1,321 exhibitors from 31 countries and Chinese regions; 345 international companies. 2012 visitor numbers: 39,000+ Country pavilions for Belgium, Greece, India, Italy, South Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan and Turkey. Five product areas reflecting growing market segments within China: branded bed linens and towels, interior decoration, wall coverings, carpets and design boutique good. Debut of the Proposte China show-in-show,, bringing 25 exhibitors of this elite Cernobbio show to China. Confirming the global trend for natural fiber contents, Woolmark Australia showcased its Interior Wool Lab sourcing guide and trend book for 2014. Next edition: March 3-5, 2014, Shanghai Website: www.intertextilehome.com
Banday Carpets, Pakistan Fusing craft with design, this Lahore-based producer of handmade rugs and carpets features one-of-a-kind, intricate, knit-jacquard rugs. Rams Textile, China This Hangzhou producer of bedding, cushion and interiors textiles stands out with its contemporary, allover-embroidered silk and cotton bed linens. Annabel Textiles, Belgium Annabel s high-density double-weave velvets stand out via color and design creativity, and feature different finishes like FR and stain repellency.
Based on the four show themes (see page 5), color ranges combine accent tones with basics. Magic Nature: Mix of evanescent pastels with dark shadow and platinum tones / Heritage Funtasy: Mirroring Stylesight s Rapture forecast, happy acids merge with grey and silver / Bohemian Rhapsody: Khaki and earthy neutrals join brights and copper / Dandy Select: Leather colors harmonize with warm autumn hues and greenish blues
Magic Nature Heritage Funtasy Bohemian Rhapsody Dandy Select Fusion is the 2014 buzzword from Intertextile Shanghai, defined by mergers of natural and artificial, and traditional and posh. Magic Nature: poetic, natural, dreamy, delicate, shadow-and-light / Heritage Funtasy: twisted, surrealist, artistic fantasy, energy, graphic / Bohemian Rhapsody: nomadic yet cosmopolitan, optimistic, recycling / Dandy Select: sculptural, historical, theatrical
Jblfz Yinyan Silk Weaving Co Ltd Hong Kong Best Home Tex Trading Co Ltd Haining Xinshixin Textile Co Ltd Velvets reinvent with tactile, vibrant dimensionality. Polyester and mohair velvets / Romantic mix of Baroque and contemporary moods / Cut and uncut velvet jacquards, dobbies and plains / Raised patterns / Chenille yarns / Printed decoration / Embossed swirls / Velvets in Allegory or Quietude colors / FR ranges / Furniture, curtains, cushions and upholstery applications
Hong Kong Best Home Tex Trading Co Ltd Y. Berger & Co. Thai Filament Textiles Co Ltd LaCanTouch Home Decor Influenced by Western trends, Chinese customers seek natural fiber materials. Rising domestic interest for humble, stone-washed linen and wool furniture textiles, wall coverings, rugs and cushions / Cozy, pure wool blankets / Pure cotton bed linens / New for the domestic market, matte and granular surfaces / New sheer wool curtains by MYB Textiles / Chinese debut for Hield Brothers high-end woollen furnishing textile collection
Indus Home Ltd Indus Home Ltd Indus Home Ltd Mundotextil Industrias Texteis, S.A. Towels for bath and beach are major growth areas for the Chinese market. Global towel manufacturers from Turkey, Pakistan and China offer branded collections and private label production / Egyptian Giza and Supima cotton / Terry towel favored over velvet jacquard towel / Emphasis on tone-on-tone border textures / New jacquard terry designs with fractured, abstract patterns
HengLi Fabric Art Bei Ming Home Textile Morgan Shanghai Ltd Corp Zhejiang Yijiaai Houseware Co., Ltd Hangzhou Rams Textile Co Florals remain a key theme for Asian interiors textiles, evolving with modern and folk designs. Printed (including digital), embroidered and jacquard florals / Silk and cotton grounds / Stylized to naive bloom patterns / Traditional Indian or Chinese folk floral embroidery / Fine stems and organic impressions uptrend for decorative jacquards and silks / Opulent Baroque bouquets remain popular for classic jacquards
Haining Yayi Textile Co. Rana Textile Mills Ltd Dalian Meiyangyang Cashmere Products For bed linens, upholstery and curtains, opulent patterns with historical references remain popular. Precious jacquard patterns / Richly designed antique rosette florals and Baroque swirls / Classic or corroded damask designs for velvets and jacquards / Romantic Gothic mood
Hangrun Silk Huatex International Shihua HiTech Morgan Shanghai Ltd Corp Huatex International Hazy, blurry ikat-inspired designs reenter the market, adding world-culture character to interiors. Jacquards and printed velvets / Bed linens, curtains, upholstery / Embroidered sheers with mimicked bleeding lines / Allover and placement designs / Sophisticated color combinations
Hangrun Silk Hangzhou Rams Textile Co Hangzhou Rams Textile Co Hangrun Silk Bird, insect and forest animal species reemerge as design inspiration sources. Exquisitely embroidered butterflies on cushions or in digital prints for bed linens / Colorfully embroidered owls have a naive quality on silk grounds / Small forest birds embroidered or in fil coupé on synthetic, sheer curtains / Pencil-sketch and photographic design styles for jacquard cushions
Trend Forum Trend Forum - Intertextile Home Haining Buyancheng Textile Co., Ltd. J&C Textile Decoration Industrial Co Ltd Zhejiang Yijiaai Houseware Co., Ltd Embroidery a staple decoration technique for Asian interiors fabrics evolves with a contemporary aesthetic. Abstract to stylized patterns / Hand and mechanical embroidery / Stitched lines create geometric motifs / Dimensional, textured tactility / Tone-on-tone and multicolor options
Surtex Sirio Tendaggi Yinyan Silk Weaving Co Ltd Bei Ming Home Textile Color gradation subtly updates burnouts, embroideries and plain solids. Single-color and multicolor degradé for fancy velvet, solid linen or cotton, and embroideries / Blurred, undefined looks / World textile influences with watercolor and dip-dye gradation
Bravo Zhongwang Holding Group Co Ltd Trend Forum Hangzhou Rams Textile Co Kaisheng Bright and happy textile medleys for interiors and home linens are new to the Chinese market. Pattern fusions and mismatches: stripes with checks, florals with geometrics / New, brightly colored and contemporary folk embroideries / Fresh patchworks
Trend Forum - Intertextile Home Trend Forum - Intertextile Home Trend Forum - Intertextile Home The Intertextile Design Competition highlights local designers' takes on traditional iconography for prints and jacquards. Graphic approach to traditional Chinese landscapes and painted florals / Pop and street influences match with china and classic porcelain patterns and motifs / Watery, hazy color fusions