customers,” explains Alice Pieper (r.) Chief Designer of Nya Nordiska Textiles. The textile publisher has been an exhibitor at the Heimtextil for many years now. “We are especially happy about the continuously increasing visitor numbers.”